Technology, Sustainability and the Fashion Industry: Can Fashion Save the World? (Responsible Fashion) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032658517 ISBN 13: 9781032658513

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

There is widespread rhetorical agreement that the fashion industry must get itself onto a more sustainable footing. What does this mean in practice, and how can sustainability be achieved in different regions around the world?

This book brings together expert scholars and reflective practitioners via a network of dialogue and exchange to help drive forward a sustainable future for the fashion industry. With a focus on technological innovation, the contributions to this book provide a range of case studies from design thinking, through digital clothing and inclusive fashion.

This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars in the fields of circular business and the fashion industry, and provides a unique resource for readers seeking to understand more about the need for responsible fashion and how technology might be able to help.

About this title

About the Author

Annick Schramme is Professor and Academic Director of the Master Cultural Management and the Master Responsible Fashion Management at the University of Antwerp/Antwerp Management School, Belgium.

Nathalie Verboven is a Researcher and Teaching Assistant in Cultural Management and supports the Summer School on Responsible Fashion Management at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032658517
• ISBN 13: 9781032658513
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Schramme Annick, Verboven Nathalie