Awareness of the environmental impact of clothing production and consumption among Slovenian female customers

Sedej, Tanja (author), Toroš, Ivan (author)

The textile industry, where clothing industry accounts for an important share, is one of the most polluting industries in the world. As a result, clothing consumption has a significant impact on the environment. The consumption of clothing has been increasing rapidly in line with growth in the middle classes in developing nations and the fast-fashion business model. At the same time, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability, and have been changing their behaviour accordingly. In this study, we focused our attention on awareness of the environmental impact of clothing production and consumption from the point of view of consumer knowledge, as it relates to different generations, marital statuses, living environments, household income and type of purchasing store. The study reveals a high-level of consumer-evaluated knowledge regarding the effects of clothing production and consumption, as well as the purchasing preference in fast-fashion stores.

• Language: English
• Keywords: clothing consumption, customer behaviour, sustainability, contemporary environment, waste pollution logistics
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: NTF - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 105-115
• Numbering: Vol. 66, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164732
• UDC: 677:366.1
• ISSN on article: 0351-3386
• DOI: 10.14502/tekstilec.66.2023001
• COBISS.SI-ID: 156405507
• Publication date in RUL: 08.11.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Tekstilec : glasilo slovenskih tekstilcev
• Shortened title: Tekstilec
• Publisher: Zveza inženirjev in tehnikov tekstilcev, Splošno združenje tekstilne industrije, Zveza inženirjev in tehnikov tekstilcev, Splošno združenje tekstilne industrije, Društvo inženirjev in tehnikov tekstilcev, Univerza v Ljubljani, Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za tekstilstvo, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 0351-3386
• COBISS.SI-ID: 763396

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Zavedanje glede okoljskih vplivov proizvodnje in potrošnje oblačil

Abstract

Industrija tekstila, kjer predstavlja industrija oblačil pomemben delež, je izmed najbolj onesnažujočih industrij na svetu, posledično pa ima potrošnja oblačil pomemben vpliv na okolje. Z naraščanjem srednjega razreda v državah razvojem in vzpon modela hitra mode, potrošnja oblačil raste izjemno hitro. Hkrati se potrošniki vse bolj zavedajo pomena trajnosti in temu primerno spreminjajo svoje potrošniško vedenje. V raziskavi smo se osredotočili na zavedanje vplivov proizvodnje in potrošnje oblačil na okolje z vidika znanja oz. poznavanja v povezavi z različnimi generacijami, zakonskim statusom, življenjskim okoljem in družinskim dohodkom. Raziskava razkriva oceno visoke ravni potrošnikovega znanja o vplivih proizvodnje in potrošnje oblačil, a sočasno tudi visoko naklonjenost nakupom v trgovinah z modelom hitre mode.

• Keywords: potrošnja oblačil, vedenje potrošnikov, trajnost, sodobno okolje, logistika odpadkov