The UN Sustainable Development Goals for the Textile and Fashion Industry

Miguel Angel Gardetti, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9789811387869
• eBook ISBN: 9789811387876
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Operations
• Index: Biological Sciences

This book highlights the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment. These universally agreed-upon aspirational goals for people, the planet, prosperity, and peace will not be achieved without all global and local actors – governments, the private sector, and civil society – playing their part. The SDGs offer a unique opportunity to align existing sustainability initiatives through a common framework and accelerate the industry's efforts to address important challenges in the global textile value chain. Future sourcing models will largely be redefined by how this sector addresses the underlying themes as sourcing countries prioritize the goals and integrate them into their national plans. Stimulating discussion and exploring the many different ways in which the textile and clothing industry can implement the UN SDGs, this informative book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the topic, and presents various approaches, including reflexive, empirical, hands-on or applied theoretical.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Traceability and Transparency: A Way Forward for SDG 12 in the Textile and Clothing Industry
• Sustainable Development Goal 12 and Its Relationship with the Textile Industry
• Flax Fibre Extraction to Fashion Products Leading Towards Sustainable Goals
• Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in Fashion