(Un)Sustainable transitions towards fast and ultra-fast fashion

Fashion and Textiles

Review

Olli Sahimaa¹  Teresa Haukkala²  Tulin Dzhengiz³ 

[1] Aalto University School of Business, 02150 Espoo / P.O. Box 21210, Ekonominaukio 1, 00076, Aalto, Finland;Department of Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (MIE) i³-CRG — Management Research Centre, Innovation Interdisciplinary Institute (UMR CNRS 9217) ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE Drahi Xnovation Center, Bureau 86.20.51 - 1er étage Avenue Coriolis, 91128, Palaiseau, France;Department of Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University, BS5.32 Business School, All Saints, M15 6BH, Manchester, UK;

关键词: Multi-level perspective;    Sustainability transitions;    Unsustainability;    Institutional logics;    Framing contests;    Fashion industry;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40691-023-00337-9

 received in 2022-02-24, accepted in 2023-03-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Due to pressing sustainability challenges, the fashion industry is undergoing tremendous change. Surprisingly, even though the unique context of fashion presents an opportunity for scholars to explore the (un)sustainable transitions, this context has yet to receive the attention of transition scholars. Our article explores fashion transitions and develops a conceptual framework demonstrating this transition's multi-level and multi-dimensional interactions. We draw on three literature areas: multi-level perspective (MLP) of sustainable transitions, institutional logics and framing contests. We then introduce a conceptual framework and illustrative examples from the industry and demonstrate the tensions between positive and negative environmental and socialsustainability developments at the niche, regime and landscape levels. We show that while many positive developments can be seen in the regime players through the adoption of corporate sustainability initiatives, new business models and collaborations, more attention should also be given to some adverse developments. Overall, we contribute to the literature by exploring fashion transitions, an under-explored context, and by demonstrating the complexity of interactions due to the diffusion of heterogeneous institutional logics and framing contests between players.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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