Recherchetool für Materialien The British War Economy – A Strategy for the Transformation of the Textile Industry Towards a Sustainable Future? The textile industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all international flights and ocean shipping combined. At the same time, emissions are unevenly distributed both globally and within national borders: 20 % of the population is responsible for a significantly higher proportion of the emissions caused by clothing purchases. One-dimensional measures that simply increase prices are thus inadequate for a sustainability transformation of the clothing sector. Instead, a multi-dimensional combination of efficiency and sufficiency strategies, including a social justice perspective, is needed. What may sound new and radical has historically already been done within the British war economy during WWII. Although today's situation is very different from that of the UK during the Second World War, parallels can be drawn between the two scenarios. The question, then, is whether the British war economy can serve as a role model for the much-needed system change in the clothing sector. Are there any valuable lessons to be learned about how to successfully transform the textile industry in the 21st century to achieve sustainable development? Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Hannah A. Pfister, Stephan Wallaschkowski Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2024 Zielgruppe: Student*innen, Schüler*innen Sek I/II, Berufsschule, Erwachsene, Lehrende, Dozent*innen Sprache: Englisch Umfang: 5 Seiten Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download Suchbegriffe: Nachhaltigkeitstransformation, Nachhaltigkeit, soziale Verantwortung, Suffizienz, gesellschaflticher Wandel, Historie zurück
