Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries

Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and seven years of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 75 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited multiple books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

Chapter1: Do sustainability labels make us more negligent? Rebound and moral licensing effects in the clothing industry.- Chapter2: Sustainability in the apparel industry, The role of consumers' fashion consciousness.- Chapter3: Consumption: Will tomorrow's consumption be completely and absolutely disruptive?.- Chapter4: Does advertising appeal type make a  difference?  A new sustainable fashion product by a luxury and mainstream brand.- Chapter5: Environmental and social sustainability in fashion: A case study analysis of luxury and mass-market brands.- Chapter6: Clothing disposal and sustainability.- Chapter7: Community, local practices and cultural sustainability - A case study of Sambalpuri Ikat Handloom.- Chapter8: Sustainable development in urban artisanal luxury fashion networks.