Every day we encounter textiles in many different forms - such as clothes, carpets, towels, seat covers, or medical aids. A product passes through several production stages and often covers thousands of kilometers. The intensive consumption of water, energy, and chemicals at every step of the value chain poses challenges for textile companies.
This section highlights a wide range of clean technology across themes such as fiber, yarn and fabric production, chemical processing, garment manufacturing, and recycling.
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Industry 4.0 is a new era of industrial revolution in which textile and apparel (T&A) companies are adopting and integrating advanced technologies to achieve sustainability and a competitive edge.
The current study is one of the first to... Read More
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With increasing demand for natural plant and animal fibres in the fashion industry and stringent regulations over sustainable practices across the fashion value chain, many brands are exploring sustainable, economical solutions. In the animal base... Read More
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Livestock farming is one of the major contributors of GHG emissions, and with the global fashion industry relying on the livestock for natural fibres, and moving towards more sustainable practices in the value chain, adequate attention needs to b... Read More
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Growing concerns over conventional physical and chemical textile wastewater treatment methods have resulted in many industry stakeholders developing innovative sustainable solutions for the same.
This review article explores the potential... Read More
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Constructed wetlands are a recent, sustainable solution to textile wastewater treatment. With increasing demands for more eco-friendly, efficient practices, several research activities are being carried out in this area, to enhance the potential o... Read More
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This case study focuses on energy efficient opportunities recommended for a textile plant in Ethiopia. It also refers to various case studies from global textile plants on their energy improvement measures and related cost and energy benefits. Read More
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This article explores digital clothing as a sustainable opportunity to minimize the growing waste in this industry. It provides details on two prominent digital fashion brands and their efforts to promote this alternative fashion among the consume... Read More
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Living Crafts is a German based organic textiles manufacturer. It produces high quality natural textile fibres under environmentally sustainable and fair working conditions. It does not use harmful pesticides and chemicals during the raw material ... Read More
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This study focuses on analysing the impacts of better farm management practices and fixed factors on the yield of organic and conventional cotton.
A framework was developed using fixed factors of a cotton farm such as landholding and soil... Read More
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This article provides insights on some of the initiatives taken by prominent fashion brands and other stakeholders in developing a reverse supply chain to minimize growing fashion waste.
One of the prominent initiatives is garment to garme... Read More
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This article provides insights on the emerging demand for material science and chemistry in the apparel sector, owing to the growing awareness for sustainable fashion. In addition to sustainability, supply chain risks and the demand for personaliz... Read More
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This fashion industry report developed by Business of Fashion and McKinsey explores in detail the current market status of the fashion industry as of 2020 and some of the emerging sustainable trends across the value chain from consumers, researche... Read More
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This review article discusses the emerging advanced applications of nanomaterials in textiles and their associated health and environmental impacts.
Four key textile fields using nano - materials, coatings, fibres, finishing, composites a... Read More
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This article by GreenBiz in collaboration with Textile Exchange provides insights on sustainable cotton sourcing strategies for textile and apparel industries. Textile Exchange, in this regard, has already launched a tool called Material Change In... Read More
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This guide published by leading digital textile printing solution provider SPGPrints provides strategies for fashion brands to implement a successful digital printing solution.
It discusses the key requirements for transition to digital t... Read More
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This article is prepared to develop an integrated EU strategy for building a fair and sustainable textiles, garments, leather and footwear value chain in European regions. It is developed by a coalition through collaborations with various civil so... Read More
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The case study analyses the sustainability efforts of Moodstreet, a brand of JOLO Fashion Group in Denmark.
It emphasizes the option of recycling post consumer textiles such as polyester and cotton to manufacture new range of fabrics. Ke... Read More
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Clothing recycling bin is a traditional way of collecting textile waste, where transportation costs over 50% of total cost.
The case study focuses on the existing reverse logistics for a clothing recycling company and how implementing a ... Read More
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This review aims to introduce and compare different technologies for minimizing water and energy consumption in the textile industry.
