CSR in the Textile Sector: European Fashion Firms and the Bangladesh Safety Accord
- 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.
Author: | Mikhail Aridov, Vanessa Becker, Jiyue Liu, Anne Werner |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-3670 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.15771/2199-1618_2014_2_1_4 |
ISSN: | 2199-1618 |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of European Management & Public Affairs Studies |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Year of first Publication: | 2014 |
Publishing Institution: | Technische Hochschule Wildau |
Release Date: | 2015/01/21 |
Tag: | Asia; Safety Accord |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 1 |
First Page: | 23 |
Last Page: | 30 |
Faculties an central facilities: | Zentrale Einrichtungen |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY 3.0 DE - Namensnennung 3.0 Deutschland |