More than enough clothes: a social practice-oriented study of gender and clothing accumulation
Author: Vilde Haugrønning
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Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations
Authors: Irene Maldini, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kate Fletcher Abstract Clothing and textiles are increasingly made of synthetic (fossils-based) fibres, enabling rapid growth in overall production volumes in this sector, with significant environmental impact. This research aims at…
Repairability of clothing and textiles: Consumer practices and policy implications
Authors: Anna Schytte Sigaard and Kirsi Laitala Abstract Extending product lifetimes through repair is a central strategy in sustainable consumption and circular economy initiatives. This article examines how consumers evaluate textile damages and potential to repair,…
New report summarizing knowledge on the environmental challenges associated with textile waste.
Textile waste as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben) – Nasjonalt vitenarkiv The report, written by Kirsi Laitala, discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by…
Textile waste as an environmental challenge – A Knowledge Base for What Now? The Change Lab (Hva nå? Endringslaben)
Author: Kirsi Laitala Summary The report discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by textile waste and provides a knowledge base for the Norwegian learning platform What Now? The Change Lab, aimed at educating children and…
From Clothes to Skin: Chemical Safety in Ultra-Fast Fashion and Luxury Brands’ Clothes
This literature review explores the presence and associated health risks of hazardous chemicals in clothing, with a particular focus on dermal exposure. It investigates the potential health effects of skin contact with toxic substances in…
The EU Textile Strategy: How to Avoid Overproduction and Overconsumption Measures in Environmental Policy
Authors: Irene Maldini and Ingun Grimstad Klepp Abstract The environmental impact of clothing has become critical in recent decades and the growing volume of products in circulation plays a main role. The European Union’s Strategy for…
Gender, Fashion, Sustainability
Author: Kate Fletcher Abstract The ability to affect sustainability outcomes is often culturally gendered. This article examines sustainability practices in fashion in the light of core themes in the gender and sustainability literature, drawing upon…
Comparing Male and Female Wardrobes: Gender Dynamics in the Practice of Dressing
Authors: Vilde Haugrønning, Ingrid Haugsrud Abstract This chapter explores the influence of gender on clothing consumption and the impact on differences in clothing volumes between men and women. Based on a qualitative and quantitative wardrobe…
Pakket i plast
“Wrapped in plastic” was a talk given during the Forskning i Friluftsliv conference by Kate Fletcher and Ingun Grimstad Klepp.
Overcoming barriers for “strong” sustainable consumption policy: the case of the Amsterdam Doughnut
Abstract This case study of the Amsterdam Doughnut highlights how barriers for “strong” sustainable consumption policy pinpointed in the literature were to some extent overcome in the city policy of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the…
Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
Authors: Kate Fletcher and Anna Fitzpatrick Abstract Durability is widely recognized as a key feature of materially resource-ful, lower-carbon clothing lives. Yet most of what is known about long-lasting garments is rooted in Euro-American ways…