These technologies include Best Available Techniques (BAT) referred by European Council as well as non... Read More
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This case study demonstrates how textile businesses in Cape Town, South Africa are implementing sustainable resource management measures, and how strategic programmes such as Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme WISP) could support textil... Read More
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The case study, selected under R2Pi (Route to circular economy) project, discusses the circular economy business model being followed by MUD Jeans, a retail company in Netherlands.
This is a greenfield business model which also includes ... Read More
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The article discusses various examples of sustainable measures taken by prominent companies in the denim manufacturing sector. Key environmental and process benefits through these technologies are also provided.
Some of the sustainable m... Read More
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This case study analyses the total water footprint for the brand Guess Inc., a US clothing company.
It attempts to analyse this using a spacially explicit life cycle assesment model meaning, mapping of water consumption in the processes... Read More
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This article provides details on a model created for the analysis of industrial textile waste flows and development of solutions for sustainable waste management. The model tested for its efficiency with standard sustainable indicators for environ... Read More
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The case study, selected under R2Pi (Route to circular economy) project, discusses the circular economy business model being followed by Inditex, a fashion retail company in Spain.
The business model is analyzed both from a big picture... Read More
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Growing consumer awareness towards sustainable fashion sector has led to many leading brands exploring organic cotton as a sustainable option. However, several challenges exist in increasing the demand for organic cotton - lack of price premium fo... Read More
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Stenters are one of the most energy consuming equipment, which are used in textile finishing for drying and heat treating the fabric. The process uses thermal energy, but steam and other heating media are also considered. Studies show that various... Read More
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Biomass as a sustainable fuel for industrial processes is gaining attention in many industries including textiles. This case study explores the viability of the same in a Portugal textile industry through an analysis of its energy management poten... Read More
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This article discusses the potential of solar power towards sustainability of the growing Indian textiles industry. It discusses the initiatives of two leading Indian brands - Spykar and Arvind who have installed solar power plants for their energ... Read More
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This case study evaluates the impact of better management practices on the sustainability and economics of cotton production and key drivers and challenges associated with its adoption.
It involved detailed primary data collection through... Read More
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Cotton stalk plant residue left in the field is a major carrier of pests and hence needs to be properly disposed of. However, studies say that it contains various forms of energy which can be used through different technology processes such as the... Read More
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This case study provides details on a training project conducted by UNCTAD in India to enable African farmers implement sustainable cotton waste to value projects, while enhancing their income.
The Zambian study by UNCTAD is part of a pro... Read More
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This article provides a quick guidance for textile brands to efficiently manage their overstock and minimize economical and environmental challenges.
It discusses the key reasons for overproduction such as inaccurate demand forecasting, de... Read More
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This article discusses H&M’s approach towards sustainable sourcing of textile fibres at higher scales. Key challenges faced across the value chain to enhance the sourcing of biomaterials or recycled materials and innovative models adopted to ove... Read More
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This article briefly discusses how sourcing textile materials locally could create ethical, social and environmental benefits,while minimizing the challenges from conventional sourcing methods.
It discusses the complex supply chain process... Read More
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This article briefly analyses how social media has enabled consumers to move towards sustainable apparel purchasing decisions and how brands need to engage with communities online.
It highlights the examples of emerging sustainability tow... Read More
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This article presents a quick guide to consumers on how to make sustainable purchasing decisions and buy long lasting clothes. The guide would enable consumers as well as brands to develop more innovative solutions for the same.
Some of th... Read More
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This review article provides an overview of current recycling methods in the textile industry. Details on emerging technologies with a special emphasis on biochemical fibre recycling processes are provided.
Key recycling methods discussed ... Read More
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This whitepaper provides a review of the existing and emerging textile recycling technologies, their environmental benefits, influencing factors and challenges faced in scaling up the technologies and operations.
