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… The EU Textile Strategy: How to Avoid Overproduction and Overconsumption Measures in Environmental Policy
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… Gender, Fashion, Sustainability
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… Comparing Male and Female Wardrobes: Gender Dynamics in the Practice of Dressing
“Wrapped in plastic” was a talk given during the Forskning i Friluftsliv conference by Kate Fletcher and Ingun Grimstad Klepp.
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… Overcoming barriers for “strong” sustainable consumption policy: the case of the Amsterdam Doughnut
Authors: Ingrid Haugsrud, Ingun Grimstad Klepp and Kirsi Laitala Abstract The impact of the fashion industry on the environment is undoubtedly size-able. In response, the last decade has seen various changes in the fashion industry… Clothing Care – The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability in Fashion
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… Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
Authors: Katia Vladimirova, Yassie Samie, Irene Maldini, Samira Iran, Kirsi Laitala, Claudia E. Henninger, Sarah Ibrahim Alosaimi, Kelly Drennan, Hannah Lam, Ana-Luisa Teixeira, Iva Jestratijevic & Sabine Weber Abstract Wealthy cities are the primary hubs… Urban transitions toward sufficiency-oriented circular post-consumer textile economies
Abstract This study is about mining the past to better understand how we imagine and shape the future. The present report is a deliverable from Work Package 1: “Mine” in the research project IMAGINE: Contested… Imagining Future(s): Mining Literacies of Sustainable Consumption
Authors: Lisbeth Løvbak Berg, Marie Hebrok Abstract Increasing product longevity is seen as an effective way to reduce consumption within the circular economy. This paper explores narratives of product longevity, focusing on textiles, household appliances,… Holding on or letting go: Conflicting narratives of product longevity