Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing Regulatory Aspects and

This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and clothing sector. The chapters covered in three volumes of this series title cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainable development in textiles and

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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Editor

Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing Regulatory Aspects and Sustainability Standards of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain

Textile Science and Clothing Technology Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13111

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Editor

Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing Regulatory Aspects and Sustainability Standards of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain

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Editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Sustainability Consultant Global Sustainability Services SGS Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

ISSN 2197-9863 ISBN 978-981-287-163-3 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-164-0

ISSN 2197-9871 (electronic) ISBN 978-981-287-164-0 (eBook)

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Preface

Sustainability is no longer a new concept in any industrial sector, including the clothing industry. Each face and facet of sustainability—namely the economic, environmental, and social aspects—are becoming familiar to and widely practiced by different