...Jordana Soares de Lira; Marconi Freitas da Costa Purpose This study seeks to investigate the influence of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), of the conscious consumption intention and of the consumer ethical considerations, on Slow Fashion Consumption in the region known as Agreste Pernambucano...

... slavery. Additionally, there was an underlying social consensus that exploitative practices are an accepted part of the fast-fashion supply chain to ensure the continuation of low-cost clothing. Despite an underlying awareness of exploitative practices and acknowledgement that modern slavery is ethically...

..., and that consumers do not feel they are in a position to judge whether the behavior of textile companies in developing countries should be considered ethical. Environmental and social concerns: In the case of sustainable attributes, environmental concerns encompass practices to reduce or minimize water...

...Bryce Magnuson; Vaughan Reimers; Fred Chao Purpose A recent study by Reimers et al. (2016) suggests that the attitude-behaviour gap, as it applies to ethical clothing, may be due to academics having defined it differently to the way that consumers do. The purpose of this paper is to serve...

...Vaughan Reimers; Bryce Magnuson; Fred Chao Purpose Despite supposed widespread consumer support for ethical clothing, it still often fails to translate into actual purchase. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the way in which academics have defined and measured ethical clothing...

...Tsan‐Ming Choi; Chris K. Y. Lo; Christina W.Y. Wong; Rachel W. Y. Yee; Bin Shen; Yulan Wang; Chris K.Y. Lo; Momoko Shum Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between ethical fashion and consumer purchase behavior (their willingness to pay a premium for ethical fashion...

... than fashion consumers’ attitude towards eco‐fashion. Practical implications It is not enough for fashion companies to manufacture fashion clothing in an ethical production system and develop and design fashion clothing with sustainable and recyclable materials. They must also improve store‐related...

..., suggesting approaches and solutions, not previously considered in the context of fashion designers and their opportunities in doing business with China. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Fashion Ethics China Intellectual property Designers use a diverse assortment of fabric...

...Nancy Stanforth; William Hauck Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate one of the potential cues that may influence the price consumers are willing to pay for products. This paper seeks to investigate the use of ethically framed marketing efforts in influencing price perceptions among...

...Karen S. Callen‐Marchione; Shiretta F. Ownbey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate young adult consumers' (i.e. university undergraduates') evaluations of consumer behavior scenarios as ethical or unethical in relation to the respondents' philosophies of human nature. Design...

...Rose Otieno; Phoebe R. Apeagyei; Rose Otieno; David Tyler Purpose The paper seeks to identify ethical issues arising from body cathexis research and analyse categories for attention. To also highlight methodological considerations in generating body size data through measurement for fashion...

...Liz Barnes; Gaynor Lea‐Greenwood; Catrin Joergens Purpose The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of ethical fashion consumption. Even though consumers demand more ethical responsibility from companies, it is debatable if consumers would sacrifice their own personal needs to support...

... for apparel companies. They are therefore more concerned about products sourced from the Third World whose manufacture violates human rights and causes environmental damage. As a result, ethical and green consumerism will become the trend in the future. An increasing number of people prefer to buy products...