Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector

Vijeyarasa, R; Liu, M

Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector

Vijeyarasa, R

Liu, M

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Business and Human Rights Journal, pp. 1-22

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dc.contributor.author	Vijeyarasa, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4581-4924
dc.contributor.author	Liu, M
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-25T22:01:07Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-25T22:01:07Z
dc.identifier.citation	Business and Human Rights Journal, pp. 1-22
dc.identifier.issn	2057-0198
dc.identifier.issn	2057-0201
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151850
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh brought global visibility to the human rights abuses experienced by women workers in the garment sector. As the spotlight on this incident dims, the need to hold the fashion sector accountable remains. In this article, we suggest that greater accountability could be achieved through the application of a human rights-informed understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote gender justice in the sector. By drawing on international women’s rights law and sustainable fashion, we demonstrate how sustainability and gender justice are intimately connected, and illustrate what role the SDGs can play in promoting sustainable outcomes that are gender-just. The article unpacks concepts such as sustainability, the circular economy, social responsibility, and ethical fashion, and places the experiences of women workers within this context. Its principal contribution is a set of six requirements to ensure a gender perspective to the fashion industry’s role in implementing the SDGs.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation	University of Technology Sydney
dc.relation.ispartof	Business and Human Rights Journal
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/bhj.2021.29
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dc.title	Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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dc.date.updated	2021-11-25T22:01:06Z
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Abstract The 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh brought global visibility to the human rights abuses experienced by women workers in the garment sector. As the spotlight on this incident dims, the need to hold the fashion sector accountable remains. In this article, we suggest that greater accountability could be achieved through the application of a human rights-informed understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote gender justice in the sector. By drawing on international women’s rights law and sustainable fashion, we demonstrate how sustainability and gender justice are intimately connected, and illustrate what role the SDGs can play in promoting sustainable outcomes that are gender-just. The article unpacks concepts such as sustainability, the circular economy, social responsibility, and ethical fashion, and places the experiences of women workers within this context. Its principal contribution is a set of six requirements to ensure a gender perspective to the fashion industry’s role in implementing the SDGs.

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