Advancing Business Strategy in End‐Of‐Life Management for the Fashion Industry

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-05-02 DOI:10.1002/bse.4318

Giuseppe Bonifazi, Idiano D'Adamo, Chiara Grosso, Roberta Palmieri

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Abstract

Fast fashion is disrupting circularity in the fashion industry, necessitating strategic business models fostering sustainable production. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding criteria for assessing the end‐of‐life (EoL) management of textile products. The present study aimed to identify the most effective EoL strategies to support fashion companies in closing the loop, comparing reuse, mechanical recycling, and chemical recycling against landfill disposal. Using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA), the research engaged with diverse stakeholder categories (i.e., academics, industry professionals, consultants, and politicians) to evaluate several aspects of sustainability. The results highlight the dominant role played by sustainable policy considerations over economic and environmental factors and the relatively lower weight given to technological and social aspects. Reuse emerged as the most beneficial strategy, followed by mechanical recycling and chemical recycling. Additionally, the results underscore the urgency of avoiding landfill disposal. The findings offer a strategic framework for promoting textile EoL management, in alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 12.

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推进时尚行业生命周期末期管理的商业战略

快时尚正在打破时尚产业的循环，需要培育可持续生产的战略商业模式。然而，关于纺织品寿命终止（EoL）管理评估标准的文献存在空白。本研究旨在确定最有效的EoL策略，以支持时尚公司关闭循环，比较再利用，机械回收和化学回收与垃圾填埋处理。使用多标准决策分析（MCDA），研究涉及不同的利益相关者类别（即学者，行业专业人士，顾问和政治家）来评估可持续性的几个方面。结果突出了可持续政策考虑对经济和环境因素的主导作用，而对技术和社会方面的重视相对较低。再利用成为最有利的策略，其次是机械回收和化学回收。此外，研究结果强调了避免垃圾填埋的紧迫性。研究结果为促进纺织品EoL管理提供了一个战略框架，与可持续发展目标12保持一致。

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22.50

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19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.