| Title |
The role of multi-stakeholder initiatives in advancing circularity and social sustainability in the textiles sector of Bangladesh |
| ID_Doc |
16891 |
| Authors |
Khan, AM; van Dijk, MP |
| Title |
The role of multi-stakeholder initiatives in advancing circularity and social sustainability in the textiles sector of Bangladesh |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
Journal Of International Development, 36, 3 |
| DOI |
10.1002/jid.3879 |
| Abstract |
The global north is garnering multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) for circular textiles. Past MSIs however have yielded less-than-satisfactory social sustainability outcomes in Bangladesh. So this article asks, what impact has textiles MSIs have had on the sustainability transformation of the textiles chain in Bangladesh? And how can policymakers accelerate this transition to a circular economy? Fieldwork finds circularity issues are advancing at different rates because the industry transformation is suffering from lack of attention, motivation, knowledge, relationships, and resources at the micro-level, and a lack of strategic alignment, structural flexibility, and routine rigidity, between MSI stakeholders, at the meso and macro levels. The article then discusses the role of MSIs in restructuring the global textiles industry and offers a five-pronged approach to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. |
| Author Keywords |
Bangladesh; circular economy; labour conditions; multi-stakeholder initiatives; power dynamics; structuration theory; sustainability; textiles |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001148625900001 |
| WoS Category |
Development Studies |
| Research Area |
Development Studies |
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