The Global Textile and Clothing Industry

• Author : Roshan Shishoo
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release Date : 2012-07-18
• ISBN : 9780857095626

Advances in technology, combined with the ever-evolving needs of the global market, are having a strong impact on the textile and clothing sector. The global textile and clothing industry: Technological advances and future challenges provides an essential review of these changes, and considers their implications for future strategies concerning production and marketing of textile products. Beginning with a review of trends in the global textile industry, the book goes on to consider the impact of environmental regulation on future textile

• Author : Mohammad B. Rana,Matthew M.C. Allen
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release Date : 2021-05-28
• ISBN : 9781789907650

This timely book focuses on the upgrading of firms within the global garment industry, examining how garment manufacturers and retailers in different countries internationalize, develop their capabilities and enhance their sustainability. It highlights the important role the global garments industry plays in the socio-economic development and environmental outcomes of emerging economies.

• Author : Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 2004
• ISBN : UCSD:31822033322629

• Author : Grace I. Kunz,Elena Karpova,Myrna B. Garner
• Publisher : Fairchild Books
• Release Date : 2016-03-10
• ISBN : 1501307304

Going Global provides a coherent framework for understanding the textiles and apparel industry in the context of the sustainability of supply chain and global sourcing practices. The manufacturing and distribution of textiles and apparel products is a truly global industry, making it crucial that students are aware of the most current political, social and economic developments within the international marketplace. This third edition includes updated discussions of ethics, social justice, and environmental responsibility; trade agreements; and the role and specialization

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release Date : 2018-11-05
• ISBN : 9780081026533

Circular Economy in Textiles and Apparel: Processing, Manufacturing, and Design is the first book to provide guidance on this subject, presenting the tools for implementing this paradigm and their impact on textile production methods. Sustainable business strategies are also covered, as are new design methods that can help in the reduction of waste. Drawing on contributions from leading experts in industry and academia, this book covers every aspect of this increasingly important subject and speculates on future developments. Provides case

• Author : Gladys Lopez-Acevedo,Raymond Robertson
• Publisher : World Bank Publications
• Release Date : 2012-03-14
• ISBN : 9780821389737

The end of the MFA was followed by rising apparel exports, falling prices, and a reallocation of production and employment between countries. There were also significant changes within countries. The first main finding of this report is that export and employment patterns after the MFA/ATC did not necessarily match predictions. While many predicted that production would shift to low-wage countries, this book shows that only 13 percent of variation in export changes post-MFA can be explained by the differences in

• Author : Wendy Chapkis,Cynthia H. Enloe
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 1983
• ISBN : STANFORD:36105039874495

Rapport om situationen i Filippinerne efter præsident Marcos' fald 1986 og skitse til udvikling af nye relationer med Europa

• Author : Dana Thomas
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release Date : 2019-09-03
• ISBN : 9780735224025

*NYTBR Paperback Row Selection* An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform it What should I wear? It’s one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labor, the environment, and intellectual

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release Date : 2016-10-14
• ISBN : 9789811026393

This book examines in detail key aspects of sustainability in the textile industry, especially environmental, social and economic sustainability in the textiles and clothing sector. It highlights the various faces and facets of sustainability and their implications for textiles and the clothing sector.

• Author : National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary,Fibers, Textiles, and Apparel Industry Panel
• Publisher : National Academies Press
• Release Date : 1983-02-01
• ISBN : 9780309033954

• Author : Umair Hafeez Ghori
• Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
• Release Date : 2012-04-05
• ISBN : 9789041142016

The author presents substantial case studies of the effect of the abolition of quotas on global trade in this sector. Concentrating mainly on China and Pakistan but also examining India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and seven other Asian T&C manufacturing countries, he contrasts post-abolition reality with pre-abolition predictions of the impact of abolishing quotas, and details the continuing distortion caused by tariffs, non-tariff barriers and through trade remedies such as safeguards and anti-dumping. All of the analysis is supported by the

• Author : Mausumi Kar
• Publisher : Springer
• Release Date : 2015-04-30
• ISBN : 9788132223702

This book examines the textile and clothing Industry of India and its trade scenario from a global perspective. New developments in international policies related to trade and investment and falling barriers to trade worldwide as well as within individual regional communities have transformed the structure of production and global competition in the textile and apparel industries across the world. Furthermore, with the incorporation of textile trade in the GATT framework following the removal of quantitative restrictions, and the subsequent liberalization

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release Date : 2018-11-26
• ISBN : 9780081026540

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers

• Author : Abhijit Majumdar,Deepti Gupta,Sanjay Gupta
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release Date : 2020-12-19
• ISBN : 9789811593765

This volume contains select papers presented during the Functional Textiles and Clothing Conference 2020 held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The volume covers recent developments, challenges and opportunities in the field of functional and protective clothing; functional printing and finishing; sustainable production and supply chain; and testing and characterisation. This volume will be of interest to researchers, professional engineers, entrepreneurs, and market stakeholders interested in functional textiles and clothing.

• Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu,Miguel Angel Gardetti
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release Date : 2020-03-31
• ISBN : 9783030385453

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally. Case studies are provided that cover the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable textile issues, including environmental footprints of textile manufacturing, consumer behavior, eco-design in clothing and apparels, supply chain sustainability, the chemistry of textile manufacturing, waste management and textile economics. The set will be of interest to researchers, engineers, industrialists, R&D managers and students working in textile chemistry, economics, materials science, and