Preface	6
	Contents	8
	Traceability and Transparency: A Way Forward for SDG 12 in the Textile and Clothing Industry	9
	1 Introduction	10
	2 Sustainable Development Goal 12	11
	3 Setting a Common Understanding of Traceability and Transparency	13
	4 T&C Traceability	14
	4.1 Overview	14
	4.2 T&C Traceability Schemes	15
	4.3 Main Implementation Challenges	19
	5 T&C Transparency	20
	5.1 Overview	20
	5.2 T&C Transparency Schemes	21
	5.3 Main Implementation Challenges	24
	6 A Way Forward	25
	References	25
	Sustainable Development Goal 12 and Its Relationship with the Textile Industry	28
	1 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals	29
	1.1 Background: The Millennium Declaration (Millennium Development Goals), the Global Compact, and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)	29
	1.2 The Sustainable Development Goals or the 2030 Agenda	30
	1.3 Sustainable Development Goal 12: Summary	32
	2 The Circular Economy	32
	2.1 Linearity and Circularity	32
	2.2 Definition of Circular Economy	35
	2.3 The Pillars of the Circular Economy	36
	3 The Textile Industry	37
	3.1 The Textile Industry Problems	38
	3.2 Textile and Clothing Production Chain	39
	3.3 The Circular Textile Industry Approach	41
	4 Application of the Circular Economy to the Textile Industry	42
	4.1 Some Examples	44
	5 Analysis, Conclusions, Towards 2030…	51
	References	52
	Flax Fibre Extraction to Fashion Products Leading Towards Sustainable Goals	54
	1 Introduction—History of Flax Fibre, Pertaining to Today’s Scenario	54
	2 Cultivation, Extraction and Processing of Flax Fibre—A Total Value Chain Approach and Sustainable Goals	56
	2.1 A Total Value Chain Approach of Flax Fibre	56
	2.2 Sustainable Goals of Flax Value Chain	59
	3 Fashion Textiles from Flax Fibre and Disposal	60
	4 Conclusions and Future Expectancy	63
	References	63
	Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in Fashion	65
	1 Introduction	65
	2 Predictions on Sustainability and Fashion for the Near Future	66
	2.1 Transformation of Mass Market and Fast Fashion to Custom Made and Classics	66
	2.2 Closing the Loop with Circular Fashion	67
	2.3 Compassionate Fashion—The Fashion Feel	67
	3 Fashion and Consumer Psychology	67
	3.1 Consumer Needs	67
	3.2 Adoption of Fashion by Consumer	69
	3.3 Changing Mind-Set of the Consumer	69
	4 Sustainable Production Patterns	71
	5 Design Strategies for Sustainable Products	73
	6 Concluding Remarks	77
	References	78