| Title |
Characteristics of textile and clothing sector social entrepreneurs in the transition to the circular economy |
| ID_Doc |
2176 |
| Authors |
Staicu, D |
| Title |
Characteristics of textile and clothing sector social entrepreneurs in the transition to the circular economy |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Industria Textila, 72, 1 |
| DOI |
10.35530/IT.072.01.202031 |
| Abstract |
The limits of the present take-make-waste business model are extremely visible when examining the textile and clothing industry. The concept of circular economy gained traction, which has led to the creation of policy actions throughout the life cycle of a product and at disposal. Transitioning from linear to circular economy business models requires significant value-chain changes in both production and consumption patterns. Existing circular business models are paving the way towards a paradigm shift. However, the literature has not retained much empirical evidence about these sustainability-oriented innovators which are invisible and work in anonymity. This study provides a simple, yet rich and unique overview of the characteristics of circular economy business models in the textile and clothing sector in Romania, identified through qualitative analysis performed on the entire population of sustainability-oriented innovators identified in Romania in the textile and clothing sector in a previous study done by the same author. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire with 37 questions connected to four areas: human resources, legal and fiscal framework, customers and communication, and materials, tools or technology employed. With a 100% response rate, the real significance of this paper is that it may have discovered the real contribution of these agents of change in the circular economy, functional circular business models which have never been studied before as a population. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; innovation; social enterprise; sustainability-oriented innovators; sustainable entrepreneurship; textile and clothing sector |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000627567800011 |
| WoS Category |
Materials Science, Textiles |
| Research Area |
Materials Science |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.35530/it.072.01.202031
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