Traceability and transparency: enhancing sustainability and circularity in garment and footwear

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-24 DOI:10.1080/15487733.2022.2028454

F. Rinaldi, Claudia Di Bernardino, Virginia Cram-Martos, Maria Teresa Pisani

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Abstract

Abstract This Brief Report on the sustainability and circularity of global fashion-value chains discusses the content and potential impact of Recommendation No. 46, “Enhancing Traceability and Transparency of Sustainable Value Chains in Garment and Footwear” developed under the auspices and approved by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) in April 2021. It is a key output from a project undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and currently being implemented by UN/CEFACT in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and financed by the European Union. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the weakness of opaque garment- and footwear-value chains that lack traceability or transparency for brands, suppliers, and consumers. The public health crisis also increased consumer awareness of sustainability and the need for sustainability information. Recommendation No. 46 starts to set global standards for traceability and transparency and this Brief Report highlights its potential benefits on garment- and footwear-value chains that include nudging single consumer behaviors, supporting broader societal inclusiveness, helping manufacturers to implement circularity, and offering governmental bodies new tools for guiding the sustainable transition and verifying its effectiveness.

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可追溯性和透明度:提高服装和鞋类的可持续性和循环性

这份关于全球时尚价值链可持续性和循环性的简要报告讨论了第46号建议的内容和潜在影响，“提高服装和鞋类可持续价值链的可追溯性和透明度”，该建议是在联合国贸易便利化和电子商务中心(UN/CEFACT)的主持下制定的，并于2021年4月获得了批准。这是联合国欧洲经济委员会(欧洲经委会)进行的一个项目的主要产出，目前由联合国/欧洲经委会与国际贸易中心合作执行，并由欧洲联盟提供资金。2019冠状病毒病大流行凸显了不透明的服装和鞋类价值链的弱点，这些价值链对品牌、供应商和消费者缺乏可追溯性或透明度。公共卫生危机也提高了消费者对可持续性的认识和对可持续性信息的需求。第46号建议开始制定可追溯性和透明度的全球标准，本简要报告强调了其对服装和鞋类价值链的潜在好处，包括推动单一消费者行为，支持更广泛的社会包容性，帮助制造商实施循环，并为政府机构提供指导可持续转型和验证其有效性的新工具。

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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

CiteScore

12.00

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0.00%

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审稿时长

27 weeks

期刊介绍： Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.