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Business models and product designs that prolong the lifetime of construction workwear: Success, failure and environmental impacts
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5259-8137
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4259-1681
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8957-8727
2024 (English)In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, ISSN 0921-3449, E-ISSN 1879-0658, Vol. 206, article id 107602Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The workwear market is growing, but ways to reduce its environmental impacts remain unexplored. We investigate product designs and business models that prolong the lifetime of construction workwear in the Swedish context. Lifecycle Assessments, user interviews, focus groups, user trials, user survey, provider interviews, and participatory workshops were combined to (i) understand the status quo of the workwear market, (ii) develop six product designs and business models for circular workwear, and (iii) assess and trial them in practice. This was done from a user, customer, provider, and environmental perspective. All product design and business model innovations (design for durability, design for repair, design for washing, repair-as-a-service, washing-and-repair-as-a-service, workwear-as-a-service) are expected to improve environmental performance, however, some approaches proved ineffective due to lacking user acceptance or economic viability. Insights into the workwear industry's status quo and entirely novel knowledge on workwear consumption, challenges, and opportunities for an extended workwear lifetime in a circular economy are reported.

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ELSEVIER , 2024. Vol. 206, article id 107602
Keywords [en]
Circular economy; Repair; Circular business model; LCA; Textiles; Clothes
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Construction Management
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-204285DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107602ISI: 001229797800001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-204285DiVA, id: diva2:1867498
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden's Innovation Agency; Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning; [52057-1]

Available from: 2024-06-10 Created: 2024-06-10 Last updated: 2024-06-10

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