 PhD Defence: Kerli Kant Hvass
In order to obtain the PhD degree, Kerli Kant Hvass has submitted her thesis entitled:
Weaving a Path from Waste to Value:
exploring fashion industry business models and the circular economy
The PhD dissertation examines post-consumer textile waste from the fashion industry's perspective, and addresses how business model innovation can facilitate reuse and recycling of garments and a transition towards a circular economy of fashion. Focusing on the emerging reuse and recycling practices of fashion brands the study builds upon one explorative and two in-depth case studies of industry pioneers and their endeavors of integrating reuse and recycling activities in their business models. The findings cover both broad industry-level and more specific company-level discoveries.
Supervisor:
Professor Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen
Department of Intercultural Communication and Management
Copenhagen Business School
Secondary supervisor:
Associate Professor Lise Skov
Department of Intercultural Communication and Management
Copenhagen Business School
Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Steen Vallentin (Chair)
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School
Professor Peter Wells
Cardiff Business School
Cardiff University
Senior Lecturer Eva Gustafsson
Sektionen för företagsekonomi och textilt management
University of Borås
Thesis:
The thesis will be available from http://openarchive.cbs.dk
Reception:
The Doctoral School of Organisation and Mangement Studies will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence at the Gallery, Porcelænshaven 26, 2000 Frederiksberg.
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