It provides a detailed pic... Read More
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This article explores various emerging innovative solutions to enhance the scalability of textile recycling technologies.
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This guide, while not specific to fashion, stresses the need for investments towards transformative innovation and provides guidance on four key areas to enable industries to invest in critical innovative projects, to meet Sustainable Development ... Read More
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Higg Index is a set of tools created by Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to enable brands to measure and improve social and environmental sustainability performance across the value chain. With its goals aligning with the vision of Organisation... Read More
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This article discusses some of the similarities and differences observed in the sustainability approaches, policies, activities and collaborations of select Asian and European fashion brands.
The study involved a detailed literature revie... Read More
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This report assesses various policy measures in Europe to build a fair and sustainable textile industry and explores emerging opportunities for synergies between different policy areas.
Commissioned by a consortium of three European organ... Read More
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The case study analyses the results of PAT cycle I (Perform, Achieve and Trade) - a project started in 2012 by BEE to implement various energy efficient and sustainable solutions across major energy intensive industries including textiles.&nb... Read More
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This article provides strategic guidelines to improve the textile waste management and recycling sector in the European countries to meet the Expert Network on Textile Recyling (ENTeR) partnership's vision. The partnership comp... Read More
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Efficient and sustainable livestock production relies on good agricultural practices, including appropriate feeding, breeding, and health care as well as a value chain approach and market-oriented production. In Farmer Field Schools (FFSs), s... Read More
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Sustainable textile wastewater management remains a challenge owing to a number of factors - lack of knowledge on latest best available technologies, economic challenges and more. This manual is based on a conference held in Germany in 2018 to sha... Read More
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Development of sustainable wastewater treatment has become a necessity in today's fashion industry. With challenges in conventional physical and chemical methods, many industries are exploring eco-friendly biological solutions to sustainably treat... Read More
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Conventional textile wastewater treatment methods such as physical and chemical have their own challenges and hence many stakeholders are exploring sustainable technologies such as phytoremediation and bioremediation.
This review article e... Read More
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In recent years, growing needs for sustainable textile wastewater treatment practices have led to the exploration of phytoremediation as a potential, cost effective solution for the same. This case study explores the use of aquatic plants and alga... Read More
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This article explains the challenges faced by the Mozambique cotton farmers in enhancing productivity and how partnerships with organizations such as Better Cotton Initiative enables them to implement sustainable measures to increase the yield. Read More
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This article discusses some of the efficient measures recommended by Darrin Dodds, Mississippi State University Extension and Research agronomist for a profitable and sustainable cotton cultivation for the Delta farmers. It states that while yield... Read More
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Hemp is an emerging sustainable crop being explored for various industrial applications including textiles. This research study explores the effects of cultivation techniques and post-harvest processing methods on the quality and yield of hemp for... Read More
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This review article shares emerging research inputs on the performance of hemp fibres and their innovative applications. The objective is to enhance the use of hemp as natural fibres in textile applications.
Hemp can be grown in any land a... Read More
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This guide prepared by Textile Exchange provides details on the current status and emerging developments in the field of biosynthetics for use as sustainable and durable textile fibres.
Prepared by the organization’s Biosynthetics Worki... Read More
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This article discusses some of the emerging sustainable solutions for textile overstock reduction. The objective is to enable fast fashion brands, entrepreneurs and designers to build a sustainable fashion supply chain process.
Some of the... Read More
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This article explores some of the emerging opportunities for use of nanotechnology for sustainable textiles.
Nanotechnology has been used in the clothing industry for nearly two decades, but to a limited extent, where many brands have wor... Read More
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This article shares insights from Debbie McKeegan, a leading digital textile expert on the need for supply chain sustainability to implement a sustainable digital textile printing.
It provides an overview of environmental benefits of digit... Read More
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This whitepaper by Cognizant explores the opportunities and challenges in building a blockchain based framework for developing a transparent apparel and footwear supplychain. It discusses an emerging solution called distributed ledger technology (... Read More
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This brief article discusses the efforts of two Canadian researchers to develop innovative social media marketing concepts to engage large audiences with academic research on sustainability.
