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sustaInaBlE FashIon : a handBooK For Educators

responsibilities of consumption: Educational

activities plus course outline, reading lists

and Essay titles

hannah higginson, joint project coordinator, Fashioning an Ethical Industry, and associate lecturer at
central st. Martin’s college of art and design, part of the university of the arts, london, uK
[email protected]

oBjEctIVEs / lEarnIng outcoMEs

• Students critically reflect on whether sustainable development is an achievable goal within our postmodern,
  consumer driven society.
  
  
  1. Level UG
  
  
  2. Pre-requisite knowledge required by educators C. Some knowledge of discipline required
  
  
  3. Pre-requisite knowledge required by students A. No background knowledge required
  
  
  4. Number of students Any number
  
  
  5. Length of time required One semester
  
  
  6. Type of activity Group work, Course outlines and learning goals,
     Interactive activities, Ideas for projects, assignments and
     briefs, Discussion and debate, Research related
  
  
  7. Discipline Business, Cross-curricular, Design, Marketing, Interactive
  
  
  8. Topics covered Branding, Campaigns, Companies, Consumers,
     Corporate social responsibility, Environment, Fair trade,
     Ethical initiatives / brands, Globalisation, History, Multi-
     stakeholder initiatives, Purchasing practices, Supply
     chains, Trade, Trade unions, Workers’ rights, Working
     conditions