Can ethical be commercial?
UK: ASOS founder to launch online ethical fashion store
Ex-director of fashion chain ASOS, Quentin Griffiths, is preparing to co-launch an ethical fashion ecommerce business in conjunction with former…
ANALYSIS: How ethical are human rights codes?
Are retailers’ compliance codes just there to be waved at protesters, do they damage the very people they’re supposed to…
Economics versus ethics: the moral dilemma
“Do we in the West really need a GBP4 pair of jeans or a GBP1.50 T-shirt?” This was the question…
Who cares for ethical clothing?
‘Ethical clothing’ has been a favourite term in the fashion world of late, especially in the UK where a Fairtrade…
CAMBODIA: Topshop owner dismisses claims of factory abuses
UK high-street mogul Philip Green has rebuffed accusations that a Cambodian factory his stores source from abuses worker’s rights. Green…
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UK: M&S to launch Fairtrade clothing
Department store chain Marks & Spencer has unveiled a new ethical trading campaign and also said it would become the…