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Further Information

teaching Materials

There is information about a range of teaching resources,
films, exhibitions and images on the Fashioning an Ethical
Industry website at
http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/.
One you may find useful for business related teaching is:

[Pre-16, FE] The real Price of Cotton
This teaching resource is aimed at 14-19 year old
Business Studies and Economics students, although fashion
educators at higher and further education level may also
find it useful. The resource can be used to explore the
social and environmental impact of the cotton industry
from a business studies perspective. The Real Price of
Cotton is a textbook style resource that contains case
study material that can be photocopied, along with
resource sheets and data.

Webster, K. (2002) The Real Price of Cotton, Just Business.

The resource is available to borrow from Fashioning
an Ethical Industry and some sections are available to
download. See http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/
resources/teachingmaterials/cottonteachingresource/

publications

Information about additional books, reports and factsheets

is available on the Fashioning an Ethical Industry website at

http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/.

Factsheet: Purchasing Practices

This factsheet explores the impact of decisions made

within companies on workers. While the cause and

effect relationships are as complex as the supply chains

themselves, it is possible to observe several relationships.

In this factsheet, Fashioning an Ethical Industry looks at

two relationships: the growth of the ‘value’ sector, the

corresponding fall in prices paid to manufacturers and

workers’ wages; and secondly, the reduction in lead times

associated with the ‘fast fashion’ concept and the number

of hours garment workers have to work to meet orders.

Fashioning an Ethical Industry (2007) Factsheet 17:

Purchasing Practices, Fashioning an Ethical Industry.

Available to download for free from

http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/factsheets/

issues/factsheet17/