Survey data to assess consumers' attitudes towards circular economy and bioeconomy practices: A focus on the fashion industry.

ABSTRACT: This data article presents data collected through a survey with the aim of understanding consumers' behavior in the fashion industry. The analyses of these data are elaborated in the article "The circular economy and bioeconomy in the fashion sector: Emergence of a "sustainability bias"" (Colasante and Adamo 2021). As highlighted in the literature, the fashion industry contributes significantly to environmental pollution in all steps, from the production to the delivery. Often, consumers are not aware of the impact of their fashion habits on the environment and this led to the emergence of the well-known fast fashion phenomenon. Even though there is a lack of evidence on this topic, shifting consumers to embrace bioeconomy as well as circular economy principles constitutes a possible solut

SUBMITTER: D'Adamo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature