The Apparel Industry: Issues and Solutions 1 Please note: This report focuses on environmental impacts and solutions associated with apparel‚ a second report will present the equally complex social responsibility (SR) issues associated with this industry’s life cycle including fair trade‚ fair labor and animal well-being issues. Published by Labeling Ecologically Approved Fabrics (LEAF) Special thanks to: Coral Rose‚ Founder Eco-Innovations Sustainable Textile Strategies Dr. Gwendolyn Hustvedt-Professor
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Industrial Revolution Project (Clothing Industry in Mexico) Within the past decade‚ Mexico has emerged as a major exporting country for the textile industry. Over 17‚000 companies now participate in the textile sector in Mexico alone‚ generating well over eight hundred thousand jobs in 2001 (economia-bruselas). The overall textile jobs make up approximately 5.4 percent of total employment‚ and 20.4 percent of manufacturing employment. Mexico’s geographic location also assists in their success
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The Apparel Industry The Apparel Industry is a very variable industry and is dependent upon the geographical location of the country Quality and price of the apparel is also Geographically Linked It is a labor Intensive Industry And does not require high capital costs It is the best form of value addition and ready made garments earn 16 times the price of ginned cotton What Pakistan is Good At Pakistan is good in manufacturing of courser/heavier weight goods with pre dominantly cotton fiber
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Automobile Industry PEST Analysis 1. Political Factors A) Environment Concerns: Leading to the quest for eco-friendly cars‚ people would prone to buy hybrid or even pure electric cars in the future. B) Government Regulations: Limitation on high emission car purchase‚ and the restrictive passage of autos in downtown area‚ as well as the limitation on license plate (number plate) in huge cosmopolitans. C) Some pioneering states in the US have started to set the rules to govern robotized
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Image on Consumer Purchasing Behaviour on Clothing: Comparison between China and the UK’s Consumers By Kwok Keung Tam 2007 A Dissertation presented in part consideration for the degree of “MSc International Business” Table of Content Page numbers Abstract i Acknowledgements ii Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 The importance of brand image on fashion clothing 1.2 Background information of China and the UK clothing markets 1.2.1 China clothing market 1.2.1.1 Chinese spending habits 1
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PEST Analysis of Indian Market for the Apparel Industry 1. Political Factors: The proliferation of international trade and liberalization of the global trade regime has dawned in India with the implementation of several programs by the Government of India (termed as GOI from now onwards in the report) to help the textile and apparel industry adjust to the new trade environment. In 2000‚ the GOI unveiled its National Textile Policy (NTP) 2000‚ aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the textile
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CASE II ARROW AND THE APPAREL INDUSTRY Ten years ago‚ Arvind Clothing Ltd.‚ a subsidery of Arvind Brands Ltd.‚ a member of the Ahmedabad based Lalbhai Group‚ signed up with the 150-year old Arrow Company‚ a division of Cutlet Peabody & Co. Inc.‚ US‚ for licensed manufacture of Arrow shirts in India. What this brought to India was not just another premium dress shirt brand but new manufacturing philosophy to its garment industry which combined high productivity‚ stringent
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7. Sports Clothing INTRODUCTION While this section evaluates the sports clothing market‚ it is impossible not to include sportswear items bought to wear for leisure‚ not just for active participation. The sportswear ranges cover numerous sports and outdoor activities‚ but the main ranges were originally designed for the following sports: •athletics training (tracksuits‚ shell suits‚ shorts‚ warm-up tops)•outdoor sports (jackets‚ fleeces)•football (tracksuits‚ replica kits)•racquet sports
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Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 1 2.0 Introduction 2 3.0 Market Background 3 3.1 Industry Definition 3 3.2 Consumer Needs and Wants 3 3.3 Industry History 3 4.0 Market Statistics 4 4.1 Market Size 4 4.2 Market Growth 5 4.3 Corporate Market Share 7 4.4 Brand Market Share 7 5.0 Key Companies 8 6.0 Environmental Factors 9 7.0 SWOT Analysis of the Australian Clothing Industry 10 8.0 Company Information 11 8.1 Company Name 11 8.2 Product Description 11 8.3 Target Market and Market Positioning
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Profile of the Industry Overview The textile manufacturing sector includes companies engaged in various textile products such as yarn‚ thread‚ twine‚ and knit fabrics‚ textile dying‚ coating‚ and waterproofing. Finished textile products include apparel‚ leather‚ curtains and drapes‚ canvas sheeting‚ and other fabric items. Pakistan exports are high dependent on the textile industry. Pakistan has become one of the leading cotton producing country. Size‚ concentration‚ structure Pakistan is
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