This book presents applications of blockchain technologies to foster
sustainable development in the textile and clothing supply chain. The
concept of Textiles and Fashion Sustainability has grown to a wider
extent today. Among the list of items to achieve Sustainability in
Textiles and Fashion, the key element is the traceability of supply
chains in terms of mapping and tracing the entire supply chain to ensure
sustainable supply chain management. Reliable and transparent, efficient
data is one of the crucial requirements for Textiles and Fashion
Sustainability in today's advanced industrial context and this is
possible in this advanced era by various technological advancements such
as Block chain technologies. These days one can see a widespread
application of blockchain technology in the Textiles and Clothing
sector. The core competencies of blockchain technology namely
transparency, data auditability, privacy, value transfer, and process
efficiency and automation are very much essential for achieving the
multifold objectives under the theme Textiles and Fashion
Sustainability.