Assessing through a gender-inclusion lens the social Impact of circular strategies in the Apparel Value Chain: The Dutch case

Following on various aspects of consumption such as food packaging (Chapter 7) and the legal grounding of CE (Chapter 8) this essay is focusing on the CE aspects of the apparel industry that is often stigmatised by the take-make-waste model, unfair working conditions and environmental degradation. At the same time, purchases of apparel consumers globally are essential for ensuring the livelihood of millions of workers in developed and developing countries. In this contradictory institutional environment a growing number of apparel businesses are adopting CE as their framework of operations to... Mehr ...