Preferred fiber and materials – Insider Series As we were researching the Preferred Fiber & Materials Market Report, we uncovered a rich and diverse set of stories from people who are really making a difference in textile sustainability. We decided to bring these together into this Insider Series, and the result is an uplifting read. The stories showcased here are an eclectic mix of industry leaders speaking from “inside” their organization. Mehr Details
Sustainability in the Textile Industry 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. Mehr Details
Business and human rights : Binding companies - A dossier of bread for the world and Germanwatch in cooperation with the editors of Weltsichten; Supplement to the edition 4-2016 of Weltsichten The dossier deals with the responsibility of companies for the production conditions in their global supply chains and their legal regulation. Contributions by different authors address the framework conditions and backgrounds of (lack of) legal regulation in various areas and industries. Berndt Hinzmann discusses the opportunities and limits of the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles in his article ‘Figure Leaf or Innovative Initiative?’. Editorial team: Heydenreich, Cornelia (Germanwatch); Hilbig, Sven (Bread for the World); Ruf, Anja (on behalf of worldviews) Mehr Details
Social Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Textile and Apparel Industry—A Literature Review So far, a vast amount of studies on sustainability in supply chain management have been conducted by academics over the last decade. Nevertheless, socially related aspects are still neglected in the related discussion. The primary motivation of the present literature review has arisen from this shortcoming, thus the key purpose of this study is to enrich the discussion by providing a state-of-the-art, focusing exclusively on social issues in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) by considering the textile/apparel sector as the field of application. The authors conduct a literature review, including content analysis which covers 45 articles published in English peer-reviewed journals, and proposes a comprehensive map which integrates the latest findings on socially related practices in the textile/apparel industry with the dominant conceptualization in order to reveal potential research areas in the field. The results show an ongoing lack of investigation regarding the social dimension of the triple bottom line in SSCM. Findings indicate that a company’s internal orientation is the main assisting factor in sustainable supply chain management practices. Further, supplier collaboration and assessment can be encouraged as an offer for suppliers deriving from stakeholders and a focal company’s management of social risk. Nevertheless, offerings do also face or even create huge barriers in improving their social performance. This calls for more empirical research and qualitative or quantitative survey methods, especially at the supplier level located in developing countries. Mehr Details
Women in the garment industry Bangladesh - FEMNET Factsheet With 4000-5000 factories, Bangladesh is the second most important production country for clothing in the world. About 80% of Bangladesh's clothing industry is made up of women. Men mainly work in supervisory and managerial positions, they give instructions, exert pressure and some do not shy away from violent behavior. Women in the textile industry are particularly affected by the patriarchal structures and conservative attitudes in Bangladesh. Discrimination against women and girls and gender-based violence are commonplace. Mehr Details
