Sustainable Textile Manufacturing

The MOOC aims to describe the approach to sustainability in the Italian textile manufacturing sector (for clothing and other sectors) with a specific focus on all steps of the production chain. Each video focuses on one step of the supply chain (raw material sourcing, spinning, weaving, design, prototyping, production, integration of innovative technologies in the processes) and tells the state of the art on the sector's sustainable approach, possible plans and interventions, as well as the opportunities that companies will have to seize in the immediate future in terms of social and environmental responsibility. The topics are addressed by Politecnico di Milano lecturers and industry professionals as guest speakers. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) If you actively participate in this course, at the end you will be able to: - Acquiring technical knowledge of traditional manufacturing processes - Acquiring technical knowledge about sustainable requirements and solutions - Understanding contemporary change towards sustainability - Understanding of the complexity and multitude of processes and stakeholders along the textile supply chain ACTIVITIES Over and above consulting the content, in the form of videos and other web-based resources, you will have the opportunity to discuss course topics and to share ideas with your peers in the Forum of this MOOC.

• Week 0: Introduction
• Week 1: Materials
• Week 2: Design and Production
• Week 3: Integrating innovative technologies
• Week 4: Final Survey