Circular Economy and the Slow Fashion Movement

Strategies in the risk society

Abstract

With the advent of capitalism and the crisis of modernity, structural transformations at the global level have become the subject of discussion in sociological theories. The concept of risk has become the focus of these discussions, becoming the basis for understanding how environmental and technological risks affect the transformations of the historical project of modernity. New projects emerge, among which the circular economy and slow fashion stand out. Using the theoretical framework of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens, the main objective of this paper is to discuss the circular economy shaped by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and emphasize how it is made as an effective strategy for facing major contemporary economic conflicts. From the study, it was found that the circular economy and slow fashion can be considered strategies to combat the environmental risks encountered in modernity.