This book presents applications of blockchain technologies to foster sustainable development in the textile and clothing supply chain. The concept of Textiles and Fashion Sustainability has grown to a wider extent today. Among the list of items to achieve Sustainability in Textiles and Fashion, the key element is the traceability of supply chains in terms of mapping and tracing the entire supply chain to ensure sustainable supply chain management. Reliable and transparent, efficient data is one of the crucial requirements for Textiles and Fashion Sustainability in today’s advanced industrial context and this is possible in this advanced era by various technological advancements such as Block chain technologies. These days one can see a widespread application of blockchain technology in the Textiles and Clothing sector. The core competencies of blockchain technology namely transparency, data auditability, privacy, value transfer, and process efficiency and automation are very much essential for achieving the multifold objectives under the theme Textiles and Fashion Sustainability.
Author(s): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Series: Textile Science and Clothing Technology
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 130
City: Singapore
Introduction
Contents
About the Editor
Combating Luxury Counterfeiting Through Blockchain Technology
1 Introduction
2 Definition of Counterfeiting
2.1 Geography of Counterfeiting
3 Luxury Brands (LB) Counterfeiting
3.1 Luxury Resale Market
3.2 Who Buys Counterfeit LBs?
4 Advanced Technologies in Combating Counterfeiting
5 Blockchain Technology
5.1 How It Works
5.2 Key Blockchain Features
5.3 Benefits of Using Blockchain
5.4 Examples of Luxury Firms Using Blockchain Technology
5.5 AURA Consortium
5.6 Arianee Consortium
6 Managerial Implications
7 Conclusion
References
Boosting Luxury Sustainability Through Blockchain Technology
1 Introduction
2 Luxury Fashion Industry
3 Unethical Practices in Luxury Industry
3.1 Water Pollution and Over-Consumption
3.2 Labor Exploitation
3.3 Low wages
3.4 Health and Safety Risks
3.5 Environmental Deprivation
3.6 Animal Cruelty
4 Sustainable Luxury is the Solution
4.1 Sustainable Sourcing and Production
4.2 Product Recycling
4.3 Animal Welfare Initiatives
4.4 Labor Rights Augmentation
5 Blockchain Technology for a Sustainable Luxury Image
5.1 Luxury Supply Chain Sustainability
5.2 Blockchain Technology (BCT) for Sustainable Supply Chains
5.3 Promising Benefits of Blockchain for the Luxury Fashion Sector
5.4 Challenges of Adopting Blockchain to Luxury Fashion Brands
6 Conclusion
References
DIGITAL HESITANCY: Examining the Organisational Mindset Required for the Adoption of Digitalised Textile Supply Chain Transparency
1 Introduction
1.1 Integration with Other Technologies
1.2 Ideal Technology for Idealist Business Models
1.3 Value Creation
2 Diffusion of Innovations
2.1 Digital Transformation, Challenges in Adoption and Implementation
2.2 Is Blockchain Adoption Inevitable?
3 Methodology
4 Findings and Discussions
5 Implications, Limitations and Future Research
6 Conclusion
References
Blockchain Utility by Pioneers in Fashion and Apparel Industry
1 Introduction
2 SWOT Analysis of Blockchain, NFTs in Fashion Industry
2.1 Strengths
2.2 Weakness
2.3 Opportunities
2.4 Threats
3 Counterfeit Battle: Blockchain Edition
3.1 Real-Time Applications: Crypto’s Combat with Dupes
4 Fashion industry’s Supply Chain: Reducing Complexity
4.1 Supply Chain Transparency and Traceability: Blockchain Era
5 Customer Care and Customer Interaction: Blockchain Era
6 Laborers Welfare: The New Blockchain Solution
7 Blockchain Collaborates with Metaverse
7.1 Scope of Fashion in Metaverse
7.2 Luxury Brands: Investing in Metaverse Through Blockchain
7.3 Current Status of Metaverse in Luxury Fashion
7.4 Future of Luxury Fashion with Metaverse
8 Fashion–Blockchain–Gaming: The Triangle
9 NFTs: Digital Fashion and Luxury Brands
9.1 Tech Start-Ups into NFT
9.2 Case Studies on NFTs: Luxury Brand Edition
10 Future of Blockchain and NFTs
11 Conclusion
References
The Future of Blockchain for Wastewater Treatment in the Textiles Industry
1 Introduction
2 Wastewater Treatment in the Textiles Industry
3 Blockchain
4 Application of Blockchain
5 Blockchain for Wastewater Treatment
6 Conclusion and Future Perspective
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