A Race to the Bottom? Environmental Protection and the Textile Industry

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kristin Müller-Debus
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Race To The Bottom

Comparative Environmental Federalism: Subsidiarity and Central Regulation in the United States and China

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiyu Zhao ◽  
Robert Percival
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Race To The Bottom ◽  
Environmental Laws ◽  
National Governments ◽  
National Environmental

AbstractThe proper division of responsibility for environmental protection between national and state governments has long been the subject of fierce debate. During the 1970s the United States Congress decided to shift the most important environmental responsibilities from state governments to the federal government. The main reason for this decision was to prevent a ‘race to the bottom’ in that states competing for industries could otherwise be lax in implementing and enforcing federal environmental standards. Yet, some scholars have argued that there could just as easily be a ‘race to the top’ among states as they compete to attract people and businesses concerned with environmental protection. China, in turn, is plagued with severe air and water pollution and soil contamination, which is attributed largely to ineffective enforcement of its national environmental laws. This article investigates whether China’s experience confirms the race-to-the-bottom theory. It demonstrates that devolution of responsibility for environmental protection to lower levels of government tends to result in lax implementation and enforcement of national environmental laws, particularly where national governments also create strong incentives for economic growth. It concludes that China’s highly devolved system of environmental governance is consistent with this theory, even if it does not provide conclusive evidence of its correctness.

scholarly journals Introduction of Environmental Protection Concept in Textile Major Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Pu Congcong ◽  
Gao Boshan ◽  
Chen Xinyu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
The Government ◽  
Pillar Industry

The textile industry is a pillar industry of the national economy, and it is also a polluting industry. Green environmental protection has become the development trend of the textile industry, which requires the joint efforts of the government, enterprises and practitioners. Strengthening the environmental protection education of textile students has important significance for the implementation of sustainable development strategy of textile industry. Tertiary education is a very good platform for the implementation of environmental protection education for textile students, and it is also a critical period for students to strengthen the concept of environmental protection education. Students’ environmental protection awareness may take measures to cultivate such as integrating environmental protection courses into major training programs, practice teaching of environmental protection, applying for training programs of college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship, participating in research projects, etc.

scholarly journals Country-Specific Determinants of Textile Industry Development in Poland: Comparative Analysis of the Years 2007 and 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-193
Author(s):  
M. Jabłońska ◽  
J. Stawska ◽  
D.I. Czechowska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Polish Economy ◽  
Textile Sector ◽  
Sewerage Network ◽  
Country Specific

AbstractThe textile industry is a significant sector of the Polish economy and is characterized by a strong potential. Its development can be ensured by activities in the areas of finance, technical infrastructure, environmental protection, and demographic conditions. The development of the textile sector is significantly affected by factors such as quality of commune and poviat roads, length of the sewerage network, expenditure on environmental protection, expenditures on innovative activity and on research and development, and costs related to employment and population of working age. The aim of this paper is to determine the attractiveness level of individual Polish regions for the development of the textile sector in relation to five microclimates, which somehow define the most important determinants of the development of this sector of the economy. In order to achieve this aim, the following research methods are used: presentation of statistical data and statistical methods of research. The authors test the research hypothesis that the growth potential of textile industry enterprises is the largest in the most prosperous provinces.

scholarly journals Cultural Innovation Design —Taiwan Stain Color Scheme

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Li Xin-Zhu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
New Business ◽  
Wax Printing ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Color Scheme

As the climate change has made an enormous impact on the global environment in recent years, people begin to place a premium on the concept of environmental protection with many nongovernmental green groups working together surrounding the issue. Due to the interlocking effect of reducing productivity, the instability of oil price, and alternative energy, green ingredients, energy-saving materials and other green industries that the textile industry in Taiwan is confronted with, the approach to reviving the sunset industry may, through the lens of cultural creativity, has blue ocean business opportunities to offer. The study focuses on how to combine traditional stain and green stain so as to formulate visual and scientific standards and improve the age-old stereotype that dyed cloth belongs exclusively to traditional handicraft, which will open up the potential for the future application and originality of dyed cloth and may usher in new business opportunities for Taiwan dyed cloth. The study has two aims. On one hand, it will analyze the hi-tech green dyeing and natural dyeing in Taiwan textile industry and explore the two stains’ properties of environmental protection, energy conservation, stain resistance, color fastness, and optical activity resistance. Through data-based visual research, a visual systematic structure will be set up based on the existing materials, and the stain color scheme will be developed for relevant industrial growth and designers to use. On the other hand, on the basis of the stain color scheme, compound media materials will be employed in wax printing craft to create cultural commodities that blends creativity and international competitiveness. The overall study result shall provide creators with a scientific research-based stain visual system, stain color scheme, thereby enhancing the quality and width of creation and open up the potential blue ocean business opportunities for cultural creation.

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