Should the fashion industry confront the sustainability challenge with 3D prototyping technology

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Figure 1a. Attribute: Response.

Figure 1b. Attribute: Gender.

Figure 1c. Attribute: Age group.

Figure 1d. Attribute: Country of work.

Figure 1e. Attribute: Occupation.

Figure 2. Word cloud for ‘Sustainability’ developed in NVivo analysing all the transcripted interviews of the participants.

Figure 3. CSR benefit.

Figure 4. Word tree for ‘Sustainable’ created in NVivo using the Query tool in selected node-sources.

Table 1. SCAP 2020 Commitment – The seven action areas.

1	Use a common assessment tool to measure our baseline position and track changes in footprint over time
2	Reduce the environmental footprint of clothing through fibre and fabric selection
3	Over the longer term, work with our supply chain partners to reduce the environmental footprint of their processes
4	Extend the useful life of clothes and reduce the environmental impact of clothing in use through our product design and services
5	Develop effective messaging to influence key consumer behaviours which will reduce the environmental footprint of clothing
6	Increase re-use and recycling to recover maximum value from used clothing
7	Develop actions that help keep clothes out of landfill

Figure 5. The importance of design improvements. Early integration gives the greatest environmental rewards. Source: (Lewis et al. 2001).

Table 2. Places to intervene in a system.

Places to intervene in a system
9	Numbers (Subsidies, taxes, standards)
8	Regulating negative feedback loops
7	Driving positive feedback loops
6	Material flows and nodes of material intersection
5	Information flows
4	The rule of the system (incentives, punishment, constraints)
3	The power of self-organisation
2	The goals of the system
1	The mindset or paradigm out of which the system- its goals, rules, feedback structure- arises

Figure 6. A strategic evolution of the design process.

Lewis, Helen, John Gertsakis, Tim Grant, Nicola Morelli, and Andrew Sweatman. 2001. Design + Environment: A Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods. Sheffield: Green leaf Publishing.

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