Click here to download: SourcingEthically.pdfSourcing ethically: Learning through presentations, Claire Orwin
A review of two mini-presentation activities, designed to introduce students to ethical issues related to sourcing in fashion retailing, is provided by Dr. Claire Orwin, De Montfort University, UK, in Sourcing Ethically: Learning through Presentations. In the first activity, students investigate brands that have been criticised for their sourcing activities and the subsequent steps that have been taken to safeguard workers from exploitation. The second activity involves researching clothing brands that are promoted as being either ethical or environmentally sensitive. Students evaluate a companies policies to determine how successful they believe the company's approach is.
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 | UG |
| 2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators | C. Some knowledge of discipline required
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| 3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students | A. No background knowledge required |
| 4. Number of students | Around 40 |
| 5. Length of time required | Two to three weeks |
| 6. Type of activity | Group work, Student presentations, Ideas for projects, assignments and briefs, Discussion and debate, Research related |
| 7. Discipline | Business, Cross-curricular, Design, Marketing |
| 8. Topics covered | Big business, Branding, Campaigns, Companies, Consumers, Corporate social responsibility, Environment, Ethical initiatives / brands, Prices, Supply chains |
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