Research on Resource Reuse and Collaborative Governance Innovation of Textile and Apparel Enterprises under the Circular Economy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jiem.202503405

Author(s)

Li Ruijie, Zeng Ruoshui, Xie Weimeng, Ning Wenhe, Wang Ziqian, Zhao Meng*

Affiliation(s)

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China

Abstract

Against the backdrop of global advancement towards the "Dual Carbon" goals and addressing resource constraints, the textile and apparel industry, as a typical field of high consumption and high emissions, urgently needs to transition towards a circular and sharing economy. This paper takes the resource reuse and collaborative governance innovation of textile and apparel enterprises as its research object, comprehensively employing methods such as literature research and case analysis to deeply analyze the practical pathways of domestic and international enterprises like Bosideng, Icicle, Anta, Adidas, Uniqlo, and Nike. The study reveals that the industry has formed a diverse technological system centered on "physical recycling --- chemical regeneration --- digital empowerment," wherein chemical recycling effectively solves the separation challenge of polyester-cotton blends, and product digital passports provide support for full lifecycle information management. At the governance level, although a multi-stakeholder collaborative mechanism involving "government --- enterprises --- research institutions --- consumers" has been initially constructed, challenges such as fragmented recycling systems, high technological costs, and insufficient internalization of environmental externalities remain. Based on case comparisons, this paper proposes a three-dimensional solution centered on "technological breakthrough --- model reconstruction --- collaborative empowerment," emphasizing cost reduction and efficiency increase through chemical recycling and digitalization, reconstructing production models by implementing the "design for recycling" concept, and improving the multi-stakeholder collaborative governance mechanism. Research indicates that the deep integration of resource reuse and collaborative governance is not only a key pathway to promoting energy conservation and emission reduction in the textile and apparel industry but also a strategic pivot for enterprises to build green competitive advantages and achieve a win-win situation for both environmental and economic benefits. It provides a theoretical basis and practical model for the high-quality and sustainable development of China's textile and apparel industry.

Keywords

Circular and Sharing Economy; Textile and Apparel Enterprises; Resource Reuse; Collaborative Governance; Green Transformation

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