Exploring Local Business Model Development for Regional Circular Textile Transition in France

From a cosmopolitan localism perspective, the circular economy could be described as a web of smaller circular economies where the core development is situated in local areas, like cities, or regions, with the active participation of territorial stakeholders. The objective of this research is to exp...

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Published inFashion practice Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 6 - 33
Main Authors Real, Marion, Lizarralde, Iban, Tyl, Benjamin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
action research
Business administration
business model
Business models
circular economy
conviviality
Humanities and Social Sciences
localism
Social entrepreneurship
textile design
Textiles
France
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Summary:From a cosmopolitan localism perspective, the circular economy could be described as a web of smaller circular economies where the core development is situated in local areas, like cities, or regions, with the active participation of territorial stakeholders. The objective of this research is to explore the development of local business model niches within the scope of circular textiles and fashion, including social enterprises. The research is based on the analysis of a specific territory, the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region in France, where participative observations at different scales (local, regional and interregional) have permitted an in-depth comparison of four local social enterprise business models. The study defends the active role of social entrepreneurs in supporting circular transitions into regions and highlights the strong diversity of challenges they faced during the design of local business models, both at a technological, social and policy level.
ISSN:1756-9370
1756-9389
DOI:10.1080/17569370.2020.1716546