Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1974.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1974.

Thesis--Catholic Univ. of America.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1999. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-147). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9948020.

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The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on November 18, 2009). Thesis advisor: Dr. Glenn Leshner Includes bibliographical references.

The negative impact of the fashion industry on both society and environment cannot be ignored, especially in recent years, due to news and reports on the negative impacts of the industry has raised awareness among consumers. Some of the consumers started questioning the fashion companies’ operations and demand for more sustainable supply chains. In order to respond the request coming from consumers’ side, the companies started to regulate their operations and communicate about them. Even though there are many different ways to communicate about sustainability approach, This study is questioning the potential outcomes of developing a common CSR label based on Higg Index 2.0 tool. To answer the research question, existing literature has analyzed from three different perspectives; social and environmental problems led by the industry and raising consumer awareness about negative impact of the industry. After the literature review, CSR communication approaches of the selected companies were analyzed. The second step of the research was, to apply a consumer survey in the Gothenburg Central Station to understand Swedish consumers’ perception. Outcomes of the consumer survey has compared with the existing literature and communication strategies followed by the analyses of selected companies.The company analyzes show that, even though, they are good at about regulating their supply chain with more sustainable approaches, the majority of fashion companies do not communicate about their CSR practices. Consumer survey expose that, consumers are lack of awareness regarding to existed CSR labels. Moreover, even though exist labels focus on only environmental factors or social factors, the consumers expect from labels to cover both areas. The data collected from the study expose that, even the majority of the consumer not completely influenced by the sustainability approach of the companies, there are consumers that influence by the companies CSR approach. Moreover, the lion share of consumers believes that a common labeling system based on Higg Index 2.0 will be helpful guide when they give their purchasing decision. Based on the findings from existed literature -consumer survey and analyze of companiesapproach-, it was observed that companies are lack of effective communication strategies which is a barrier for the consumers to get an action for to purchase more sustainable fashion products. Therefore, developing a common CSR labeling system that will controlled by third party institution such as Sustainable Apparel Coalition will increase the effectiveness of CSR label and influence the consumers response positively.

Submitted by BRENO LUIZ OTTONI null (breno@bauru.unesp.br) on 2016-08-23T15:37:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_final_OTTONI_BRENO_repositorio_unesp.pdf: 3950347 bytes, checksum: 2f3574a90c11f0c3e2baed2bb67eefde (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Juliano Benedito Ferreira (julianoferreira@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-26T14:33:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ottoni_bl_me_bauru.pdf: 3950347 bytes, checksum: 2f3574a90c11f0c3e2baed2bb67eefde (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-26T14:33:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ottoni_bl_me_bauru.pdf: 3950347 bytes, checksum: 2f3574a90c11f0c3e2baed2bb67eefde (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-01 / É estimado que a geração de resíduos sólidos passará de 1,3 bilhão para 2,2 bilhões de toneladas até 2025, ocasionando problemas ambientais, sociais e, consequentemente, à saúde pública. A maior problemática neste aspecto envolve o destino inadequado dos resíduos, e no Brasil ainda se destina pouco resíduos à triagem para reciclagem ou compostagem. Neste cenário, as embalagens plásticas oriundas de fonte não renovável de energia possuem baixas taxas de reciclagem. Desta forma, surgem os bioplásticos como alternativa, por serem em sua maioria biodegradáveis. Este estudo visa discutir os aspectos comunicacionais relacionados diretamente às embalagens de bioplásticos e apresentar como a função comunicação nas embalagens podem contribuir para fornecer informações relevantes aos consumidores, a fim de minimizar o problema da destinação inadequada. Utilizou-se a pesquisa qualitativa como método a alcançar os objetivos propostos. Conclui-se que a comunicação, seja nas embalagens de plástico ou bioplástico, deve promover as ações nas pessoas: a não geração, a redução, a reutilização e a reciclagem de resíduos sólidos, gerando, desta forma, um ciclo de solução nas problemáticas abordadas neste estudo. / It is estimated that the solid waste generation will grow from 1.3 billion to 2.2 billion tons by 2025, causing environmental and social problems and therefore, to public health.The biggest problem on this aspect involves the inappropriate disposal of waste and Brazil still intended for little waste sorting for recycling or composting. In this scenario, the plastic packaging from non-renewable energy source have low recycling rates. Thus, bioplastics come as an alternative because they are biodegradable in their majority. This study aims to discuss the communication aspects directly related to bioplastics packaging and presenting how communication function in packaging can help to providing relevant information to consumers in order to minimize the problem of improper disposal. The qualitative research was used as a method to achieve the proposed objectives. It can be concluded that communication, whether in plastic or bioplastic shall promote the actions on people about not generation, reduction, reuse and recycling of solid waste, thus creating a solution cycle on the addressed problems in this study.