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Sustainability in the Textile Industry

Part of the book series: Textile Science and Clothing Technology ((TSCT))

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Textile industry is one of the basic industries which satisfies one of the basic needs of people and hence becomes as an inevitable part of human’s life. This book is planning to cover the detailed aspects of sustainability in textile industry encompassing environmental, social and economic sustainability in textiles and clothing sector. Beginning with the introduction to various faces and facets of sustainability, this book revolves around their implications to textiles and clothing sector. It is important and need of the hour to talk about the environmental impacts of textiles and clothing. But when it comes to sustainability of textiles and clothing, it is most commonly noticed from various sources such as literature and media that the other two pillars of sustainability namely social and economic are masked and carried away by the environmental impacts. Only environmental impacts are in focus when sustainability in textiles is defined. The other two parts or elements of sustainability are also equally important and they make much more sense when it comes to sustainability in textile industry. These uncharted areas will be discussed in detail to augment to the sustainability in textiles knowledge further.

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    Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

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Muthu, S.S. (2017). Introduction. In: Muthu, S. (eds) Sustainability in the Textile Industry. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2639-3_1

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