The business of sustainability in fashion: following the threads

Chapter 1. Sustainability as a business imperative

Sustainability expert profile : Dr. Neil Drobny

Import terminology

The evolution of sustainability

Sustainability as a business issue

Getting started with sustainable business : a brief guide

Chapter 2. Sustainable development in the fashion industry

Overview of sustainability

Triple bottom line sustainability

The social sustainability pillar

Human rights in the fashion supply chain : defining fair living wage for garment workers

The environmental sustainability pillar

Hazardous chemicals and their usage in the fashion industry : environmental toxins and public health

The economic sustainability pillar

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Student voices : fashion for SDGs

Chapter 3. Sustainability in the fashion business : core principles and assessments

The fashion industry supply chain and global interdependence

Sustainability drivers

Intergovernmental principles

Legislature

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

Interest groups

Why and how do businesses practice sustainability?

Sustainable business practices

Sustainable business assessments

Materiality assessments

Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Social life cycle assessment (S-LCA)

Supplier scorecard assessments

Sustainable business certifications

Chapter 4. Fashion circularity and waste management strategies

Circularity versus linearity

Ten principles for a circular fashion industry

Selection of textiles based on their impacts

Waste management strategies

Waste management and health issues

Textile waste

Textile waste collection market overview

Textile waste diversion : best practices

Other opportunities for textile waste diversion

Packaging waste

Sustainable packaging solutions in use among fashion brands

Sustainability expert profile : Dr. Jana Hawley

Chapter 5. Sustainability communication among fashion brands

Fashion business and sustainability reporting

Fashion transparency index and transparency among fashion brands

Fashion brands' strategies for transparency in sustainability reporting

Student voices : fashion transparency index

Stand earth : fossil-free fashion scorecards and fashion brand rankings

Sustainable products and certifications

Greenwashing and deceptive product labeling

Student voices : federal trade commission product recalls

Chapter 6. Sustainability and engagement

Multistakeholder engagement

Engaging employees

Engaging suppliers

Engaging future generations

Engaging fashion consumers

Six forms of sustainable fashion : what sustainable fashion should consumers buy?

Sustainability expert profile : Dr. Elena Karpova

The intersections of COVID-19 with business and sustainability

The impact of COVID-19 on garment workers

The COVID-19 pandemic's push toward sustainable consumption

Meet the post-COVID-19 fashion consumers

Moving forward in your sustainability career.