## 6 Conclusions
* Supply chain (lack of capacity constraints, supply chain complexity, transparency and traceability issues, etc.) * Financial (higher costs and initial investments, lack of financial support, risk of losing money)
* Technological (technology immaturity, uncertainty regarding technologies, restricted recycling technologies, etc.) * Market related (market immaturity, limited availability of recycled materials, lack of demand for circular products, trendy fast fashion, etc.) * Customer driven (cheap and low-quality clothing preference, high price of eco-friendly products, lack of awareness and knowledge, etc.) * Government (lack of policies, regulations and legislations, lack of economic incentives and tax reliefs, conflicting legislations, etc.) * Which of the following services do you think is necessary to increase circularity and sustainability? * LCA analysis support service
* Ecodesign support service
* Integration of traceability systems
* Advanced services related to freight logistics
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