TY - JOUR A1 - Aridov, Mikhail A1 - Becker, Vanessa A1 - Liu, Jiyue A1 - Werner, Anne T1 - CSR in the Textile Sector: European Fashion Firms and the Bangladesh Safety Accord JF - Journal of European Management & Public Affairs Studies N2 - The textile industry has long been criticized for irresponsible and dangerous labour conditions in its global supply chain, particularly in very poor Asian countries like Bangladesh. The April 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh came to be a catalyst for reaching an agreement with international labour unions: the Bangladesh Safety Accord was created. This article analyses the Accord, the involvement of European fashion companies such as Primark, H&M and Inditex, the connection with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, and the outlook for improved industry standards in manufacturing clothing. KW - apparel and garment industry KW - Asia KW - Bangladesh Safety Accord KW - Clean Clothes Campaign KW - consumer KW - corporate social responsibility (CSR) KW - ethics KW - fashion KW - health KW - International Labour Organisation (ILO) KW - labour condition KW - labour union KW - occupational safety KW - sourcing KW - textile industry Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-3670 SN - 2199-1618 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 30 ER -