2 Exploring the Opportunities for Industrial Symbiosis in the Entrepreneurship Process: The Case of Be Green Tannery

Chiara Palagonia

Abstract

The environmental impact of the fashion industry is highly significant, due to a complex production chain and resource demanding operational process, which leads to substantial waste generation; recent report estimate that this sector produces 92 million tonnes of waste each year (Niinimäki et al., 2020). This scenario results from the industry’s efforts to adapt to the swift and fast-paced demands of an ever-growing globalized society, leading to heightened levels of unsustainability. In responding to these challenges, new economic strategies have emerged in the institutional and scientific landscape. ...

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