Current Trends and Challenges in Green Apparel Supply Chain Management

The garment industry in India contributes considerably to industrial
output and is the second most polluting sector. The research aims to
identify trends in the green supply chain in the areas of green design,
green innovation, LCA, green manufacturing, green marketing, and
recycling in the Indian garment sector. The paper also analyses the
various challenges faced by garment manufacturing companies
globally. The review includes academic journal papers from March
2013 to March 2023 that were published in peer-reviewed publications
in different databases in the aforementioned field of study. This study
also gives a taxonomy of challenges based on various aspects of
sustainability. Moreover, there is a dearth of study in the contexts of
poor nations, where the majority of apparel manufacturing takes place,
as well as in the upstream processes of garment production processes.
By summarising green practices in apparel manufacturing, this review
helps managers develop a firm’s sustainability competency while also
giving academicians inspiration for further scholarly research.