They took a detailed approach over two years to ... Read More
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This article discusses the critical role of NGOs in developing the handloom sector in different countries in particular India, through various case studies and market statistics.
Through a textile cluster case study in Madhya Pradesh, it d... Read More
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This article aims to increase the understanding of multi-stakeholder initiatives and their role towards building a sustainable supply chain management in the Swedish apparel industry.
Three multi stakeholder initiatives (MSI) are discussed ... Read More
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This article shares insights on some of the national multi stakeholder initiatives developed in Germany and Netherlands to improve social and environmental conditions along the entire supply chain. Two initiatives are discussed - The German Partne... Read More
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This article briefly discusses the efforts taken by BMZ, Germany to build a national multi stakeholder initiative called Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and its contribution to the sustainability of German fashion supply chain.
The ob... Read More
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This article discusses some of the initiatives taken by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in Germany in building a sustainable apparel ecosystem.
It provides a background of the current working conditions in gl... Read More
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This article explores craft practice as a sustainable opportunity in the global fashion industry.
Based on a case study from the handloom industry in Sri Lanka, it suggests a sustainable manufacturing approach that is committed to fair-t... Read More
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This project, commissioned by the Environment and Trade Hub of the United Nations Environment Programme, is aimed at assessing the current development of sustainable textile trade and value chain in Jiangsu Province of China.
It inv... Read More
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This paper discusses some of the sustainability measures taken by Gap Inc, the largest clothing retail store in California across the cotton fabric manufacturing value chain - from harvesting to fabric manufacture. These strategies are aimed at ba... Read More
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The case study provides details on various sustainable textile raw materials being worked on and commercialized by the Ford Motor Company through collaboration with sustainable textiles manufacturers for its automotive textile applications. It al... Read More
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This paper provides details on Horizon 2020 funded research project Resyntex, which aims to implement a circular redesign in the textiles sector.
The study involved detailed stakeholder discussions with around 15-20 industry stakeholders... Read More
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This report provides in detail the findings of two case studies which have been developed to assess the Sustainability Hot Spots (SHS) in the value chain of two different ready-made garments (RMG).
The case studies involved a detail... Read More
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Cotton is the most preferred natural fibre in the textile industries. Over 3% of the total 70% agricultural water is used for cotton cultivation. Increasing concerns over unsustainable water management practices in the textile cotton cultivation h... Read More
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Growing needs for sustainable practices across the fashion value chain have led to many brands focusing on organic methods to be followed wherever possible across the entire process - from farm to retail. In this regard, various technology advance... Read More
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This study discusses the efforts of a South Indian textile firm Frontier Knitters Private Limited, to implement solar thermal solutions in its factory. The objective is to explore the use of concentrated solar thermal technology as a replacement t... Read More
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This article explores the role of CottonConnect, a leading organization for organic cotton cultivation. The organization provides solutions to a number of cotton farmers for shifting to organic through training, enabling access to information and ... Read More
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This review article prepared by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN-UK), provides insights on the detailed study carried out by the organization to understand the impact of pesticides use for cotton cultivation on the environment, soil and farmers. I... Read More
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This case study resource discusses the efforts of 6 Australian cotton growers in sustainably controlling the weeds through crop rotation technologies.
It discusses in detail the expert partnerships they have to review their strategies and ... Read More
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This project report is aimed at achieving the Nordic Council of Ministers’ action plan of promoting business models for sustainable textile recycling.
It involves detailed case studies on textile recycling with 10 brands to understand t... Read More
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Leading retailer Walmart has launched an initiative to remove one gigaton of GHG emissions from its supply chain by 2030. This article provides a roadmap for the same, to successfully implement sustainable measures. The guide will also enable fash... Read More
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Life cycle assessment involves assessing the environmental impacts of an industry including water and energy, however, toxicity impacts from chemicals are not assessed. The objective of this research study is to develop a life cycle assessment fra... Read More
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The concept of resource nexus denotes the interconnections between the uses of natural resources - its consumption, waste and governance.
