Life cycle assessment to tackle the take-make-waste paradigm in the textiles production

V Amicarelli, C Bux, MP Spinelli, G Lagioia - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Under the environmental perspective, textiles represent the fourth highest pressure
commodity worldwide. In Europe, it is estimated that over 95 Mt of textile waste are …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of insect protein to reduce food-based carbon footprints in Europe: The case of broiler meat production

A Vauterin, B Steiner, J Sillman, H Kahiluoto - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
As part of the current climate change debate, concerns have been raised over the rapid
expansion of soybean cultivation as the major protein source to feed animals for human …

Circular supply chain orchestration to overcome Circular Economy challenges: An empirical investigation in the textile and fashion industries

N Saccani, G Bressanelli, F Visintin - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The transition towards Circular Economy is needed, all the more in industries with a
harmful environmental impact such as the textile and fashion ones. This transformation …

Circular Economy and the evolution of industrial districts: A supply chain perspective

G Bressanelli, F Visintin, N Saccani - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular Economy promises to achieve sustainability by decoupling economic growth from
resource extraction and environmental losses. However, it requires a systemic change in the …

[HTML][HTML] Practical solutions for circular business models in the fashion industry

VD Dragomir, M Dumitru - Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to provide rich empirical evidence on circularity solutions
adopted by the largest companies in the fast fashion industry. The sustainability reports of …

Environmental sustainability of textiles and apparel: A review of evaluation methods

Y Luo, K Song, X Ding, X Wu - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental sustainability, which considers the tradeoff between economic productivity
and environmental impact, is an important perspective in product decisions for textiles and …

[HTML][HTML] Clothing lifespans: What should be measured and how

IG Klepp, K Laitala, S Wiedemann - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Increasing the use of each product, most often called longer lifespans, is an effective
environmental strategy. This article discusses how garment lifespans can be described in …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating environmental impact of natural and synthetic fibers: a life cycle assessment approach

V Gonzalez, X Lou, T Chi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research aims to analyze the environmental impact of six fibers in the textile industry:
conventional and organic cotton, silk, jute, flax, and polyester. The study used a life cycle …

Carbon and water footprints assessment of cotton jeans using the method based on modularity: A full life cycle perspective

Y Luo, X Wu, X Ding - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Cotton jeans with huge market demand have a great potential negative impact on the
ecological environment, especially in terms of climate change and water depletion. Given …

[HTML][HTML] Can rental platforms contribute to more sustainable fashion consumption? Evidence from a mixed-method study

E Amasawa, T Brydges, CE Henninger… - Cleaner and Responsible …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a case study of fashion rental platforms in Canada, drawing upon two
unique, yet complementary, datasets: a qualitative analysis based upon semi-structured …