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Sustainability in the Textile Industry

  • Edited and Written by leading experts in textiles and clothing sustainability
  • Addresses three pillars: environmental, social, and economic sustainability
  • Discusses the sustainable face of textiles in a new form
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Textile Science and Clothing Technology (TSCT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
  2. Introduction

    • Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
    Pages 1-8
  3. Evaluation of Sustainability in Textile Industry

    • Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
    Pages 9-15
  4. Social Sustainability in Textile Industry

    • S. Grace Annapoorani
    Pages 57-78
  5. Sustainability in Jute-based Industries

    • Sanjoy Debnath
    Pages 139-147

About this book

This book examines in detail key aspects of sustainability in the textile industry, especially environmental, social and economic sustainability in the textiles and clothing sector. It highlights the various faces and facets of sustainability and their implications for textiles and the clothing sector.

Editors and Affiliations

  • SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

About the editor

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan is currently working for SGS as a global sustainability consultant, based in Hong Kong. He gained his diploma, bachelors and masters degrees in Textile Technology from premier institutes in India. He was awarded a doctorate from The Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, for his dissertation entitled “Eco-functional Assessment of Grocery Shopping Bags”. He also has more than seven years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, textile testing and sustainability evaluation of various materials. He has received numerous awards for his research, and has produced more than 80 academic publications in various textiles and environmental journals. He holds two patents and has written over 25 scientific books, in addition to numerous conference publications. He is currently an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals in textiles and environmental science disciplines.

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