Essays about: "Ethical consumption"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 112 essays containing the words Ethical consumption.

1. 21. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
   Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

3. 22. Exploring the Establishment of a Local Textile Supply Chain in Italy

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Moa Skönvall; [2021]
   Keywords : supply chain management; local production; sustainability; textile industry; Hantering av värdekedjan; lokal produktion; hållbarhet; textilindustrin;

   Abstract : Purpose - The purpose of this study was to explore what strategic decisions an Italian apparel company has made to establish a sustainable and local supply chain. Furthermore, the obstacles that have emerged during the process were examined, and what strategies that have been used to face these. READ MORE

4. 23. 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. 24. Digital Food Technologies and Our Everyday Lives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Jared Offei Lartey; [2021]
   Keywords : sustainable food consumption; digital technologies; social practice theory; social network platforms; ethical consumption apps; qualitative; Sweden.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Amidst the present Covid-19 pandemic, consumer interactions with digital food technologies have expedited. This thesis examines how social network platforms and ethical consumption apps, enable and shape the everyday sustainable food consumption practice of young adults in Skåne, Sweden's southernmost region. READ MORE

6. 25. Think slow, it lasts longer : A qualitative study on how slow fashion can contribute to strategic sustainable development.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Kajsa Ehn; Emelie Wiklund; [2021]
   Keywords : Slow Fashion; Supply Chain Design; The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development; Fashion Industry; Strategic Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Today's fashion industry, which is characterized by fast demand shifts and overconsumption, is argued to be contributing to the world's increasing environmental and social issues, and thus bringing harm to the global environment and society. Due to this, a “rebellion” has evolved accordingly, and can further be described as the Slow Fashion movement that strives to create a sustainable fashion industry. READ MORE