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February 7, 2024

‘Digitising’ your wardrobe can help you save money and make sustainable fashion choices

Deirdre Shaw, University of Glasgow and Katherine Duffy, University of Glasgow

How to really get to know your clothes.

Many underage children work in sweatshops across the world that provide things for our everyday consumption. StevenK/Shutterstock

July 1, 2021

Modern slavery: how consumers can make a difference

Deirdre Shaw, University of Glasgow; Andreas Chatzidakis, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Michal Carrington, The University of Melbourne

How responsible are we for the slavery that is directly connected to our consumer choices and what can we do to reduce it?

Modern slaves are not kept in literal chains, but this does not justify being oblivious to it. Consumers should care about how a product is made. Shutterstock

December 3, 2018

We all buy slave‑made products: here’s how we avoid feeling guilty

Michal Carrington, The University of Melbourne; Andreas Chatzidakis, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Deirdre Shaw, University of Glasgow

Hidden slavery is a growing global problem but we continue to turn a blind eye and embrace a seemingly insatiable demand for fast, cheap goods and services.

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