Sustainable practice in fashion retail

Title

Sustainable practice in fashion retail

Creator

Ganguly, Deeksha Gupta; Batra, Rishi

Description

This chapter emphasizes the urgent need for the global fashion industry to embrace sustainability due to its significant environmental impact. Highlighting issues like overconsumption, waste, and resource depletion, it critiques the "take, make, dispose" model and advocates for circular fashion, promoting reuse, repair, and recycling to extend clothing lifespans. Ethical sourcing, innovative biodegradable materials like Pinatex, and green operations in retail are explored as pivotal shifts. Local shopping models, sustainable manufacturing, and consumer demand for eco-friendly products are addressed, with tools like carbon footprint calculators and eco-labels aiding responsible consumption. Technological innovations such as AI, blockchain, and AR are presented as transformative, minimizing waste, enhancing transparency, and reducing overproduction. Challenges like high costs, fast fashion preferences, and limited recycling methods are discussed alongside solutions like strategic collaborations and R&D investments. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

Sustainable Practices in the Fashion and Retail Industry;pp.507-534

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Ganguly D.G., Christ University, India; Batra R., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-836939961-3; 979-836939959-0;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9959-0.ch022

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