This case study analyses the multiple effects of various energy efficient processes being imple... Read More
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Managing sustainable supply chain is a challenge for many textile companies that produce and sell products made of cotton. This article shares the experience of IKEA who has been tackling this challenge since 2005.
Cotton is the second-... Read More
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This study evaluates the potential of agronomic technologies on the hemp plant development and crop growth to enable production of long hemp fibres suitable for textile applications.
It involved detailed field trials with factors such as ... Read More
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This study carried out by European Commission, aims at analysing the benefits of transparency and traceability in the garment value chain and emerging opportunities in the same to implement an environmentally and socially sustainable textile value... Read More
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This resource from Circle Economy shares insights on its high value textile recycling projects carried out in partnerships with three brands - ReBlend, G-Star and ReShare.
The first case study on a project with G-Star shares its efforts t... Read More
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A new report by the World Bank estimates that apparel manufacturing has the potential to create over 1.2 million job opportunities.
The report titled Stitches to Riches - Apparel Employment, Trade and Economic Development estimates the pot... Read More
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This article explores the various innovative strategies and technologies followed by Nike to implement a low-carbon, closed loop ecosystem. The company has planned to double its business while halving its environmental impact in the next few years... Read More
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This resource represents a collection of eight case studies on energy efficiency measures implemented by prominent Indian textile companies during the period 2012-15.
Detailed presentations on those companies comprising the type of energ... Read More
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The case study analyses the environmental sustainability of product base materials and manufacturing processes of branded T-shirts in Bangladesh, using a standard tool called Higg Index and standard eco-friendly test procedures.
Cotton T... Read More
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The project is aimed at developing a waste management system using the guidelines provided by ISO 14001:2004 to reduce solid wastes from an Egyptian textile industry.
The study involved detailed data collection on total waste generation,... Read More
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The article discusses pilot scale energy efficiency measures implemented under the Indo German Environment Partnership Programme in collaboration with GIZ and respective stakeholders in Gujarat. Details on various potential energy efficiency appro... Read More
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This paper discusses the changing meaning of waste within contemporary fashion research and aims to highlight that fashion waste extends to labour, resources (other than textiles) and knowledge.
The aim is to identify that practice-led r... Read More
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This study examines sustainable effects of interactive design involvement with aims of facilitating innovative designs in the production and consumerism of upcycled children’s apparel.
It is based on an existing project with a compan... Read More
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This paper explores a new sustainable business model called Space Between for local fashion design, which acts as a platform for social innovation and enterprise. The model calls for collaboration of tertiary sector, private sector and NGOs in the... Read More
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Effective marketing is a key to the success of any industry product and with emerging trends for sustainable products, novel strategies provide value-added marketing in a more sustainable way. This holds good for the growing fashion industry too.... Read More
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Cotton is the most preferred natural fiber in the textile industry. Growing challenges with the unsustainable practices in the cotton cultivation have resulted in many organizations developing sustainable practices and collaborating with farmers t... Read More
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This presentation shares inputs on a project conducted by GIZ in collaboration with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and MNRE to analyse the potential of solar heating solutions for ... Read More
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Biomaterials are gaining increased attention in recent years in the fashion industry and several researchers are working to explore their potential for use as sustainable textile fibres. This review article provides details on the same, with an em... Read More
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This presentation from ITMA 2015 conference shares insights on innovative digital textile printing applications as presented by the Research Institute for Textile and Clothing, Germany.
It provides an overview of digital and textile printi... Read More
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This resource prepared by WRAP provides guidance for both fashion retailers and brands on sustainable measures to extend the life of clothes through innovative designs and production methods.
