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Should the textile “plastification” be reversed?

The production of polyester is increasing rapidly, and so is the disagreement about whether this is a problem. A new article and policy brief summarise the perspectives of textile companies that have taken a clear stand against “plastification”, offering recommendations to policymakers and businesses on how to halt this trend.

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… Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations

‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

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Authors: Ingun Grimstad Klepp, Bjørn Sverre Hol Haugen, Marie Ulväng, Pernilla Rasmussen, Ingrid Haugsrud This study explores how ideas of variety were created and practised among women and men of different social strata in Norway… ‘Creating’ variety without waste: Pre-industrial dress practices as inspiration for updating the sustainability discourse

Creating variety without waste

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New paper in CHANGE

The paper looks at the acquisition and use of clothes in the period of 1780–1850 to understand how variety was achieved and to discuss whether historical research can inform today’s debate on clothing and the environment. Three researchers from Norway and Sweden with in-depth knowledge of clothing during that period look at their material through questions based on current clothing and sustainability discourse, provided by the last two authors. The paper explores how ideas of variety were created and practised before the big changes in the second half of the nineteenth century.