Women in the startup industry have been faced with challenges of inequality for quite some time. Although the gender gap in startup culture is not new, the growing magnitude of women empowerment has led to an influx of women entrepreneurs and women venture capitalists. The purpose of this research is to look at the effects …
This paper explores the viability of the modern American hemp market following the 2018 Farm Bill which made it legal to grow hemp on a large scale in the United States for the first time since the late 1930’s. Looking to the future it will now be possible for farmers to get production licenses, get …
Entrepreneurship in the fashion industry is growing. Fashion school graduates are entering the industry by starting their own fashion lines built on their aesthetic visions, their values, and their philosophies. Social entrepreneurs are starting fashion brands to make an impact and pursue sustainable-focused business. These small brands, referred to as micro-size brands, make up a …
The actions caused by the fashion industry are causing substantial, and in some cases, irreversible damage to the environment. With an estimated eighty percent of environmental impact happening in the product design stage, fashion brands need to change the way they are currently working (“Make Fashion Circular,” n.d). While other industries have been early adopters …
The vast availability of low cost, low-quality clothing and textiles brought about the near disappearance of the textile industry in the Philippines. Today, the Philippine textiles industry is experiencing a revival including the sector of traditional artisanal textiles. However, Philippine artisans are facing challenges, in the sourcing of local materials. As a result of the …
Overproduction is a problem in the retail industry and too much unsold inventory is being created. However, disruptive fashion rental services provide an interesting solution to the problem of too much inventory. Rental services could lead to less unnecessary inventory being created and could also leave the customer with more options at a potentially lower …
In the United States, 26 billion pounds of textiles end up in landfills. Much of this waste is due to the linear and traditional “take-make-dispose” discard model. This research aims to further the adoption of a circular fashion model by first understanding how consumers engage with digital technologies, and by determining which information is most …
The need to tackle the growing textile waste problem is well-established for post- consumer, pre-consumer, and post-industrial waste types. If fibers were made from all the post- consumer textile cotton waste generated annually in the USA alone, it would be ten times the current, annual supply of organic cotton available globally. However, the scale of …
This paper examines the secondhand clothing market in Africa using Ghana as a case study to determine how this business is impacting the local apparel industry and the environment respectively. The study seeks to find out what is influencing the importation of used clothing from western countries to Africa, specifically Ghana. The research explores how …
“Artisanal” approaches to production and services are a growing trend across industries – from beer to bread, clothing and advertising. But in the Global South, artisan work has the potential to be much more. Across low- and middle-income countries, artisanal approaches to work have proven to be uniquely fit for those experiencing unemployment or poverty, …