The resources include a sustainable clothing gu... Read More
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This case study uses real-time energy data to estimate the total energy consumption in a vertically integrated textile mill in UK and identify possible energy efficient improvement opportunities across the processes.
The aim is... Read More
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This presentation provides details on energy efficiency solutions and services offered by ABB to the Indian textile industries. Details on over 20 case studies and testimonials and related cost and energy savings have also been provided.
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The case study discusses the sustainability benefits of energy efficient equipments and processes implemented in a textile mill in Egypt. Data on total energy savings and cost involved have also been provided.
The study involved a detail... Read More
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An environmental and social management system helps companies to integrate the sustainable rules and objectives into core business operations, through a set of clearly defined, repeatable processes.
This document provides tools... Read More
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Animal based fibres such as leather and fur play an equal role as of plant fibres in the fashion industry. With increasing needs for sustainability across the fashion value chain, from the farm, sustainable livestock management and their waste tr... Read More
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Crop-livestock integration is suggested by many experts including fashion as a sustainable option to minimize GHG emissions from the livestock farming, however, implementing them on a large scale has its own challenges.
This case study in... Read More
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Textile effluent is the major contributor of water pollution and increasing stringent regulations to meet sustainability standards have enabled many fashion brands exploring sustainable treatment methods. With environmental and economic challenge... Read More
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This study presents an innovative avenue of extracting cellulose and cellulose nanocrystals from waste cotton stalks for using them as a reinforcement material in polyvinyl alcohol composites.
It involved detailed chemical and morphologic... Read More
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Predicting sales accurately is challenging in the textiles industry, however, it is crucial for brands to offer sustainable customer services, manage the supply chain activities and prevent overstock. This case study discusses the key concepts of ... Read More
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The case study discusses the sustainability benefits of energy efficient equipments and processes implemented in a yarn manufacturing textile mill in Tamil Nadu. Data on total energy savings and cost involved have also been provided.
The... Read More
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The Toolkit for Sustainable Textile Production (TSTP) has been designed by All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association for a project supported under Switch Asia Program of European Commission. Its objective is to encourage SMEs ad... Read More
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Increasing environmental challenges in conventional agricultural practices such as improper land management, ecological systems and resources have led to the development of precision or smart agricultural technologies to effectively manage the eco... Read More
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This article discusses various sustainable measures for farmers for effective insect and pest management in cotton.
Key measures include biological control, mechanical control and cultural control such as trap cropping, deep ploughing, ... Read More
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This study evaluates various physical and mechanical properties of hemp fibres through different experimental analysis. The objective is to enable textile industry professionals to compare with synthetic fibres and make sustainable decisions for u... Read More
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The paper provides details on the existing and emerging legal framework to drive the sustainable textiles in the EU. Details on related standards, labelling, market opportunities and possible solutions for producers, retailers and policy makers t... Read More
2012
The research paper investigates various sustainable measures being implemented by small, medium textile companies (SMEs) in Denmark and Sweden.
It also provides details on how third party organizations assist small enterprises in moving ... Read More
2012
The case study provides details on the results obtained from a project by European Commission on sustainable water use and quality in four industrial sectors - paper, food, textile and chemicals. Success stories of companies who implemented these ... Read More
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This study, commissioned by the Waste Prevention group of the Nordic Council of Ministers, is conducted to understand the current scenario in the textile waste prevention in selected Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland and Sweden, which ... Read More
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Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria ... Read More
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This study provides details on different types of energy used across the major textile processes along with the quantum with an emphasis on electrical and thermal energy used in wet processing. Various energy management options that can be impleme... Read More
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This article stresses the need for textile exports to enable countries to reduce poverty among the textile communities.
It refers to the report of the World Bank on The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production, and states that appa... Read More
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The case study discusses the results of energy audits conducted in 13 textile plants from 5 major sub-sectors - spinning, weaving, wet processing, worsted fabric manufacturing and carpet manufacturing in Iran.
