Circular Fashion: Creating a Sustainable Clothing Economy
循環型ファッション：持続可能な衣料経済の創出 (AI 翻訳)
Natarajan Arunraaj
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日本語
本論文は、ファッション産業の環境負荷（温室効果ガス排出の8-10%、廃棄物の増大）を背景に、循環型ファッションの可能性と課題を包括的に分析する。技術的進展（酵素リサイクル、AI選別）や新ビジネスモデル（レンタル、EPR）を評価し、長期的なロードマップを提示する。
English
This paper comprehensively analyzes circular fashion as a pathway to sustainability, addressing environmental impacts, technological advances (enzymatic recycling, AI sorting), and new business models. It identifies systemic barriers and presents a techno-economic roadmap for scaling circular practices.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本では、繊維リサイクル法や循環経済ビジョンが進む中、本論文はアパレル産業のサプライチェーン全体での循環型移行の課題と機会を示す。特に、EPRやデジタルプロダクトパスポートの導入検討に有用な知見を提供する。
In the global GX context
Globally, this paper aligns with EU's Circular Economy Action Plan and textile strategy, offering evidence on recycling technologies and policy frameworks. It contributes to the discourse on sustainable fashion, relevant for ISSB and CSRD reporting on circularity metrics.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a comprehensive synthesis of circular fashion literature and identifies research gaps in recycling technologies and business models.
🏢実務担当者:Offers insights into implementing circular practices, including EPR and digital product passports, for sustainability reporting and supply chain management.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights policy interventions needed to scale circular fashion, such as EPR mandates and investment in recycling infrastructure.
📄 Abstract（原文）
The global fashion industry has become emblematic of the environmental and social crises of consumerism. Fast fashion, characterized by short product lifespans, low prices, and rapid turnover, drives unsustainable resource extraction, carbon emissions, and waste accumulation. In 2023, global fiber production reached an unprecedented 124 million tonnes, while textile waste was estimated at over 92 million tonnes annually (Textile Exchange, 2024; UNEP, 2025). The environmental impacts are severe, accounting for 8–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 20% of wastewater, and significant microplastic pollution. Circular fashion, grounded in circular economy principles, offers an alternative paradigm that emphasizes longevity, repairability, recyclability, and closed-loop material systems. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of circular fashion as a pathway to building a sustainable clothing economy. It synthesizes academic literature, industry reports, and policy frameworks published between 2019 and 2025, integrating statistical data with case-based evidence. Technical advances in mechanical, chemical, and enzymatic recycling are explored, with emphasis on Carbios’ enzymatic depolymerization of PET, solvent-based separation of blends, and AI-driven automated sorting. The analysis also evaluates new business models including product-service systems (rental, resale, repair), extended producer responsibility (EPR), and digital product passports for traceability. Findings indicate that while circular fashion has significant environmental potential, systemic barriers remain: blended fibers, economic costs of advanced recycling, inconsistent collection systems, and consumer rebound effects. A techno-economic roadmap is presented, highlighting short-, medium-, and long-term interventions. Ultimately, achieving circular fashion at scale requires collaboration among designers, manufacturers, policymakers, and consumers, supported by regulatory mandates and investments in technology. The article concludes that circular fashion is both a moral and economic imperative, capable of redefining the future of global apparel systems.
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