Handbook of Sustainable Textile Production

This authoritative reference work provides a detailed study of sustainable development of textiles. The book opens with an introduction to the topic. The second part of the book is dedicated to defining the principles of sustainability and its use in legislation in the industry. Chapters in the third part of the book investigate the impact of textiles throughout the supply chain. The book examines methods that specify quality and functions in textiles in order to reduce textile waste and improve sustainability. A series of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) carried out in the European textile industry are investigated in the fifth part of the book. The book concludes with a discussion on sustainable textiles from a marketing perspective.