Various potential energy ef... Read More
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This paper analyzes different sustainable measures implemented by individual fashion companies in the Bangladesh and UK fashion industry, The data has been presented in the form of detailed case studies.
The objective is to enable aca... Read More
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This guidebook provides information on around 190 existing and emerging energy efficient measures and technologies in the textile industry.
Based on an extensive survey, details on energy and cost savings from detailed case studies acros... Read More
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Electric motors are one of the major power consumers in textiles and proper management is critical to save costs. The article discusses various energy efficiency improvement opportunities in the electric motors used in textile industries. Details ... Read More
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The article discusses various sustainability measures that can be implemented across the denim manufacturing value chain.
It provides details on the sustainability targets of prominent denim brands like Levis, Tommy Hilfiger, Wrangler, a... Read More
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The report is aimed at providing textile chemical suppliers and users with recommendations and suggestions to increase the recycling and reuse of textile chemicals.
The suggestions include both existing and emerging practices that could ... Read More
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This article analyses the problems in current carbon footprint research of the textile industry. It also suggests some research ideas on improving the assessment of the same.
Some of the research ideas it provides are ... Read More
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This review paper explains in detail the recent trends in the sustainable fashion and textile industry across the value chain from raw material selection to end of life of the product. Further, a comprehensive list of the roles played by various i... Read More
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This article elaborates on energy consumption characterization for yarn manufacturing using a self-analysis tool to decisively decrease the dispersion of the company operating data. This goal is pursued by means of an energy consumption chara... Read More
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This paper discusses the scope for energy savings in motors by improving the power factor and rising motor effectiveness. It thereby analyzing some areas of an energy audit in a spinning mill.
An assessment for an&nbs... Read More
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The article provides details on the emerging, sustainable innovations in the textile industry value chain with the potential to offer investment opportunities for businesses.
Details on the nature of these innovations by value chain and ... Read More
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Energy efficiency technologies are a sustainable option for textile industries considering their impacts however, economic challenges lead to poor adoption of sustainable measures. This article analyses some existing energy efficiency opportunitie... Read More
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The main objective of this paper is to apply the ecological footprint estimation methodology as a tool to analyze the Portuguese textile industry. This analysis is related to energy and resource consumption in dyeing, printing, and finishing ... Read More
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The article is intended to provide a road map for companies seeking to realize sustainable development goals in the textile industry value chain.
By partnering with Textile Exchange, KPMG provides examples of major sustainable opportunit... Read More
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The article discusses some of the emerging, innovative sustainable raw materials for the manufacturing of textiles globally.
Details on a few companies who are involved in this segment and key cultivation and product advantages by using ... Read More
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The article discusses some of the emerging efforts towards sustainability in the textile dyeing and finishing sector.
The use of synthetic dyes and pigments in this sector and the huge consumption of water and energy for after wash resul... Read More
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This paper tries to provide a logical approach to diverting existing textile waste streams through the adoption of textile recycling technologies and systems.
While some textile recycling technologies have long existed and been prac... Read More
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This paper considers the environmental issues of carbon emissions, energy recycling, and waste reuse, and uses a mathematical programming model with Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to achieve profit maximization. I... Read More
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The article describes in detail some of the strategic approaches taken by companies towards sustainability in the Italian fashion industry.
The identified approaches are described in terms of the social and environmental practices implem... Read More
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This article provides suggestions for waste minimization in the textile industry.
Waste minimization prevents the waste from occurring in the first place, rather than treating it once it has been produced by end-of-pipe treatment methods... Read More
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The purpose of this article is to summarize a systematic approach to the implementation and development of green technologies in the global textile industry. It discusses the issues of transition of the global textile industry to an environmentall... Read More
2016
This paper explores the scope to recover waste heat energy in the textile industry. It explains the thermal energy usage in the textile industry and elaborates on the different sources of waste heat recovery. It also discusses a case study on heat... Read More
2016
This study analyses the final outcomes of Defra and WRAP funded project in designing and testing clothing longevity.
