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Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in Fashion

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals for the Textile and Fashion Industry

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Fashion calls for constant change which urges consumers to indulge in purchasing garments to keep track with the latest trends. These practices result in large consumption patterns of clothing while the nonuse of fashion apparels is hidden truth. Clothes that are purchased with intense interest lie idle either in the wardrobe or in the landfill. The textile and apparel industry invest huge resources for the manufacture of garments to meet the demand of the consumers. Labels of top brands, retail houses, marketing divisions and advertising sectors add glamor to fashion to draw the attention of the consumer and manufacturers involved in fabric production and apparel development work towards high targets at the cost of environmental and social implications. The fashion industry is the backbone of textile and apparel production as all endeavors start with the design phase. Designers today have a different motto, and they work for long-lasting sustainable designs which in turn will promote sustainable consumption and production patterns among end users. This chapter will analyze the role of sustainable design development, the awareness of slow fashion and change in mind-set of the consumer to attain the 12th goal (Responsible Consumption and Production) of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Radhakrishnan, S. (2020). Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in Fashion. In: Gardetti, M., Muthu, S. (eds) The UN Sustainable Development Goals for the Textile and Fashion Industry. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8787-6_4

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