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This contributed volume provides a wealth of case studies on corporate social responsibility in the textile and fashion industry. The cases presented here are geographically diverse and cover a host of topics ranging from sustainability aspects of slow fashion to how fast fashion can become more sustainable. The fashion and textile supply chain is discussed, as well as how tools such as life cycle assessment can contribute to a more responsible textile industry. This book highlights how being a responsible corporate citizen can contribute to a firm's bottom line as well as make its products more attractive to conscientious consumers.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This contributed volume provides a wealth of case studies on corporate social responsibility in the textile and fashion industry. The cases presented here are geographically diverse and cover a host of topics ranging from sustainability aspects of slow fashion to how fast fashion can become more sustainable. The fashion and textile supply chain is discussed, as well as how tools such as life cycle assessment can contribute to a more responsible textile industry. This book highlights how being a responsible corporate citizen can contribute to a firm's bottom line as well as make its products more attractive to conscientious consumers.

Autorenporträt
Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu is currently the Chief Sustainability Officer at Green Story Inc, Canada, based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 170 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.