Novel Sustainable Alternative Approaches for the Textiles and Fashion Industry

Environmental impacts created by the textiles and fashion sector are well known and acknowledged by various stakeholders involved in the entire supply chain. The entire lifecycle of textile products creates various impacts to the environment and hence any attempts to alleviate the impacts are highly welcomed. The whole sector is keen to investigate novel sustainable alternatives in terms of raw materials, processes, approaches to make the entire textiles and fashion sector more sustainable. This broad title of novel sustainable alternatives can be split into three subtopics: novel raw material alternatives, novel process alternative and novel alternative approaches. This volume is dedicated to deal with the novel sustainable alternative approaches for the textiles and fashion industry.

Chapter 1. Rethinking the fashion value chain: how reshoring can create a localised product lifecycle and support sustainable economic growth.- Chapter 2. Consumer perspectives of rental of outdoor clothing.- Chapter 3. Does textile recycling reduce environmental impact? A probabilistic and parametric analysis for a case of open-loop recycling.- Chapter 4. Circular Business Strategies in the Fashion Market: Buying Second Hand Clothing.- Chapter 5. The Afterlife of Waste - Sustainable Fashion Businesses & Solutions.- Chapter 6. Aspiring Makers: Making a living without hurting the Planet.- Chapter 7. Sustainable approaches in design & development of Athleisure.- chapter 8. SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES AND SPORTS APPARELS.- chapter 9. Fluctuating Attitudes of Target Consumers for Sustainable Fashion Markets across India.- Chapter 10. UP-CYCLING THE PRE-CONSUMER TEXTILE WASTE INTO INVENTIVE ACCESSORIES.