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Beyond growth: a wellbeing economy for the textile and garment sector
Summary
This study explored how wellbeing economy approaches could transform the textile and garment sector, arguing that growth-alternative economic models offer a realistic path toward achieving both planetary and human health goals in one of the world's most polluting industries.
Significant societal transformations will be required to achieve growth-alternative economic approaches; however, these approaches offer a real chance for achieving planetary and human health. The textile and garment industry provides a valuable case study to explore these possibilities.
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