Click here to download: BookSummary.pdfBook summary: Social responsibility in the global apparel industry, Marsha A. Dickson, Suzanne Loker, Molly Eckman
Social Responsibility in the Global Apparel Industry is a new book by Marsha A. Dickson, University of Delaware, Suzanne Loker, Cornell University, and Molly Eckman, Colorado State University, USA. The book illustrates how leading apparel and footwear manufacturers and retailers approach and attempt to maintain social responsibility in the design, production and sourcing of their products and in their business operations. Ideas for using the book are presented.
This teaching activity has been taken from Parker, L. and Dickson, M.A. (2009) Sustainable Fashion: A Handbook for Educators, Bristol: Labour Behind the Label. Download the whole publication here.
| 1. Level | FE, UG, PG |
| 2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators | A. No background knowledge required |
| 3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students | A. No background knowledge required |
| 4. Number of students | Any number |
| 5. Length of time required | Adjustable |
| 6. Type of activity | Book related |
| 7. Discipline | Business, Cross-curricular |
| 8. Topics covered | Campaigns, Child labour, Companies, Consumers, Corporate social responsibility, Environment, Gender, Globalisation, Health and safety, History, Home-based workers, Informal work, Legal initiatives, Multi-stakeholder initiatives, Migrant workers, Purchasing practices, Supply chains, Trade, Trade unions, Wages, Workers' rights, Working conditions |
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