Circular economy in Finland perceptions from the textile industry

Tekstiilit ovat pakollinen osa jokaisen ihmisen elämää. Tästä huolimatta tekstiileitä kohdellaan laajasti kertakäyttötuotteiden tavoin nykyisten kulutustottumustemme ja pikamuodin vuoksi. Tämä arvokkaiden resurssien hukkaan heitto rasittaa luontoa ja saastuttaa alueita, jotka ovat kaikista haavoittu...

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Main Author: Kämäräinen, Hanna
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72858
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description Tekstiilit ovat pakollinen osa jokaisen ihmisen elämää. Tästä huolimatta tekstiileitä kohdellaan laajasti kertakäyttötuotteiden tavoin nykyisten kulutustottumustemme ja pikamuodin vuoksi. Tämä arvokkaiden resurssien hukkaan heitto rasittaa luontoa ja saastuttaa alueita, jotka ovat kaikista haavoittuvaisimpia. Tämä on kuitenkin mahdollista muuttaa siirtymällä nykyisestä lineaarisesta taloudesta kiertotalouteen. Kiertotalous on saanut viime vuosien aikana kohtaansa paljon kiinnostusta erilaisissa tutkimuksissa. Silti aihetta on tutkittu vain vähäisesti suomalaiseen tekstiiliteollisuuteen liittyen. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoite on tutustua käsityksiin, joita suomalaisilla tekstiilialan yrityksillä on kiertotalouteen liittyen. Lisäksi tämä tutkimus keskittyy selvittämään mitä mahdollisuuksia ja haasteita suomalaiset tekstiilialan yritykset ovat kohdanneet siirtyessään lineaarisesta taloudesta kohti kiertotaloutta. Tulokset auttavat ymmärtämään mitkä seikat hidastavat ja tukevat kiertotalouden omaksumista Suomen tekstiiliteollisuudessa. Näihin kysymyksiin etsitään vastauksia kvalitatiivisen tutkimuksen myötä, joka pohjautuu 16 puolistrukturoituun haastatteluun neljästä eri suomalaisesta tekstiilialan yrityksestä. Tutkimuksen tulokset tunnistavat useita haasteita, joita suomalaiset tekstiilialan yritykset ovat kohdanneet kiertotalouden omaksumisessa. Kiertotalouteen liittyvän tiedon koetaan olevan epäselvää sekä vaikeasti saatavilla. Tämän lisäksi haastateltavat ilmaisivat olevansa epätietoisia kaikista mahdollisista osa-alueista, joihin kierotaloutta voi hyödyntää. Nykyinen tekstiilikierrätyksen järjestelmän koettiin hidastavan kiertotalouden tukemista sillä nykyinen infrastruktuuri ei ole toimiva ja laitteisto vaatii päivittämistä. Tulokset kuitenkin osoittavat, että suomalaiset tekstiilialan yritykset ovat sitoutuneet ja kiinnostuneet siirtymään lineaarisesta taloudesta kiertotalouteen haasteista huolimatta. Yritykset tunnistavat potentiaaliset taloudelliset hyödyt, joita kiertotalous toisi. Yhteistyön tärkeyttä useiden eri toimijoiden välillä korostettiin, sillä yhdellä yrityksellä on vain rajattu mahdollisuus vaikuttaa koko alaan. Textiles are a mandatory part of everyone’s everyday lives. Still, textiles have been widely treated as disposable products due to our consumption habits and fast fashion. This wasting of valuable resources burdens the nature and pollutes areas on the planet that are the most vulnerable. This can, however, be changed by transition the current linear economy model to Circular Economy (CE). CE has gained a lot of research interest in recent years. Yet, there has been insufficient amount of research focusing on textile industry in the context of Finnish market. The objective of this thesis is to explore the perceptions towards CE and its implementation in Finnish textile companies. Additionally, this thesis will focus on what advantages and challenges Finnish textile companies have experienced in their transition towards CE. The results of this thesis will help to understand the hindering and supporting factors of CE implementation within Finnish textile industry. This thesis seeks for the answers by conducting a qualitative study based on 16 semi-structured interviews within four different Finnish textile companies. The findings of this thesis discovered multiple challenges that Finnish textile companies have experienced with their CE implementation. The information available concerning CE was considered as unclear and not easily accessible. Additionally, the interviewees in this thesis expressed to be unaware of all the possible applications of CE. The current textile recycling system in Finland was considered as a hindering factor in promoting CE as the infrastructure is not functional and machinery would need updating. The findings indicate that the Finnish textile companies are despite the challenges still committed and interested to transition linear economy to CE. The companies recognise potential financial benefits that CE would bring. Importance of collaboration between different actors within the textile industry is highlighted as one company has limited power to influence the whole industry.
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spellingShingle Kämäräinen, Hanna Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry Finland fashion industry fast fashion textile recycling Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 tekstiiliteollisuus tekstiilit kiertotalous kierrätys tekstiili- ja vaatetusteollisuus kestävä kehitys vaateteollisuus elinkaari kestävä kulutus textile industry textiles circular economy recycling textile and clothing industry sustainable development clothing industry product life cycle sustainable consumption
title Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry
title_full Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry
title_fullStr Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry
title_full_unstemmed Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry
title_short Circular economy in Finland
title_sort circular economy in finland perceptions from the textile industry
title_sub perceptions from the textile industry
title_txtP Circular economy in Finland : perceptions from the textile industry
topic Finland fashion industry fast fashion textile recycling Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 tekstiiliteollisuus tekstiilit kiertotalous kierrätys tekstiili- ja vaatetusteollisuus kestävä kehitys vaateteollisuus elinkaari kestävä kulutus textile industry textiles circular economy recycling textile and clothing industry sustainable development clothing industry product life cycle sustainable consumption
topic_facet 20425 Corporate Environmental Management Finland Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen circular economy clothing industry elinkaari fashion industry fast fashion kestävä kehitys kestävä kulutus kierrätys kiertotalous product life cycle recycling sustainable consumption sustainable development tekstiili- ja vaatetusteollisuus tekstiilit tekstiiliteollisuus textile and clothing industry textile industry textile recycling textiles vaateteollisuus
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