CSR - Responsible Jeans?  Its a Blast...

Many thanks to Ian Pryer and Mike Slark for spotting this excellent, topical case study of CSR in action. The Telegraph article describes how retailers and clothing brands such as Asda, Diesel, Matalan and Primark are among those being criticised for selling jeans made using sandblasting, which can cause illness or even death.

As Ian pointed out to me during the BUSS4 revision workshop in Fulham on Monday, many students arrived at lessons during Comic Relief week in ‘worn-look’ jeans. Had they stopped to consider how the manufacturing process may effect the health of those involved in their production? Are their own jeans from a business like New Look or M&S who say they have already outlawed sandblasted jeans from their supply chain? Or are they from one of the firms being targeted by ‘Labour Behind the Label’? Lots of good CSR material to discuss here.