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Exploring Scalability from a Triple Bottom Line Perspective: Challenges and Strategic Resources for Fashion Resale

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  • Emelie Hultberg

    (University of Borås)

  • Rudrajeet Pal

    (University of Borås)

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Resale-based circular business models (CBMs) hold immense potential to contribute towards sustainability in fashion retail. To significantly impact triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability, these fashion CBMs need to be scalable. This paper investigates the challenges for scaling resale-based fashion from a TBL perspective, as well as the strategic resources required to solve these. Based on 15 semi-structured interviews, six key scalability challenges and six main strategic resources are identified. Findings show that even though challenges are mostly referred to in economic terms, environmental and social challenges are also present. The difference is that those challenges are less visible, partly due to the lack of clear and standardised tools and definitions to interpret scale. Lessons from the study can be insightful for practitioners in reflecting on the scalability potential of their CBMs from a TBL perspective and understanding what resources to make use of or develop.

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  • Emelie Hultberg & Rudrajeet Pal, 2023. "Exploring Scalability from a Triple Bottom Line Perspective: Challenges and Strategic Resources for Fashion Resale," Circular Economy and Sustainability, Springer, vol. 3(4), pages 2201-2231, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:circec:v:3:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s43615-023-00267-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s43615-023-00267-0
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