Environment and Sustainable Development - The Supply Chain of ClothesEngert, Wimmer, Scheriau

The Supply Chain of Clothes

Topics:

The Economic Aspects The Ecological Aspects The Social Aspects

Economic Aspects

Cloth production in developing countries less qualified workers small costs of material transport

Importance of commercial agreements and legal regulations

Biggst producers: China, India, Russia, America and Indonesia

Economic Aspects

Infulences on the market of clothes: the demand on the clothes market, costs of production, technological change and political developments

Economic Aspects

China`s role: most importent exporter of textiles cheap labor – 0.7 $ per hour minor legal consequences concerning

environmental pollution supply of synthetic and natural resources 2006: producing textiles in the value of 250

billions Euro

Economic Aspects

India`s role: textile industrie: 4 % of gross national product global export rate about 14% in the textile sector -

second largest employer third largest supplier of textiles for the US and the

european market

The Ecological Aspects

Ressources Advantages of organic cotton

cotton production is the dirtiest crop in the world aldicarb, parathion and methamidopho are the three acutely

hazardous insecticides to human health biotechnology is the fastest adapted technology in the history organic farmers use natural fertilizers like compost and animal

manure, which reduces both the pollution problem and the N2O emissions

The Ecological Aspects Problems in Production

coloration of textiles which are extremely harmful to the environment and the health of the factory workers because of the adoption of synthetic substances

The Ecological Aspects Transport

the transportation is a big problem, which is very harmful to the environment because of the emissions

one of the primary determinants of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from mobile sources is the amount of carbon in the fuel

The Ecological Aspects Transport

ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions an alternative to diesel for trucks are gas, because

electricity-mobility is not suited for trucks a training for driving energy efficiency better planning of routes and logistic, also in

international shipping better propellers for ships better engine technology more fuel efficient airplanes hydraulics of airplanes can be replaced with electric

engine flight speed can be reduced

The Ecological Aspects Utilisation

the adoption of everybody is very important customers have the responsibility to mind in a

natural and eco-friendly production and support the ecological sustainability in the textile industry

The Ecological Aspects Disposal

What happens with clothes and other textiles after using?

often the clothes were burned there are several Organisations in Austria, like “Das

Rote Kreuz” or the “Caritas” which are very thankful for clothing donations

The Ecological Aspects Ecological Certification

Oeko Tex Standard 100

Global Organic Textile Standard Clean Clothes Campaign Ethical Trade Initiative Fairtrade International Greenpeace International International Cotton Association

The Social Aspects

Cotton Production

The Social Aspects

Sweat Shops

The Social Aspects

Sweat Shops

Wages below the subsistence level Dangerous working conditions Child labor Corporal punishment Pregnancy controls Etc.

The Social Aspects

Sweat Shops → Example: Jeans

Who receives how much on average of one sold pair of jeans?

50% retail, administration, sales tax 25% brand name, administration, advertising 13% material, profit of the factory in a low-wage country 11% transport, taxes, import 1% worker

The Social Aspects

Child LaborUNICEF defined eight circumstances under which child labor is harmful and exploitative:

Full-time job at an early age Too many working hours per day Inadequate payment Dangerous working conditions Work with too much responsibility Work with physical and psychological strain Work that harms the dignity and self-esteem of the child Work that hinders the school attendance

The Social Aspects

Child Labor

The Supply Chain of ClothesOur Video:

Ausbeutung zum Schnäppchenpreis: Discounter-Angebote und ihre Folgen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=785jO7HIv0g&feature=related#

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