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The CSR Challenges in the Clothing Industry
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The CSR Challenges in the Clothing Industry

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  • Paulina Księżak The Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland The Faculty of Law, Economics and Management, The University of Angers, France

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https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.008

Keywords

corporate social responsibility, clothing industry, H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, case study analysis

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the clothing and textile industry through the prism of the CSR. First of all, it investigates the ways in which companies of this sector deal with the social responsibility issues that are specifically important to the characteristics of the fashion industry. Secondly, the motivators of implementing CSR in the textile and clothing business are identified and analysed. Thirdly, the CSR practices of H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, a wellknown multinational corporation operating in the sector of fashion, are discussed in order to illustrate the theoretical review with the case study approach.

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KSIĘŻAK, Paulina. The CSR Challenges in the Clothing Industry. Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership. Online. 1 February 2017. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 51-65. [Accessed 1 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/JCRL.2016.008.
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