2013
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1766-3
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Assessment of Leading Apparel Specialty Retailers’ CSR Practices as Communicated on Corporate Websites: Problems and Opportunities

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“…Three of the 12 studies about CSR communication focused on defining and prioritizing the most critical issues in the fashion industry in terms of CSR. Two studies (Jones et al, 2012; Mann et al, ) relied on analyses of websites to determine what issues are being addressed. Both studies, one cross‐sectional and one longitudinal, found the primary concern is the supply chain issue of addressing labor practices, particularly in under‐developed countries.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Three of the 12 studies about CSR communication focused on defining and prioritizing the most critical issues in the fashion industry in terms of CSR. Two studies (Jones et al, 2012; Mann et al, ) relied on analyses of websites to determine what issues are being addressed. Both studies, one cross‐sectional and one longitudinal, found the primary concern is the supply chain issue of addressing labor practices, particularly in under‐developed countries.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consequently, willingness to restrict over‐consumption and encourage more sustainable practices is not necessarily a priority (Morgan & Birtwistle, ; Gwilt & Rissanen, ; Hillier, 2012). Despite the critical issues, there has been no comprehensive study of CSR in the apparel industry (Mann et al , ).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…CSR may thus be perceived as a form of privatised governance in the absence of necessarily tight national forms of regulation (Christopherson and Lillie, 2005;Tallontire, 2007;Mayer and Pickles, 2010), though its uneven implementation remains a concern (Ruwanpura, 2013). Despite this, retailers are keen to publicise their commitments to worker conditions and wider CSR in communications with stakeholders (Mann et al, 2013).…”
Section: Corporate Social Responsibility In Global Garment Productionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At the individual global firm level, self-regulated responsibility is maintained through codes of conduct or through the incorporation of multi-stakeholder initiatives and guidelines prepared by other social or commercial organizations (Mann et al 2014;Plank et al 2012). These self-regulatory instruments can address social, environmental and economic issues, and are largely focused on sectors where brand reputation and export orientation are vital (Amaeshi et al 2008;Rodriguez-Garavito 2005).…”
Section: Social Responsibility Practices Of Global Buyers In Gscmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although global buying firms have developed different strategies to respond to their social responsibility needs, they are keen on shifting these responsibilities to their suppliers, for whom these then become regulations (Mann et al 2014;Rondinelli and Berry 2000). Subsequently, suppliers are required to implement socially acceptable measures and have little power to avoid or alter these requirements (Amaeshi et al 2008;Emmelhainz and Adams 1999).…”
Section: Social Responsibility Practices Of Global Rmg Suppliers In Gscmentioning
confidence: 99%