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Perrine De Landtsheer

Bio: Perrine De Landtsheer is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Welfare & Corporate social responsibility. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 4 citations.

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19 Sep 2015
TL;DR: In this article, Dadds et al. analyzed how non-violence against animals is integrated as a business strategy into the fashion industry and how companies are trying to influence each other.
Abstract: This chapter highlights an unexplored aspect of corporate social responsibility, that is animal violence and welfare. According to (Dadds, M. R., Turner, C. M., & McAloon, J. (2002). Developmental links between cruelty to animals and human violence. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 35(3), 363–382), cruelty against animals can be a predictor of future violence. If one wants to avoid violence in general, one has to think about ways to prevent violence against animals. No longer accepting violence against animals in the fashion industry, a sector that has a big impact on youth, can be a major step in the reduction of violence. The purpose of this chapter is to analyse how non-violence against animals is integrated as a business strategy into the fashion industry and how companies are trying to influence each other. The methodological approach is based on qualitative comparative studies between small and large firms. Five cases are selected taking multiple levels of corporate sustainability into account: JBC, ARFshop, Doekjes en Broekjes, Bellerose and Fake Fur. The research shows that large companies do more to benefit human welfare, whereas the smaller ones attach more importance to the environment. Yet all companies agreed that long-term relationships are crucial in partnerships and that the process of exchanging information is valuable in order to act in a transparent way. They are all aware that animal welfare and environmental welfare will gain importance in the future, and therefore something must be done about the impact companies have. Hence, they are implementing strategies at their own pace to benefit the welfare of animals. A change in mind set is growing, slowly but certainly and partnerships with NGOs can benefit this transition process.

4 citations


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TL;DR: A systematic literature review was conducted from the first appearances of sustainable fashion in the management literature in 2000 up to papers published in June 2019, which resulted in 465 included papers as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The sustainable fashion (SF) literature is fragmented across the management discipline, leaving the path to a SF future unclear. As of yet, there has not been an attempt to bring these insights together or to more generally explore the question of “what is known about SF in the management literature and where could the SF field go from there?”. The purpose of this paper is to bring together the field to identify opportunities for societal impact and further research.,A systematic literature review was conducted from the first appearances of SF in the management literature in 2000 up to papers published in June 2019, which resulted in 465 included papers.,The results illustrate that SF research is largely defined by two approaches, namely, pragmatic change and radical change. The findings reveal seven research streams that span across the discipline to explore how organisational and consumer habits can be shaped for the future.,What is known about SF is constantly evolving, therefore, the paper aims to provide a representative sample of the state of SF in management literature to date.,This review provides decision makers with insights that have been synthesised from across the management field.,This review identifies knowledge gaps and informs managerial decision making in the field, particularly through serving as a foundation for further research.

87 citations

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: The United Nations Global Compact Code of Conduct for the Textile and Fashion Industry and Ovis 21 case was presented in this paper, where a company from the Argentine Patagonia, that is a B Corp and Savory Institute Hub company, but a company in which People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) discovered cruelty to animals in one of their establishments.
Abstract: There is no doubt that the textile (and fashion) industry is important for the economy; however, taking into account the concept of sustainability, this industry many times—actually most times—operates to the detriment of environmental and social factors. John R. Ehrenfeld defines sustainability as “the possibility that humans and other life will flourish on the earth forever” (Ehrenfeld and Hoffman 2013, p. 7). This notion of sustainability is not only a concern for people and the environment, but also for animals. Besides environmental and social issues, more than 50 million animals suffer cruel death each year to benefit the fashion industry (Born Free USA 2014). The purpose of this chapter is to make a contribution to the animal care agenda in the textile and fashion industry by presenting the United Nations Global Compact Code of Conduct for the Textile and Fashion Industry and Ovis 21 case—a company from the Argentine Patagonia, that is a B Corp and Savory Institute Hub company, but a company in which People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) discovered cruelty to animals in one of their establishments. This also puts forward the reactions of two of its most important clients, the media and consumers. This chapter closes with an analysis and some conclusions about the topic and Ovis 21 case.

10 citations

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to uncover the pattern of consumers' responses to the issue of animal cruelty in the luxury fashion industry, which revealed in PETA (People of Ethical Treatment of Animal) video on YouTube.
Abstract: While consumers’ increasing demands for luxury leather goods drives luxury brands to secure supplies of exotic and high-quality animal skins, animal welfare activists have attempted to raise the public’s awareness of cruelty in the luxury fashion supply chains. Adopting the attribution theory, this study aims to uncover the pattern of consumers’ responses to the issue of animal cruelty in the luxury fashion industry. Data were collected from consumers’ responses to animal cruelty as revealed in PETA (People of Ethical Treatment of Animal)’s video on YouTube. Data analysis revealed distinct blame attributions and coping strategies, which depend heavily on viewers’ attitude toward the video content. Findings from this study suggest that consumers’ blame attributions are dispersed among different stakeholders, with luxury fashion brands and their customers treated as the causes of animal cruelty, slaughterhouse workers, and humans in general treated as perpetrators, and PETA and commenters that support PETA’s message treated as accusers. Implications for the luxury fashion business and animal welfare promotion are discussed.

3 citations