Creating sustainable supply chains : stories of fashion, textiles and place / Leslie Davis Burns, Jeanne Carver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burns, Leslie Davis, author.

Carver, Jeanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woolen and worsted manufacture--Case studies.

Woolen and worsted manufacture.

Weavers--Interviews.

Weavers.

Textile manufacturers--Interviews.

Textile manufacturers.

Clothing trade--Sustainable methods.

Clothing trade.

Business logistics.

Green products.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

"Introduces one of the biggest challenges facing the global fashion industry through six case studies. By following six companies who have successfully implemented sustainable practices it will help the next generation of innovators learn from hard-won lessons and inspire them to adopt sustainability in their fashion designs and production"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sustainable supply chains in the global fashion industry

Imperial Stock Ranch and Shaniko Wool Company : natural adaptations

Angela Damman Yucatán : advancing cultural traditions

Tonlé : every thread counts

Alabama Chanin : loving the thread

Indigenous Designs : climbing a mountain

Harris Tweed : às an ghearann tha an t-aodach a' tighinn = from the land comes the cloth

Creating value through sustainable supply chains.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350136373

1350136379

9781350136359

1350136352

OCLC:

1260346010