Table 5.3.

Possible measures for environmental sustainability.

Possible Measures for environmental Sustainability
Sustainable FSCM	-Disclosing the sustainability reports with firm’s real actions; -Environmental regulations, international operation standards and sustainability incentives should be provided; -Sustainable investment does good to both the economic and environmental benefits; -Operations like using the eco-friendly materials, product reusing and eco-marketing, are adopted by Korean textile and fashion firms.
Sustainable Design	-Eco-design with the guidelines of ISO14062 standard; -Controlling energy-efficient factors: choice of materials, style design and operation controlling; -Using sustainable materials, like organic cotton, recycled fabrics, and traceable materials in eco-design.
Sustainable Dyeing	-Screen printing approach is environmentally friendly; -Applying natural extracts of leaves and barks from eucalyptus trees to the lyocell fabrics; -Using dye pigments extracted from black tea, red beets, and onion leaves; -Spin-dyeing creates less energy use, less water usage and less carbon emissions than conventional dyeing; -Using “coacervate extraction” method to separate industrial dye from wastewater.
Sustainable Sourcing	-Evaluating suppliers under social and environmental criteria; -Employing the carbon emission tax schemes to reduce the carbon footprints in the sustainable sourcing; -The government should take actions to balance the sustainability and profits issues in sustainable sourcing.
Sustainable Production	-Adopting clean manufacturing strategy for the TA industry; -Taking energy-efficiency action to reduce the carbon emission; -Using white biotechnology for making clothes with eco-friendly materials.
Sustainable Retailing and Consumption	-Reducing clothes consumption to decrease the carbon emissions; -Advocating collaborative fashion consumption and reduce clothing consumption.
Reverse Activities	-The clothes reuse and recycling can decease the environment impact; -An “integrated solid waste management system” can combine relevant reuse companies, online exchange platforms, and traditional waste management channels; -The policy makers should take relevant initiatives to promote the reuse of clothes.
Closed-Loop Supply Chain and Life Cycle Assessment	-Taking precautions to make the whole fashion supply chain greener; -Technological innovation can enhance the profitability and the environmental performance of the CLSC;-New business model (like rental service of fashion products) facilitates the environmental sustainability; -Recycled PET fibres are cost-saving and eco-friendly in a closed loop material flow; -Using recycled cellulose fibers to replace the cotton fibers can reduce the water consumption; -Knitted fabrics are more environmentally friendly than woven fabrics; -The collaboration among the stakeholders can tackle the barriers and difficulties in the implementation of sustainable practices.