Ethical and Ecological Issues in the Apparel IndustryLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Students will recognise the environmental effect of the life cycles of clothes and materials and the various ethical issues related to outsourcing.

Content

Environmental effects of manufacturing processes, use and disposal of clothes
Life cycle analysis
Environmental labelling
Materials recycling
Human globalisation in the clothing industry: working conditions at suppliers' plants, use of child labour, forced labour etc.

Qualifications

Collection Design and Selection Management
Chemical Processing of Materials