Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries Consumerism and

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally. Case studies are provided that cover the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable textile issues, including environmental footprints o

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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries Consumerism and Fashion Sustainability

Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry

Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Head of Sustainability, SgT and API, Kowloon, Hong Kong

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16490

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries Consumerism and Fashion Sustainability

Editors Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Head of Sustainability SgT and API Kowloon, Hong Kong

Miguel Angel Gardetti Centro de Estudios para el Lujo Sustentable Buenos Aires, Argentina

ISSN 2662-7108     ISSN 2662-7116 (electronic) Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry ISBN 978-3-030-38531-6    ISBN 978-3-030-38532-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38532-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

Research confirms that for certain products, the consumer stage (care and disposal stage of life cycle) causes the most detrimental impacts to the environment. This volume deals with environmental issues from the textile care stage and how this can be made sustainable. It begins with the work titled “Do Sustainability Labels Make Us More Negligent? Rebound and Moral Licensing Effects in the Clothing Industry” developed by Feray Adıgüzel, Carolina Linkowski, and Erik Olson. In this chapter, they analyze rebound and moral licensing effects and the potentially ineffective sustainable policies in the clothing industry, since sustainable fashion b