Abstract
Today societies are already experiencing changes in their production systems and even consumption in order to guarantee the survival and well-being of future generations. This fact emerges from the need to adopt a more sustainable posture in both people’s daily lives and productive systems. Within this context, textile sustainability emerges as the object of study of this work whose aim is to analyse which sustainability dimensions are being prioritized by the clean waste management systems of the textile and garment industries. This article aims to analyse solutions that are being proposed by sustainable creative business models in the reuse of discarded fabrics by the textile industry. Search also through a qualitative research by a case study (the Reuse Fabric Bank) understand the benefits generated by the re-use in environmental, economic, social and ways to add value.
Highlights
The exaggerated consumption and incorrect waste disposal have generated increasing and alarming environmental, social and economic problems
Sustainability presents itself as a way to minimize environmental and social crises in view of the maintenance and perpetuation of resources for future generations
There is a strong awareness of society when it comes to rethinking their consumption habits and promoting radical changes in the way they produce, consume and their lifestyles [2]. In this context of transition to sustainability, we can observe the mobilization of some sectors, namely the fashion industry, which begins to point out some proposals for changes in their production systems
Summary
The exaggerated consumption and incorrect waste disposal have generated increasing and alarming environmental, social and economic problems. UN projections for 2050 come up with a population of 9.6 million people, requiring 3 planets to provide natural resources to support current lifestyles [1] Given this context, sustainability presents itself as a way to minimize environmental and social crises in view of the maintenance and perpetuation of resources for future generations. There is a strong awareness of society when it comes to rethinking their consumption habits and promoting radical changes in the way they produce, consume and their lifestyles [2] In this context of transition to sustainability, we can observe the mobilization of some sectors, namely the fashion industry, which begins to point out some proposals for changes in their production systems. In face of the textile and clothing industry’s negative impact in the environmental and social spheres, innovative initiatives are emerging, which seek solutions through systems development built under the pillars of sustainability
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