The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry

The textile industry, a globally significant sector, is increasingly adopting sustainable alternatives through corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, circular economy (CE) principles, and implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)....

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Autores: Vidal Ayuso, Fátima, Jaca, Carmen, Akhmedova, Anna
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
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Palavra-chave:Circular economy
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Textile industry
Consumer strategies
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spelling The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industryVidal Ayuso, FátimaJaca, CarmenAkhmedova, AnnaCircular economySustainable consumptionSustainable development goals (SDGs)Textile industryConsumer strategiesThe textile industry, a globally significant sector, is increasingly adopting sustainable alternatives through corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, circular economy (CE) principles, and implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). A total of 60 companies from the textile sector were analysed using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to assess the achievement of SDGs 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 15, adopting CSR, ESG and CE principles. The analysis resulted in the identification of six strategic profiles reflecting different approaches to SDG implementation, which were classified according to the level of consumer engagement (low, moderate, or high). We argue that consumer involvement and co-creation is key to sustainable development. The findings demonstrate that effective SDG implementation requires a balanced combination of policy structures, product innovation and active consumer participation. Our analysis contributes to the theoretical understanding of the role of consumer participation for achieving sustainability, providing managerial insights into fostering sustainable consumer behaviours. This research advances the discussion on corporate sustainability strategies and consumer agency in circular value chains.Elsevier2026202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/73415http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2026.100415reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésCleaner and Responsible Consumption. 2026 May;21:100415© 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:rdupf_______::4e5a510e263f32d06e2c51d8a30d2db72026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
spellingShingle The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
Vidal Ayuso, Fátima
Circular economy
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Textile industry
Consumer strategies
title_short The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
title_full The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
title_fullStr The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
title_full_unstemmed The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
title_sort The circular economy and the sustainable development goals: strategies for consumer involvement in the textile industry
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vidal Ayuso, Fátima
Jaca, Carmen
Akhmedova, Anna
author Vidal Ayuso, Fátima
author_facet Vidal Ayuso, Fátima
Jaca, Carmen
Akhmedova, Anna
author_role author
author2 Jaca, Carmen
Akhmedova, Anna
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Circular economy
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Textile industry
Consumer strategies
topic Circular economy
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Textile industry
Consumer strategies
description The textile industry, a globally significant sector, is increasingly adopting sustainable alternatives through corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, circular economy (CE) principles, and implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). A total of 60 companies from the textile sector were analysed using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to assess the achievement of SDGs 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 15, adopting CSR, ESG and CE principles. The analysis resulted in the identification of six strategic profiles reflecting different approaches to SDG implementation, which were classified according to the level of consumer engagement (low, moderate, or high). We argue that consumer involvement and co-creation is key to sustainable development. The findings demonstrate that effective SDG implementation requires a balanced combination of policy structures, product innovation and active consumer participation. Our analysis contributes to the theoretical understanding of the role of consumer participation for achieving sustainability, providing managerial insights into fostering sustainable consumer behaviours. This research advances the discussion on corporate sustainability strategies and consumer agency in circular value chains.
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