Global Value Chains and Climate Change Reconfiguring the Garment and Textile Industries
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Edited by Peter Lund-Thomsen, Professor of Global Value Chains and Corporate Responsibility, Center for Business and Development Studies, Department of Management, Communication and Society, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark<i>‘This book provides critical insights into garment global value chains and climate change. It examines how mitigation and adaptation strategies are shaped by buyer-supplier power imbalances, with trade-offs between economic, environmental and social upgrading. Vulnerable suppliers and workers often experiencing more adverse impacts. This is essential reading for all striving for climate justice in the global South.’</i>
- Stephanie Barrientos, University of Manchester, UK,
<i>‘The fast fashion industry both contributes to climate change and is increasingly exposed to its impacts. This collection brings together leading scholars and practitioners to understand the challenges facing the sector and what can be done to address them. In so doing it makes an invaluable theoretical and empirical contribution.’</i>
- Peter Newell, Sussex University, UK,
The book delves into the key drivers and obstacles influencing climate change mitigation and adaptation, linking these processes to economic, social, and environmental upgrading. With a strong regional focus on South Asia—particularly Bangladesh, one of the world’s largest garment-exporting nations—it explores how global decarbonization efforts intersect with local realities, presenting both challenges and opportunities. The book offers a nuanced analysis of emissions management, regulatory frameworks, and policy responses, integrating diverse viewpoints from brands, suppliers, workers, and policymakers.
Blending theoretical insights with rich empirical evidence, Global Value Chains and Climate Change illuminates how climate action is not just a constraint but also a catalyst for economic, social, and environmental transformation in global value chains. This book is an essential read for students and scholars in management, international business, climate policy, environmental science, and development studies. It will also serve as an invaluable resource for policymakers, industry leaders, and practitioners seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of sustainability transitions in the wider context of global trade.