Towards a sustainable fashion retail supply chain in Europe: Organisation and performance

Sustainability issues are particularly sensitive to the fashion supply chain, given current fierce competition, intensive resource use, and the exposure of penurious labour conditions in some regions. In this paper, we discuss how the sustainability movement is impacting the fashion retail supply ch...

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Published in:International journal of production economics 2008-08, Vol.114 (2), p.534-553
Main Authors: de Brito, Marisa P., Carbone, Valentina, Blanquart, Corinne Meunier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economics and Finance
Fashion
Fashion supply chain
Humanities and Social Sciences
Organisation and performance
Retail stores
Stakeholders’ views
Studies
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Sustainability
Sustainable development
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Summary:Sustainability issues are particularly sensitive to the fashion supply chain, given current fierce competition, intensive resource use, and the exposure of penurious labour conditions in some regions. In this paper, we discuss how the sustainability movement is impacting the fashion retail supply chain organisation and its performance. We carried out a study with stakeholders of the fashion industry and we report on their views. We elaborate on the challenges and conflicts of the different dimensions of sustainability, and we discuss how to leverage both the internal and external organisations in the European supply chain.
ISSN:0925-5273
1873-7579
DOI:10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.06.012