Clothing longevity is considered one of the approaches to implement sustainability in the textile industry value chain. ... Read More
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This article discusses sustainable textile materials as a part of sustainability in interior design.
It elaborates on the different processes involved in the production of synthetic and natural fiber and analyses the overall environmenta... Read More
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This research paper performs a life cycle assessment of carbon yarn production to analyse the overall energy consumption and carbon footprint. It carries out energy and emissions analysis of cotton farming, ginning, spinning, and packing and ... Read More
2015
The publication of “Normalization Document and M&V Guidelines” for the textile sector is an effort to facilitate the industries to comply with notified PAT (Perform, Achieve, Trade) rules to participate with the PAT schem... Read More
2015
This report is part of the draft version of the study on energy conservation and efficiency improvement in the republic of Indonesia's energy efficiency and conservation guideline.
It broadly discusses the energy conservation of synt... Read More
2015
This study analyses the factors affecting the performance of air conditioning plants in the spinning sub-sector of the textile industry.
Energy audits were conducted to collect data on energy consumption of air condit... Read More
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This NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) for Energy Efficiency in the Garment Industry in Cambodia is designed as an encouraging concept that will not only help Cambodia in reducing GHG emissions but also increasing the competitiv... Read More
2015
The report presents details of successful and innovative service-based business models and circular strategies in the textile industry. The deep-dive cases have been selected from 250+ different business concepts that were observed in the global t... Read More
2014
The paper provides an overview of prominent standard energy management practices that can be applied in the textile finishing industry. It uses the ISO 50001 standard which provides management guidelines and approaches to the textil... Read More
2014
This article focuses on various energy conservation practices followed by leading textile manufacturing mills in India. The associated cost and energy savings have also been provided.
Some of the prominent energy conservation pract... Read More
2014
The objective of this paper is to enable designers to implement viable design strategies for longevity which could result in major savings regarding environmental impact.
Based on case studies conducted in three small UK textile companie... Read More
2013
The article provides details on various cost-effective energy efficiency technologies that could be applicable for the fabric production process. The major sub-sectors focused include spun yarn spinning, weaving, wet processing and man-made f... Read More
2013
This report gives an overview of textile industry processes and compiles available information on the energy savings, environmental and other benefits, costs, commercialization status, and references for 18 emerging technologies to reduce the indu... Read More
2012
This paper deals with a comparison study on the aspects of energy economics in the textile industry using the conventional system and cogeneration system in the Indian textile industry. Engineering calculations on energy savings due to the use of ... Read More
2010
Solapur textile cluster is one of the largest textile clusters in India involved in the manufacturing of cotton terry towels and bed sheets. This detailed project report highlights the energy, environmental, economic, and social benefits of r... Read More
2010
The article discusses in detail about various sustainable measures that could be implemented in the textile industry across the entire production value chain with an emphasis on water management. Details on environmental assessment procedures invo... Read More
2010
The article analyses the various technologies of heat recovery from wastewater and exhaust air in the textile dyeing and finishing industry. A brief study on cogeneration or combined heat power (CHP) systems, heat recovery from water, and hea... Read More
2010
The article discusses in detail the various energy efficiency approaches in the areas of water, energy, and electricity in the textile industries.
Data on the total energy, water, and cost savings, success stories in China have also... Read More
04-Oct-20
Energy efficiency opportunities play a major role in textile industries to reduce the costs and process emissions. This article explains in detail the energy audits carried out by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in association with Winrock In... Read More
04-Oct-20
This research paper explores the textile effluent treatment by advanced oxidation process. The new method claims to reduce 70-80% of COD when compared to a 30-45% reduction by biological treatment. The photo-oxidation of the effluents is carrie... Read More
04-Oct-20
The article discusses in detail the implementation of sustainable measures by Solidaridad, an International network organization through its Better Mill Initiative in 2013. The program supports 43 textile dyeing and printing mills to improve their... Read More