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Sustainable Textile and Fashion Value Chains

Drivers, Concepts, Theories and Solutions

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Editors:
  1. André Matthes

    1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

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  2. Katja Beyer

    1. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

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  3. Holger Cebulla

    1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

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  4. Marlen Gabriele Arnold

    1. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

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  5. Anton Schumann

    1. Gherzi Textil Organisation, Chemnitz, Germany

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  • Provides an overview of sustainability along the entire textile and fashion value chains
  • Considers perspectives from all global regions and from many disciplines: from sustainability science, textiles, industrial and materials engineering to business and management, marketing and governance studies
  • Presents carefully selected contributions from international experts, integrated to form a comprehensive guide to sustainable textile and fashion value chains

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Designing Sustainable Fibers and Fabrics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Manmade Cellulosic Fibers (MMCF)—A Historical Introduction and Existing Solutions to a More Sustainable Production

      • Simone Seisl, Reiner Hengstmann
      Pages 3-22

    3. Natural Recycled Super–Fibers: An Overview of a New Innovation to Recycle Cotton

      • Luke M. Haverhals
      Pages 23-34

    4. Circular Design as a Key Driver for Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles

      • Jonna Haeggblom, Ina Budde
      Pages 35-45

    5. Cruelty-Free Silk and Guilt-Free Fashion

      • Chandra Prakash, André Matthes
      Pages 47-52

  3. Sustainable Sourcing in the Textile and Fashion Value Chain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-54
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    2. Buying Practices in the Textile and Fashion Industry: Past, Present and Future

      • Lisa Koep, Jonathan Morris, Nina Dembski, Edeltraud Guenther
      Pages 55-73

    3. Sustainable Chemistry—Path and Goal for a More Sustainable Textile Sector

      • Lisa Keßler, Klaus Kümmerer
      Pages 75-104

    4. Input-Oriented Chemicals Management Along the Textile Supply Chain

      • Thomas Schäfer, Maren Herter
      Pages 105-120

  4. Sustainable Production in the Textile and Fashion Value Chain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-122
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    2. Textile Industry Effluent

      • Wolfgang Höhn
      Pages 123-149

    3. Wastewater Treatment of a Denim Washing Plant by Using Waste Pumice Stones to Recycle Wastewater and Reuse

      • Cem Bağıran, Ayşegül Körlü, Saadet Yapar
      Pages 151-168

    4. Greening the Blues—How Jeans Have Stood the Test of Time by Adapting Innovative, Forward-Thinking and Sustainable Production Practices

      • Marina Chahboune
      Pages 169-182

  5. Sustainable End-of-Life Concepts and Strategies in the Textile and Fashion Industry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-184
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    2. Textile Waste Management and Processing

      • Yves-Simon Gloy, Bernd Gulich, Marcel Hofmann
      Pages 185-204

    3. Achieving a Circular Textiles Economy Facilitated by Innovative Technology

      • Jane Turnbull, Katy Stevens, Pailak Mzikian, Matteo Bertele, Franco Cavadini, Maurizio Crippa et al.
      Pages 205-236

    4. Consumer Engagement and Roles for Sustainable Textiles

      • Minhaz Uddin Ahmed
      Pages 237-253

  6. Sustainable Business Models and Communication Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-256
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    2. Labels in the Textile and Fashion Industry: Communicating Sustainability to Effect Sustainable Consumption

      • Jonathan Morris, Lisa Koep, Matthias Damert
      Pages 257-274
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About this book

This book illustrates key sustainability issues in global textile and fashion value chains, by examining individual types of fibers either at a single step in or along the entire value chain. It approaches sustainability-related issues in the textile and fashion value chain from an interdisciplinary and holistic viewpoint, with each contribution linking questions on the textile and fashion value chain to various drivers, indicators and concepts of sustainability. Each chapter represents a single step in the textile and fashion value chain, exploring and considering a wide range of interwoven and interdependent technological, environmental, social, political and economic aspects. Various fibers, textile engineering and chemical treatment steps, as well as innovative business concepts and regulatory frameworks across the entire textile and fashion value chain are identified, analyzed, discussed and critically evaluated.  


The book provides a systematic overview of the potential and challenges of sustainable textile and fashion value chains, making it of interest to practitioners and scientists in sustainability science, environmental economics, and business, management and innovation. Further, it offers a valuable source of information for industrial and mechanical engineering researchers, and for students in the areas of textile engineering, fashion, or the apparel and clothing industry. 



Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

    André Matthes, Holger Cebulla

  • Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany

    Katja Beyer, Marlen Gabriele Arnold

  • Gherzi Textil Organisation, Chemnitz, Germany

    Anton Schumann

About the editors

Dr André Matthes is Head of Natural Textiles and Sustainability at the Department of Textile Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology. He has extensive expertise in textile material analysis, machine development and process analysis throughout the textile process chain, especially concerning fibre, yarn and fabric production technologies, yarn feeding simulation, measurement and sensor technologies. In recent years, he has increasingly focused on the integration of sustainability aspects into university teaching events and the dissemination of textile sustainability topics through events, lectures and the Sustainable Textile School. His latest research activities concern new textile-based development approaches in the field of natural fibre-based textiles.


Katja Schneider is a Research Associate at the Department of Corporate Environmental Management and Sustainability, Chemnitz University of Technology. Her research activitiesfocus on social sustainability in business model innovations, as well as sustainability marketing and communication strategies in the global textile and fashion industry. 
  
Prof Holger Cebulla is the Chair of Textile Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology. He has held several leading positions at e.g. Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, Germany; Rieter AG in Ingolstadt, Germany; and Winterthur, Switzerland. Since 2014 he has been a Professor at Chemnitz, the oldest Textile Department in Germany. He has also served as Chairman of the Board at the Cetex association for the development of textile machinery, and on the board of trustees of the Saxonian Textile Research Institute. In 2017 he was one of the founders of the Sustainable Textile School in Chemnitz. 


Prof Marlen Gabriele Arnold is the Chair of Corporate Management and Sustainability at Chemnitz University of Technology. Her main fields of researchare sustainability, strategic & innovation management, open innovation processes, participation, evolutionary and systemic approaches, and biomimicry. A former research fellow at the Hanken School of Economics and the University of Vaasa, Finland, in 2017 she was one of the founders of the Sustainable Textile School in Chemnitz.


Anton E. Schumann is a serial textile entrepreneur and partner at Gherzi Textil Organisation. As a textile engineer with Master’s degrees in Philosophy, Business Administration and Politics, he has more than 15 years of experience in the textile industry, especially in the fields of businesses model innovation, sustainability, textile finishing, technical textiles and flat knitting.




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