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From Waste to New Fiber: Knowledge and Material Flows in a Circular Textile Ecosystem

open access: yes
| openaire: EC/H2020/101000559/EU//New CottonIt is now known that transitioning from a linear to a circular economy is vital for achieving sustainability in the textile and fashion industries.
Niinimäki, Kirsi, Hernberg, Hella
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Translating Circularity Into Strategy: A Governance Meta‐Capability Framework

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms struggle to transition to circular economy (CE) models, often citing external barriers. Yet some firms succeed, whereas others fail: Why? We argue that success depends on a specific governance capability—a meta‐capability that allows firms to (1) sense and strategically reframe CE imperatives, (2) seize opportunities by aligning diverse ...
Felix Carl Schultz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the influence of material selection and textile structure on liquid absorption and retention capacity in fabrics aiming for incontinence applications

open access: yesJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
This study investigates the impact of fiber composition and fabric structure on the liquid absorption and retention performance during pressure of weft-knitted fabrics designed for reusable incontinence products.
Anna Björkquist   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The South African textile industry : opportunities and constraints with particular reference to environmental issues and eco-labelling

open access: yes, 2001
Bibliography: leaves 184-195.The aim of this thesis is to analyse and highlight the key issues facing the South African textile industry as it attempts to re-align itself, from an industry that operated in a highly protected manufacturing and policy ...
Naumann, Eckart
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Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to Circular Economy Transitions: Insights From the Use of a Sociotechnical Systems Approach Within the UK Hospitality Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite more than 20 years of research into sustainable tourism, the environmental impact of the UK hospitality sector remains high. A growing body of research into the concept of a circular economy (CE) demonstrates that transitioning to this way of working has significant benefits both for the environment and business outcomes.
Danielle Farrow   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transaction Costs and Clothing and Textile Trade in SADC

open access: yes, 2002
This working paper looks at clothing and textile trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Clothing and textile production is important in terms of employment and development, and thus they have been priority sectors since the SADCC ...
Tagg, Shannon
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Organising for Circularity: An Empirical Analysis of Project Organising and the Development of Circular Economy Firm Capabilities

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms pursue the circular economy (CE) by using projects as organisational forms. However, the transformative role of project organising (PO) in developing circular firm capabilities (FC) remains underexplored. In this study, we examine the effects of PO on the development of critical circular FC in CE‐based firms. We draw on primary data from
Ambisisi Ambituuni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greening textile industry in Vietnam

open access: yes, 2011
The textile and garment industry has made a remarkable contribution to the economic development of Vietnam and employs currently a large labor force of 2.5 million people.However, the textile industry is also seen as a most polluting and ...
Nguyen Thi Phuong, L.
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Turning Green Into Gold: The Impact of Green Intellectual Capital on Performance in European Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of green intellectual capital (GIC)—green human, structural and relational capital—on business performance in European firms. Using Eurobarometer 498 data and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS‐SEM), results show that GIC explains 15.4% of the variance in business performance, with green ...
María del Carmen Peces Prieto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From market signals to investor surges—unveiling the fallacy of bird-in-hand in a volatile emerging market

open access: yesFuture Business Journal
The paper re-examines the principle of the bird-in-hand under the dynamic situation in the emerging spots market in Pakistan. Our sample consisted of 100 KSE—100 companies dating 2009–2024.
Zain Abidin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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