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Sustainable Military Uniforms – Conceptual Approaches and Good Practices

Open Access
|Dec 2024

Abstract

Sustainability, in the context of sustainable development, has attracted the interest of military decision-makers who are tasked with both ensuring military personnel’s basic needs and efficiently managing defence resources. In this respect, military uniforms represent one area in which sustainable solutions can and should be adopted in line with the regulatory framework established at the level of the European Union for all textile products. Therefore, this article explores the available literature and analyses cases of good practices adopted by various military armed forces to highlight the advantages of this approach and draw valuable lessons. The primary aim is to offer the main dimensions which characterize a sustainable military uniform, providing useful insights for military logisticians and other specialists involved in supplying military personnel with products that align with current trends in the textile industry, meet soldiers’ basic needs, and contribute to achieving sustainable development goals. Additionally, this article looks into the advantages retained in the military domain, also highlighting the need to change the actual production and consumption paradigm in this field.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 3100-5098 | Journal ISSN: 3100-508X
Language: English
Page range: 236 - 246
Published on: Dec 17, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2024 Daniela-Elena Hrab, published by Nicolae Balcescu Land Forces Academy
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