Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Sustainable Auto Worker Uniforms: Lessons Learned from Applying a Sustainable ProductDevelopment Tool

Authors: Huantian Cao (University of Delaware) , Crescent Scudder (University of Delaware) , Marsha A. Dickson (University of Delaware) , Kelly Cobb (University of Delaware) , Martha Carper (University of Delaware)

Abstract

Sustainability in the apparel industry will be achieved by improving environmental and socially responsible practices and performance (Dickson, Loker, & Eckman, 2009). In 2011, a group of leading apparel companies (brands and retailers), suppliers, and non-profit organizations founded the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC, www.apparelcoalition.org), intending to reduce the environmental and social impacts of the apparel and footwear industry and make the industry sustainable.

Keywords: sustainability, uniform, Higg, responsibility

How to Cite: Cao, H. , Scudder, C. , Dickson, M. A. , Cobb, K. & Carper, M. (2013) “Sustainable Auto Worker Uniforms: Lessons Learned from Applying a Sustainable ProductDevelopment Tool”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 70(1).