H & M Ethics And Social Responsibility Case Study

“Our agricultural products have been abundant for the last few years. The crops of cotton, four-fifths of which have been raised by the

As a young kid he loved to visit his father's workshop and take apart old clocks and little machines then put them back together. As he would sometimes watch the slaves, he noticed how hard it was to get all of the seeds out of cotton. He then, in 1792 graduated from Yale College. In just a short year after he graduated, in his spare time he invented the cotton gin. In the student reading, Cotton Gin, by Maureen Romero, it explains, “The cotton gin was a very simple invention. First, the cotton bolls were put into the top of the machine. Next, you turn the handle, which turns the cotton through the wire teeth that combs out the seeds. Then the cotton is pulled out of the wire teeth and out of the cotton gin.” What may sound like just a little invention with no impact is actually a little machine with one huge impact. Since cotton was now so much easier to get rid of the seeds, everyone started planting cotton and farmers planted even more cotton. Previously, no one planted cotton, because it took so long to pick out all of the seeds. Cotton was not the cash crop. Now it only takes two seconds to get all of the seeds out. Another plus on growing cotton, is it can grow anywhere even in land where all of the nutrients are dried out of the ground. This is what made it rise to the number one cash crop.

increase production of cotton, resulting from the cotton gin was a primary factor in the

Primark meets the corporate social responsibility to environment at large. Firstly, Primark establishes a partnership with CottonConnect aiming to improve the farming technique that growing cotton with fewer resources. In this way, the farmers can earn more money for themselves. Secondly, in order to promote a green production

Hennes and Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, which has expanded enormously in the past years. H&M has grown from one single store in a small town in Sweden to a multinational ranked as the second largest global fashion retailer with its 3,600 stores in over 58 countries and $22 billion in annual sales (The World’s). This incredible story of success makes us wonder about their strategies and how they managed to get where they are today.

Robert Swan once said “the greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Two companies that understand this concept are Patagonia and Nike. How they address these issues regarding sustainable business practice vary, however. Both have made it their mission to deliver excellence and make the best quality products within their industries, Patagonia focussing more on outdoor active wear, while Nike is more sports oriented. Part of this process has been developing products from sustainable sources. Patagonia, for example, actively took a stand against chemical intensive cotton in 1994, and has since switched to less harmful means of organic cotton within all their cotton-based products. They are even going the extra

There was no money crop whatsoever; the only variety of cotton that would grow in that region was the practically useless green seed variety. Ten hours of manual work was needed to separate one point of lint from three pounds of the small tough seeds. Until some kind of machine could be built to do the work, the green seed cotton was little better than a weed.

The ethics of businesses are under more scrutiny than ever before (Bones, 2014). Ethics can be considered as following a code of behaviour agreeable with the context of society and can also be defined as the application of moral and ethical considerations in a business environment (Hurn, 2008). Sport businesses have been targeted a lot more in recent years due to the conditions they place their workers in has become more apparent to the outside world. Nike are one of the world’s leading sports brands but have been faced with many allegations in recent years (Daily Mail, 2011) in regards to the conditions they put their workers in and their ethics and morals have been questioned. This report will critically evaluate the impact ethics has on the business operations of Nike and then analyse the reasons for why ethics impact the sport organisation. Finally, recommendations will be made to improve Nike’s business ethics.

The cotton gin was the answer to the 19th Century farmer’s woes. Before the invention of the cotton gin, not only was raising of cotton very labor intensive, but separating the

With the rapid development of social economy, the public tends to focus on the social responsibility of the company, as well as feedback to the society, rather than pay close attention to how to create interest in the company. Especially, environmental protection and human rights has became the most pressing social phenomenon. Under this

The Planet T-Shirt contains five chapters that will show how a t-shirt can travel the world. The first section talks about how cotton produces in Delta, Mississippi farm. America produces more cotton in the world, and 90 percent of the cotton is genetically modified. Technology has made a significant impact on the cotton farm; farmers use the machine to pick cotton. One cotton farm can produce nine million t-shirt equivalent of every person in New York City. The second chapter is about the machine that makes the process of raw cotton. U.S. exports the cotton to different countries that produce fabrics. In the video, it shows various kind of machine that processes the cotton such as Trutzschlet Blendomat, Schlafhorst SE-8 OE Spinning machine,

Companies today are heavily influenced by the demands of customers and stakeholders. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the social and environmental responsibility policies and practices developed by an organization to increase its positive influence and reduce its negative activity towards society (Parks, 2008). The business approach and corporate philosophy of an organization is easily altered due to economic pressures, technological improvement and stakeholder needs and demands. "Going green" or being eco-friendly is one such demand. Environmental and sustainability concerns originate most often from governments, consumer activists, and the general public (Schlosser, 2008). Thus, organizations must implement sustainability into daily practices. In addition, sustainability alters the nature of competition and drives companies to think differently about products, processes, and technologies (Parks, 2008).

Patagonia Case Study “Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” Since being founded in 1973 by outdoor enthusiast Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia has gone to great measures to follow their mission statement and build a brand based on quality, trust, sustainable practices, innovation, and loyalty. By becoming a pioneer of using organic cottons in its product lines and using environmentally sustainable processes to make its products, Patagonia has managed to appeal to a certain yet growing consumer base. The consumers are men and women between the ages of 18-40 primarily in North America (West Coast and North East) who are active, outdoor nature lovers, and are supporters of sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. In addition, they are the ones who try to live a healthy lifestyle by eating organic products and attempt to reduce their environmental impact by

I would like to narrow down my project to focus on the affects of CSR on the apparel industry’s supply chain. Therefor my research project aims to examine how CSR as a global trend affects vertically and horizontally integrated manufacturing in the fashion/apparel industry.

The cost is kept low with labor and the production. This helps competing in the export trading world. “I am telling, in textile nobody can beat Bangladesh in price and quality”