Table 1 Top keywords with their frequencies for the sustainable development of the textile and apparel industry (SDTAI)

1

414

Sustainability/sustainable

development/green/sustainable fashion

31

9

Recycling

2

245

Consumption/behavior/consumer/ attitude/perception/knowledge/intention/decision making/willingness to pay/consumer behavior/planned behavior/motivation

32

9

Composite

3

188

Textile/fashion/apparel/textile industry/apparel/fashion industry/apparel industry

33

9

Policy

4

154

Management/supply chain/supply chain management

34

9

Chain

5

130

Impact/environmental management/environmental sustainability/climate change/environment/Energy

35

9

Technology

6

92

Corporate social responsibility/social responsibility/csr/ responsibility

36

8

Mechanical property

7

87

Performance/financial performance

37

8

Market

8

61

Model

38

8

Value

9

52

System

39

7

Quality

10

45

Life cycle assessment (LCA)

40

7

Business

11

38

Industry

41

7

Textile waste

12

37

Product

42

7

Chain management

13

37

Cotton/fiber/wool/polyester

43

7

Conceptual framework

14

35

Design

44

6

Network

15

34

Framework

45

6

Economy

16

24

Governance

46

6

Implementation

17

24

Perspective

47

6

Efficiency

18

24

Strategy

48

6

Barrier

19

23

Innovation

49

5

Developing country

20

19

Future

50

5

India

21

17

China

51

5

Science

22

16

Circular economy

52

5

Evolution

23

14

Firm

53

5

Risk

24

14

Organization

54

5

Conservation

25

13

Degradation

55

5

Ethics

26

13

Optimization

56

4

Nanoparticle

27

12

Fast fashion

57

4

Reuse

28

11

Challenge

58

4

Ecology

29

10

Driver

59

4

Dye

30

9

Corporate sustainability

60

4

Dynamics