The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Jagdeep Singh. Foto.

Jagdeep Singh

Researcher

Jagdeep Singh. Foto.

Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Scaling up UK Fashion Upcycling Businesses

Author

  • Kyungeun Sung
  • Tim Cooper
  • Johanna Oehlmann
  • Jagdeep Singh
  • Oksana Mont

Summary, in English

Fashion upcycling, the process of using waste clothing and textiles to create new products, is an alternative to business-as-usual practices which can effectively address concerns on excessive consumption of energy and material resources and use of chemicals in the fashion industry. Scaling up fashion upcycling businesses could enable the transition of the fashion industry towards sustainability. Past studies in fashion upcycling have paid attention to limited aspects of the businesses, and comprehensive synthesis of viewpoints from diverse stakeholders involved in the business is lacking. This paper provides such a synthesis, focusing on the challenges and success factors for expanding (or scaling up) UK fashion upcycling businesses. Twenty three stakeholders in the UK were interviewed. Four different perspectives (by material suppliers, upcyclers, retailers and consumers) on challenges and success factors for scaling up fashion upcycling businesses in the UK as well as suitable actors to take actions for positive change were identified. Common challenges and success factors across stakeholders were highlighted. The paper further discusses theoretical and practical implications of the study.

Department/s

  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2020-04-21

Language

English

Pages

331-350

Publication/Series

Fashion Practice

Volume

12

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Business Administration
  • Environmental Management

Keywords

  • fashion
  • scaling up
  • sustainability
  • sustainable business
  • sustainable consumption
  • sustainable design
  • sustainable production
  • transition
  • upcycling

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1756-9370