Sustainability challenges and collaboration in the global clothing industry

This dataset contains a social network of collaborative relationships among organizations working to address sustainability challenges in the global clothing industry. The dataset consists of a square matrix containing 1,455 undirected ties among 455 organizations, and a list of organizational attributes. Attribute information includes: 1) the type of organization – keystone actor, clothing company, retailer, manufacturer, trade association, multi-stakeholder platform, NGO, scientific research organization, government institution, and other; and 2) the sustainability challenges addressed by each organization – hazardous chemicals, waste reduction, energy consumption, air emissions, land use, recycling, wastewater, water conservation, and socioeconomic wellbeing. The data were gathered from corporate sustainability reports and related information found on the organizations’ websites.