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How 1st‐Tier Suppliers Respond to Green Public Procurement Policies: An Empirical Analysis

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses how 1st‐tier suppliers to public organisations respond operationally to Green Public Procurement (GPP) policies. Through a multiple case study of 12 Italian firms operating in different sectors, we develop a classification of suppliers' responses, identifying two interrelated macro‐types: internal operations realignment ...
Antonio Cavallin Toscani, Andrea Vinelli
wiley   +1 more source

Garment Industry and Economic Empowerment: A case study of Swaziland

open access: yes
This paper examines the extent to which garment industry in Swaziland has contributed to the economic empowerment of the Swazi people through creation of new jobs and improvement in their overall welfare.
Panin, Anthony, Mthombo, Thabile T.
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Learning on the line: Voices of garment workers at Great Western Garment

open access: yes, 2007
: This presentation focuses upon a dramatic script created from a study of garment workers employed long-term at the Alberta-based garment manufacturing plant GWG/Levi.
Fenwick, Tara
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The Price of Circularity: Exploring the Determinants of Consumer Willingness to Pay

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy (CE) requires not only technological and organisational innovation but also consumer engagement in adopting circular products. A key driver of this process is consumers' stated willingness to pay (WTP) a premium, which remains constrained by psychological, perceptual and contextual barriers.
Valerio Muto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mn-doped MoS2-based nano-cored-yarn electrode with high voltage energy storage

open access: yesNano Research
Yarn-like energy storage devices are recognized for their high integrability, wearable compatibility, and mechanical flexibility. However, integrating multi-dimensional nanomaterials with varying energy storage synergies in situ on a single yarn while ...
Xiaoyan Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case study : wetcleaning systems for garment care /

open access: yes, 1999
"EPA 744-F-98-016.""May 1999."Shipping list no.: 2000-0010-P"A cooperative project between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the garment and textile care industry."Caption title.Mode of access ...
Garment and Textile Care Program (Design for the Environment Program)
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Digital Product Passports in Fashion: A Strategic Framework for Implementation

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) in promoting transparency, traceability, and sustainability within the fashion industry. As the fashion sector faces significant environmental and social challenges, including resource depletion, pollution, and unethical labor practices, the DPP offers a potential solution ...
Laura Macchion
wiley   +1 more source

Transition Metal Compounds as Thermochromic Materials: Classification, Properties, Limitations, and Applications

open access: yesEcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review systematically examines how different transition metal compounds—such as binary and multinary metal oxides, halides, sulfides, and salts—exhibit thermochromism based on the d‐electron configurations of their transition metal cations. It focuses on three main mechanisms of thermochromism: phase transition, charge transfer, and bandgap change.
Jie Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What the garment workers are saying [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Trade unions are doing precious little for women in the workforce, especially young, migrant women The protests by thousands of employees of Bengaluru’s garment export industry last month had all the features usually associated with workers ...
Pani, Narendar
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Validation of a smart textile electrocardiographic monitoring device in racehorses during high‐speed exercise

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Exercise‐associated cardiac arrhythmias may contribute to poor performance and sudden cardiac death in horses. Widespread monitoring is limited by device availability and suitability for field use. Objectives To (1) compare electrocardiographic (ECG) quality from a smart textile system (Myant Skiin Equine) with a reference device ...
Amie Kapusniak   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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