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Sustainable fashion: challenges and barriers for advancing the circular economy

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  • Simone Sehnem

    (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
    Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL))

  • Leonice Troiani

    (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina–UNOESC)

  • Ana Cláudia Lara

    (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina–UNOESC)

  • Marcelo Guerreiro Crizel

    (Environmental Sciences – UNOCHAPECO)

  • Luciano Carvalho

    (Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB)

  • Vinícius Picanço Rodrigues

    (Insper, Rua Quatá, 300 - Vila Olímpia)

Abstract

The textile sector is considered one of the most polluting sectors of society. In order to generate a transformation in value-added products from the textile production chain, the educational sector plays a strategic role. This paper validates theoretical propositions about teaching good practices in sustainability and circular economy. The theoretical assumptions that supported this study are circular economy and sustainable fashion. The study was carried out in Brazil, and it includes Fashion Design courses at the undergraduate level. Primary data was obtained by the application of a questionnaire with teachers, coordinators and students of 54 courses. The main results show the absence of the term teaching of good sustainability practices within the political pedagogical projects of the analyzed courses. We conclude that, although there is an internalization of sustainability and circular economy practices, it is still necessary to evolve a higher maturity stage in the type of practices disseminated and in the emphasis on practices associated with the core of the circular economy. Practices are capable of generating a new meaning in the fashion sector, circulating materials and retaining value in resources in a strategic way and generating innovative solutions for the sustainable fashion segment.

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  • Simone Sehnem & Leonice Troiani & Ana Cláudia Lara & Marcelo Guerreiro Crizel & Luciano Carvalho & Vinícius Picanço Rodrigues, 2024. "Sustainable fashion: challenges and barriers for advancing the circular economy," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(2), pages 4097-4118, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:26:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s10668-022-02872-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02872-9
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