Circular fashion: evolving practices in a changing industry

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of the sustainability-related companies.

Figure 2. The mini-loops model.

Source: Adapted from D’Itria (2022).

Table 1. List of case studies.

Country	ID Code	Sector	Mini-loop 1 (raw materials)	Mini-loop 2 (components and subassemblies)
Austria	C1	Materials/fibers	x
Austria	C2	Materials/fibers	x
Belgium	C3	Materials/fibers	x
Czech Republic	C4	Production		x
Denmark	C5	Materials/fibers	x
Denmark	C6	Materials/fibers	x
Estonia	C7	Clothing		x
Finland	C8	Materials/fibers	x
Finland	C9	Materials/fibers	x
Germany	C10	Materials/fibers	x
Germany	C11	Recycling	x
Germany	C12	Materials/fibers	x
Germany	C13	Recycling	x	x
Greece	C14	Materials/fibers	x
Ireland	C15	Clothing		x
Italy	C16	Materials/fibers	x
Italy	C17	Materials/fibers	x
Italy	C18	Materials/fibers	x
Italy	C19	Clothing		x
Italy	C20	Clothing		x
Italy	C21	Recycling, upcycling		x
Italy	C22	Material innovation, research and development		x
Italy	C23	Material innovation		x
Latvia	C24	Clothing		x
Luxembourg	C25	Clothing		x
Netherlands	C26	Materials/fibers
Netherlands	C27	Clothing	x
Netherlands	C28	Materials/fibers		x
Netherlands	C29	Materials/fibers	x
Netherlands	C30	Materials/fibers		x
Portugal	C31	Materials/fibers	x
Portugal	C32	Materials/fibers	x
Portugal	C33	Materials/fibers	x
Romania	C34	Recycling		x
Slovakia	C35	Clothing		x
Spain	C36	Materials/fibers	x
Sweden	C37	Materials/fibers	x
Sweden	C38	Materials/fibers	x
Sweden	C39	Technology	x
Sweden	C40	Clothing		x
Sweden	C41	Clothing		x
UK	C42	Clothing		x
UK	C43	Materials	x
UK	C44	Materials/fibers	x
UK	C45	Materials/fibers	x

D’Itria, E. 2022. Driving Sustainability in Fashion through Design: Experimenting with the Role of Design in the Development of a Circular Fashion Supply Chain Model. Doctoral Thesis, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, June 2022.

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