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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 1 Characteristics of the study samples

From: Truly sustainable or not? An exploratory assessment of sustainability capability of textile and apparel corporations in China from the moral responsibility perspective

Characteristics

The number of companies (n = 86)

Years of operation (years)

< 16

14 (16.3%)

16–30

40 (46.5%)

31–45

16 (18.6%)

> 45

16 (18.6%)

Types of main business

Textile (fiber, yarn, fabric, non-apparel textile product) mills

37 (43.0%)

Apparel or apparel accessories manufacturing

21 (24.4%)

Textile and apparel manufacturing

23 (26.7%)

Textile and/or apparel distributing and/or importing/exporting

5 (5.8%)

Business performance

Rank in top 500 competitiveness T&A corporations

71 (82.6%)

Rank in top 100 main business revenues T&A corporations

31 (36.0%)

Rank in top 50 brand value T&A corporations

13 (15.1%)

Rank in top 200 export value T&A corporations

20 (23.3%)

  1. Some companies listed in more than one ranking