Abstract
During the last years competition in the textile sector has increased, putting financial returns under considerable pressure. As a result, production has shifted to low wage countries in the third world. This has raised the relevance of ethical procedures. This paper analyses how C&A, as one of the largest Western apparel companies, organises its sourcing ethics, notwithstanding the financial pressure in the market. Based on interviews with Asian suppliers of C&A during the second half of 2000, we review the opinions of external stakeholders about the sourcing ethics of C&A. Finally, we evaluate C&A’s sourcing ethics from a theoretical perspective.
Keywords
ClothingCompetition (biology)Business ethicsBusinessRelevance (law)WagePerspective (graphical)TextileCommerceMarketingEconomicsManagementMarket economyPolitical scienceLawGeographyEcology
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- 2002
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- article
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- 11
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- 3
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- 282-294
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- 99
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Johan Graafland
(2002).
Sourcing ethics in the textile sector: the case of C&A.
Business Ethics A European Review
, 11
(3)
, 282-294.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8608.00286
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- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-8608.00286