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  3. Sustainable Value Chains in the Global Garment Industry
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2023
Print publication year:
2023
Online ISBN:
9781009217729
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009217729
Series:
Elements in Business Strategy
Subjects:
Strategic Management, Management
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Book description

The widespread prevalence of economically, socially, and environmentally unsustainable practices in global value chains is a pressing international challenge. The way to improve systems and practices in the complex networks that characterize contemporary production processes is not clear cut. Finding solutions requires innovation. This Element examines the structures of garment value chains and explores how innovation related to sustainability is taking place in these chains. Furthermore, it identifies barriers and opportunities for innovations to break through and stimulate industry-wide change.

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