Environmental stewardship in fashion : a water-conscious approach to stay in vogue /
Apparel companies around the world use water, an invaluable and nonrenewable resource, for industrial productions. With rising demand for inexpensive and nondurable clothing, the volume of water usage and water pollution levels have reached record highs in recent years. This water insecurity has maj...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications : SAGE Business Cases Originals,
2022.
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| Series: | SAGE business cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Apparel companies around the world use water, an invaluable and nonrenewable resource, for industrial productions. With rising demand for inexpensive and nondurable clothing, the volume of water usage and water pollution levels have reached record highs in recent years. This water insecurity has major manufacturing, financial, reputational, and environmental implications for companies and their investors. As a result, managers of some of the leading fashion brands have taken water-focused initiatives to address the rapidly growing crisis. Featuring the world's top four fashion brands, this case illustrates the importance of setting ambitious stewardship goals, reporting standards, and modifying and monitoring production and supply chain partnerships to derive measurable results. The case highlights the value chain processes as they relate to water, industry trends, regulatory forces, stakeholder expectations, managerial obstacles, and organizational interventions. Students are challenged to consider a wide range of water-related strategic and environmental sustainability issues with which the managers of fast fashion companies grapple. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529792423 1529792428 |