Essays about: "ethical consumption gap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words ethical consumption gap.

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. 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

4. 3. Sustainable Communication: Fashion Consumers' Reception and Interaction : The Case of Nudie Jeans

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Louisa Schäfer; [2020]
   Keywords : Fashion Industry; Sustainable Fashion; Dominant Social Paradigm; Attitude-Behavior Gap; Sustainable Communication; Consumer Behavior; In-depth Interviews;

   Abstract : The fast fashion industry has a large negative impact on the environment and its workers. Consumers purchasing fast fashion are reinforcing the dominant social paradigm, the assumption that humans are superior and the Earth’s resources unlimited. READ MORE

5. 4. Changing attitudes towards fast-fashion : A qualitative study of Swedish Generation Z and their increased ecological conscience

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Mimmy Ly; Sophie Vigren; [2020]
   Keywords : Fast-fashion; sustainability; ethics; environmentally responsible fashion; socially responsible fashion; ecological conscience; Generation Z; attitudes; consumer behavior;

   Abstract : The fast-fashion industry’s effect on the environment becomes more of a critical subject as the industry grows and dominates the apparel industry. Fast-fashion is based on frequently pushing new trends to consumers in order to increase sold volumes. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring how Barriers to Circular Business Models can be Overcome on a Macro and Micro Level : -a Swedish Textile Industry Perspective

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Gabriel Jonsson; Louise Fredriksson; Rebecca Lööv Miljevic; [2020]
   Keywords : circular economy; circular business models; the Swedish textile industry; barriers; drivers; enablers;

   Abstract : Background: The resource demanding textile industry has long been linked to the linear economy, an economy contributing to negative effects on the environment. However, there is an alternative to the linear economy, namely the circular economy. READ MORE