Essays about: "ethical consumerism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words ethical consumerism.

  1. 1. Fashionable & Sustainable? A case study exploring the markets contribution to the ethical consumption gap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Tyledal; Emelie Blennow; [2022]
    Keywords : Ethical consumerism; ethical consumption gap; consumer sovereignty; consumer responsibilization; fashion; market; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The primary purpose of this study is to examine how the market contributes in creating the ethical consumption gap to serve the underlying structures in which predicates and benefits from the gap. Consequently, the research seeks to add to current theoretical understanding in the field. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Paula Gürtler; [2022]
    Keywords : Applied Ethics; Capabilities Approach; Late Modernity; Labor Market; Flexibility; Singularity;

    Abstract : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reforming Consumption Habits Through Product Design : Design for Sustainable Development through prolonging product lifetime

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Johanna Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Product attachment; Product replacement; Product longevity; Emotional design; Planned obsolescence; Perceived obsolescence; Lifetime optimization; Ethical consumerism; Timeless design;

    Abstract : This study, that is a research and product development process, is based on sustainable development and the negative impacts of the growing consumption, and wear-and-tear habits of today’s society. The way we handle our resources, from mine to landfill cause devastating effects on the climate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Boycotting, buycotting or doing nothing : A quantitative study of corporate reputation in relation to political consumerism

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hannah Kyller; Hedvig Thorson; [2021]
    Keywords : Political Consumerism; Corporate Brand Reputation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Employer Branding; Corporate Image; Corporate Crisis;

    Abstract : Background: In previous years, Swedish company Na-kd has been promoted in the media due to allegations of poor working conditions. While this has potentially taken a hit on the company’s reputation, studying the relationship between corporate actions and perceptions of the public has been neglected. READ MORE

  6. 5. Understanding Consumers’ Response to Controversial Investments: The reactions and subsequent implications in the empirical case of Oatly’s consumers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christian Emidi; Sebastian Galan; [2021]
    Keywords : investment; controversy; psychological contract theory; attribution theory; ethical consumerism; consumer behaviour; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Globalisation has expanded investors’ financial reach and while most investments occur without much attention, some lead to disagreements and divergent responses from consumers. Therefore, this paper aims at providing a comprehensive picture of consumers’ responses following investments that become a matter of controversy. READ MORE