The objective of the “Sustainable business management in the fashion industry” module is to introduce the learners to those this major concept, which englobes an introduction to theSustainablee Development Goals as well as to circular economy principles, that will reinforce the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of a fashion business. It is also aimed at providing strategic elements that can support the fashion company in the implementation of such policies at the business level.
By completing this module, on the one side, the learner will have a basic knowledge of what are the SDG of the UN, and the major policies related to sustainable development. We will review the dominant business models in the fashion industry, and then, the learner will have the ability to place that knowledge in a business context to integrate those sustainable and social elements in a company.
TOPICS FOR COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION
Provide here at least 2 topics that will be in the forum:
- SDG and fashion industry: what can be done in line with SDG nº 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and nº9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure)?
- Why is fast fashion out of fashion? Share your opinion
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 32 Lessons
- Lifetime
- [:en]HISTORY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SDG, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE[:][:it]1.2. STORIA DELLA SOSTENIBILITÀ E DELLA SDG, PRATICA COMMERCIALE SOSTENIBILE[:][:pl]HISTORIA ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU I CELE ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU, ZRÓWNOWAŻONE DZIAŁANIA BIZNESOWE[:][:es]HISTORIA DE SOSTENIBILIDAD Y ODS, PRÁCTICA EMPRESARIAL SOSTENIBLE[:][:el]ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΩΣΙΜΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΕΙΦΟΡΙΑΣ, ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΗ[:]10
- [:en]MAIN FASHION BUSINESS MODELS AND THEIR IMPACT[:][:it]I PRINCIPALI MODELLI DI BUSINESS DELLA MODA E IL LORO IMPATTO[:][:pl]GŁÓWNE MODOWE MODELE BIZNESOWE I ICH WPŁYW NA ŚRODOWISKO I SPOŁECZEŃSTWO[:][:es]PRINCIPALES MODELOS DE NEGOCIO DE MODA Y SU IMPACTO[:][:el]ΚΥΡΙΑ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΑ ΜΟΝΤΕΛΑ ΜΟΔΑΣ ΚΑΙ Ο ΑΝΤΙΚΤΥΠΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ[:]10
- 2.1INTRODUCTION
- 2.2LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- 2.3Short history of the textile/ fashion industry until nowadays business models
- 2.4The globalised Textile supply chain and its general impact
- 2.5Main Fashion business strategies and their sustainable impact
- 2.6CASE STUDY
- 2.7PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- 2.8REFERENCES
- 2.9EXTERNAL RESOURCES
- 2.10WORKSHEET
- [:en]SUSTAINABILITY APPLIED TO FASHION SMEs: BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND ECO-SOLUTIONS[:][:it]SOSTENIBILITÀ APPLICATA ALLE PMI DELLA MODA: STRATEGIE D'IMPRESA ED ECOSOLUZIONI[:][:pl]KRYTERIA ZRÓWNOWAŻONEGO ROZWOJU W ODNIESIENIU DO MAŁYCH I ŚREDNICH PRZEDSIĘBIORSTW DZIAŁAJĄCYCH W BRANŻY TEKSYLNEJ: STRATEGIE BIZNESOWE I ROZWIĄZANIA PROEKOLOGICZNE[:][:es]LA SOSTENIBILIDAD APLICADA A LAS PYMES DE MODA: ESTRATEGIAS EMPRESARIALES Y ECO-SOLUCIONES[:][:el]Η ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΩΣΗΜΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΜΕΣΑΙΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ (ΜΜΕ) ΜΟΔΑΣ: ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΕΣ ΛΥΣΕΙΣ[:]12
- 3.2INTRODUCTION
- 3.3LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- 3.4Major circular trends and business opportunities
- 3.5Areas of application for the fashion business to become circular
- 3.6Main changes in business models in the field of circular economy
- 3.7Circular strategies for textile entrepreneur
- 3.8The eco-design approach in fashion
- 3.9CASE STUDY
- 3.10PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
- 3.11REFERENCES
- 3.12EXTERNAL RESOURCES
- 3.13WORKSHEET