Organic Cotton: Is it a Sustainable Solution?

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This book highlights the traditional boundaries of the textile industry and discusses to what extent organic cotton is sustainable. It also examines the domestic and international influences of agricultural practices on cotton. Sustainability issues in the textile and fashion sectors require the influences that arise from beyond the boundaries of the conventional textile industry to be taken into account. These “external” influences—from (international or domestic) agricultural practices and energy policies to consumption patterns and levels of ecological notions of the society—have a significant impact on the sustainability of the textile and fashion sectors as a whole. Ecological and social concerns go far beyond individual companies and industries; therefore, in order to become more sustainable, the textile (and fashion) industry needs to address these concerns appropriately and connect with other disciplines, industries, communities, and international groups. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Colorimetric and Hydrophilicity Properties of White and Naturally Colored Organic Cotton Fibers Before and After Pretreatment Processes (Ali Serkan Soydan, Arzu Yavas, Gizem Karakan Günaydin, Sema Palamutcu, Ozan Avinc, M. Niyazi Kıvılcım et al.)....Pages 1-23 Physical Properties of Different Turkish Organic Cotton Fiber Types Depending on the Cultivation Area (Sema Palamutcu, Ali Serkan Soydan, Ozan Avinc, Gizem Karakan Günaydin, Arzu Yavas, M. Niyazi Kıvılcım et al.)....Pages 25-39 Sustainability Goes Far Beyond “Organic Cotton.” Analysis of Six Signature Clothing Brands (María Lourdes Delgado Luque, Miguel Angel Gardetti)....Pages 41-80 Naturally Colored Organic Cotton and Naturally Colored Cotton Fiber Production (Gizem Karakan Günaydin, Ozan Avinc, Sema Palamutcu, Arzu Yavas, Ali Serkan Soydan)....Pages 81-99 Organic Cotton and Cotton Fiber Production in Turkey, Recent Developments (Gizem Karakan Günaydin, Arzu Yavas, Ozan Avinc, Ali Serkan Soydan, Sema Palamutcu, M. Koray Şimşek et al.)....Pages 101-125 Organic Cotton and Its Environmental Impacts (P. Senthil Kumar, P. R. Yaashikaa)....Pages 127-139 Organic Cotton Versus Recycled Cotton Versus Sustainable Cotton (P. Senthil Kumar, A. Saravanan)....Pages 141-155 Organic Cotton and Environmental Impacts (Seyda Eyupoglu)....Pages 157-176