Fashion for the Common Good: Proceedings Global Fashion Conference November 16th - 18th 2023 [Hardcover]

This book presents state-of-the-art research from around the world on how the fashion industry can help in the transition towards a sustainable model of development and a circular economy. It presents the proceedings of the 10th Global Fashion Conference held in 2023, which since its creation in 2008, has endeavoured to contribute to the recognition of a sectoral innovation system, which may lead to regional and transnational policies that promote innovation for the sake of sustainability.

Presenting cutting edge research on how fashion contributes to the common good, the book covers core topics including the circular economy, social innovation, fashion law and sustainability, sustainable finance, and education for sustainability, offering a meaningful contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

1. Exploring eco-design strategies for E-textiles in sports performance applications.- 2. Taking ownership  exploring the need for a blockchain based intellectual property system for fashion designs.- 3. The Role of Fashion Trends in the Circular Economy.- 4. Conveying natural dyes in the fashion industry through design-driven innovation.- 5. Consumer perceptions of app functions designed to reduce unnecessary fashion purchases.- 6. Design Direction tackling Fashion overconsumption with a Mindset change.- 7. Morality Retail: The Case of Dutch Store, Crafted Stories, and Its Common Good Strategy.- 8. Degrowth Implementation in Fashion Brands: A Multi-Case Study.- 9. Blockchain and fashions sustainable development: a systematic literature review.- 10. Education for Sustainability, the link between Food and Fashion Industries: Case-based learning.- 11. Fashion Academia x Fashion Activism: Co-creating a Data for Sustainable FashionCourse.- 12. Towards transformative sustainable fashion education: The Fashion Business SchoollC,