Ethical Considerations In The Fashion Industry: Case Study

Ethical Considerations

Fashion is considered one of the most significant, yet controversial industries in the world. Report shows that North America spends more than $250 billion on clothing, shoes, and accessories each year; recently, its worth has rapidly reached $1.2 trillion worldwide (K., 2014). Ethics is an unavoidable factor to consider and a growing concern for every fashion’s company and their attorneys (Fordham University School of Law). The nature of the fashion industry is surrounded by hundreds of controversies over various topics, concerning quality and consumption. Our company has no involvement in sourcing, designing or manufacturing process since we play an intermediary role between the suppliers and customers. Nonetheless, we demonstrate the promise of a strong work ethic company by making emphasis on quality, discipline, wages, and human rights. So that our products will at the same time benefit the people, the employees and the company itself. Our company is closely associated with a commitment to products quality, in which we focus our attention on selecting the finest selection of fashion goods for the customers. Instead of picking low-end and poor-quality

As our start-up business expanding in the future, it need to partnership with vendor such as H&M for both parties to be benefits. As the partnership between two companies is that we will advertise their brand to our customer and we get discount on buying clothes from H&M. There are possible disagreement as H&M decide to copy our service in their own business, which in turn might violate the partnership agreement that there will be a confidential in intellectual property. The solution is that we can make H&M compensate for violate the term in the contract. Or to make to make it ends peacefully, we can make a new contract that requires H&M to make Style Me as the exclusive agency to their fashionable