Deschamps, TC, Carnie, B and Mao, N (2016) Public consciousness and willingness to embrace ethical consumption of textile products in Mexico. Textiles and Clothing Sustainability, 2. 6. ISSN 2197-9936
Abstract
The Mexican economy has been showing a continuous and arguably remarkable growth in the last decade, and it is expected that this strong economic growth is based on a balance between social equity, fiscal growth and environmental protection. This composite situation requires us to have a clear understanding of changes in consumer behaviour and their attitudes towards ethical consumerism in this region. With the use of a semi-structured questionnaire, this pilot study presented a detailed analysis of the consumer attitudes towards ethical consumerism in relation to their socio economic class levels in this region, the public consciousness and willingness to embrace ethical consumption of textile products in Mexico were thus determined. It is hoped that this knowledge provides the basis for the initiation of a framework of activities and measures to develop sustainable consumption habits and to educate consumers on the subject of ethical consumption.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Deschamps et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | ethical consumption, textiles, Mexico, public consciousness, willingness |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2016 15:43 |
Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2018 13:17 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40689-016-0017-2 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SpringerOpen |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s40689-016-0017-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97969 |