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ABSTRACT Industrial clusters are central to the circular economy transition, yet how they develop into eco‐clusters and the paradoxical tensions this transformation fuels remain underexplored. Drawing on 48 in‐depth interviews and secondary data from a Turkish textile‐recycling cluster, we develop an empirically grounded model of eco‐cluster transition
Tulin Dzhengiz +2 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainability initiatives often generate heterogeneous consumer responses, particularly in markets where environmental responsibility intersects with symbolic differentiation and competitive positioning. This research develops a configuration‐based account of sustainability strategy to explain when and how sustainability‐driven initiatives ...
Eun‐Jung Lee
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The footwear business and advertising
The footwear industry began as a small business with a small manufacturing base and has developed into one of the most successful modern industries. Footwear itself has progressed from being a basic necessity into a luxury item, and several well-known ...
Bhatia, MA +5 more
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ABSTRACT Measuring sustainability performance is crucial for small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises and sustainability indicators must be incorporated into decision‐making. However, companies tend to measure only the aspects that interest them, disregarding those considered less strategic or relevant.
Alessandra Neri +3 more
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Functional Demand Satiation and Industrial Dynamcis - The Emergence of the Global Value Chain for the U.S. Footwear Industry [PDF]
Around 1940 Schumpeter draws on an analysis of the U.S. footwear industry as an exemplar case to formulate his famous hypothesis about the positive relation between market concentration and innovative activity.
Alexander Frenzel Baudisch
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ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have increasingly sought to strengthen their sustainability commitment and reporting practices, particularly in industries with significant environmental and social impacts, such as fashion. The completeness and quality of sustainability reporting are central to European policy.
Daniela Preite +2 more
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Carbon Markets and Green Innovation: Path‐Dependent Firm Responses to Emissions Trading
ABSTRACT This paper identifies a dynamic boundary condition of the Porter hypothesis by examining how firms' pre‐existing innovation trajectories shape regulatory‐induced green innovation within the context of a market‐based carbon policy. Building on path dependency theory, we argue that firms' responses to environmental regulation are contingent on ...
Rushi Chen, Effie Kesidou, Peter Howley
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ABSTRACT The fashion industry is facing unprecedented structural pressures, including increasing regulatory demands and rising expectations for social accountability. This study examines how global fashion supply chains respond to such pressures to advance sustainability.
Diletta Tosetto +2 more
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WTO safeguards and trade liberalization: lessons from the Argentine footwear case [PDF]
The footwear case provides an example of the complexities of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on the use of safeguards, and of the interaction of multilateral and regional processes of liberalization.
Nogues, Julio J., Baracat, Elias
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ABSTRACT The apparel and footwear (A&F) industry accounts for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, much of it arising from supplier activities. While leading brands increasingly commit to science‐based targets (SBTs), formal engagement with the Science‐Based Targets initiative (SBTi) remains limited among suppliers, especially in key sourcing ...
Ryan Meintjes, Laurence L. Delina
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