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ISSN 2071-1050
Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Can Environmental Impact Assessments Inform a Circular Fashion Future?
Deadline for manuscripts is the 30th of June 2026
This issue aims to address challenges regarding how environmental impact is measured and assessed across all phases of the fashion and textile product lifecycle from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
It encourages critical evaluation of the reliability, authenticity, and usability of data across atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.
Exploring how existing methods of quantification could be having a detrimental effect on sustainable development across the sector, it aims to critically analyse existing tools, methods, and metrics to improve environmental impact assessment methodologies.
We invite researchers, industry experts, and academics to submit papers that address key areas such as:
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Lifecycle Analysis (LCA): Addressing the short-comings of existing metrics and methodologies.
- Transparent Pathways to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Enabling inclusive and accessible routes to accurate, reliable, and authentic sources of EIA.
- Circular Knowledge Systems: Forging cross-disciplinary collaborations and enabling evidenced-based scientific data to be utilised in the development of new products, processes and behaviours.
- Equitable Partnerships: Bridging and managing perceived knowledge/action gaps through communication efficiency across stakeholder groups.
Prof. Dr. Anne Peirson-Smith
Dr. Alana James
Interests: sustainable design innovation; sustainable fashion; sustainable consumer behaviour
Dr. Kelly Sheridan
Interests: environmental pollution; textile sustainability; environmental impact and assessments
Dr. Thomas Stanton
Interests: pollution; community science; interdisciplinary environmental research
Published Papers
Sustainable Fashion in China: Consumers’ Second-Hand Clothing Intentions and Market Evolution
Zhiyi Zhang
As global attention on environmental sustainability grows, the fashion industry is shifting towards circular models, with the second-hand clothing market emerging as a key pathway to sustainable development. In China, this market is rapidly evolving…
Challenges and Responsibilities in Service-Based Sustainable Fashion Retail: Insights and Guidelines from a Qualitative Study
Tommaso Elli
Sustainable fashion retail is associated with supporting circular economy processes through the provision of services that extend the duration of products, their components, and their materials. Considerable attention has been paid to environmental…
Sustainable Treatments in Denim Fabric: A Systematic Review of Environmental Impact
Valeria Chugá-Chamorro, Marco Naranjo-Toro, Omar Godoy-Collaguazo and Andrea Basantes-Andrade
The denim production is among the most polluting processes in textiles due to its high consumption of water, energy, and chemicals. This study presents a Systematic Literature Review (PRISMA 2020) on sustainable treatments applied to denim…
Textile Materials Information for Digital Product Passport Implementation in the Textile and Clothing Ecosystem: A Review on the Role of Raw Fibers in a Substantial Transition
Flavia Papile and Barbara Del Curto
The Textiles and Clothing sector is increasingly focused on transitioning towards circular production, with industrial companies striving to integrate sustainable practices. Achieving this goal can involve the rapid adoption of innovative raw fibers…
Consumer Carbon Footprint of Fashion E-Commerce: A Comparative Analysis Between Omnichannel and Pure-Player Models in Spain
David Antonio Rosas, Carlos Lli-Torrabadella, María Tamames-Sobrino, Irene Miguel-Corbacho and José Luis Olazagoitia
The rapid expansion of fashion e-commerce has raised concerns over the environmental cost of last-mile deliveries, especially in pure-player models. This preliminary study examines the estimated carbon footprint of TENDAM’s omnichannel…
Towards a Circular Fashion Future: A Textile Revalorization Model Combining Public and Expert Insights from Chile
Cristian D. Palma and Priscilla Cabello-Avilez
The global textile industry has a significant environmental impact, driven by fast fashion and rising consumption, which leads to large amounts of waste. In Chile, this problem is especially visible, with thousands of tons of discarded clothing…
Legacy Datasets and Their Impacts: Analysing Ecoinvent’s Influence on Wool and Polyester LCA Outcomes
Mitali Nautiyal, Donna Cleveland, Amabel Hunting and Amanda Smith
Accurate and transparent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) datasets are essential for reliable sustainability evaluations, particularly in the complex and varied textile industry. Historically, the ecoinvent database has been a foundational source for LCA…
Circular Business Strategies in the Portuguese Textile and Clothing Industry
Susana Bernardino, José de Freitas Santos and Margarida Silva
The transition from a linear to a more circular economy has pressured companies from different sectors to implement circular business strategies and redesign their existing business models or even create new ones. The aim of this investigation is…