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While growing awareness, concern and expectation among stakeholders for companies to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies exists, the fashion industry's global supply chains and product lifecycles are unsustainable. Fair Trade apparel bridges that gap. The Fair Trade and CSR literature supports the idea that fair trade consumers should possess the attributes of (a) compassion for oneself, others and the environment (COOE) and (b) desire for sustainability awareness (DSA). In this study, we contribute to the literature by developing two new scales to measure these unique qualities. Online surveys were distributed to 1,197 individuals and 258 respondents make up the sample. An Exploratory Factor Analysis, using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Varimax Rotation was administered on all items, which made up both scales to determine discriminant validity. Scholars and practitioners can use both new scales to holistically analyse and identify the attributes that motivate consumers to purchase Fair Trade apparel.

As a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to fresh or new materials for road construction and maintenance, recycled or reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is being used more frequently. There are no specific criteria, norms, or methods for identifying recovered asphalt materials in India or other developing nations. Classifying the RAP materials that are now accessible for use in road construction is therefore urgently necessary. Costs associated with highway projects can be cut by 25–30% by reusing these materials. There have been some reported studies in India where new materials were swapped out for RAP in the binder course, but there are undoubtedly many more that have not yet been documented. The goal of the current experiment is to determine the aggregate mix percentage for DBM layers with various percentages of RAP. The RAP sample was taken from the NH209 Kanakpura Road.

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