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The best teaching or pedagogical resources from Dolceta have been moved across to our new Consumer Education website, Consumer Classroom. www.consumerclassroom.eu is a collaborative website for teachers from across the EU. It provides quality teaching resources and interactive tools to equip 12 - 18 year olds with the practical consumer skills they need.
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Ethical fashion

Ethical fashion uses materials from manufacturers who trade in a fair way by providing good working conditions for workers and fair pay for the producers.

This type of fashion also has a lesser impact on working and global communities.

Consumers can buy clothing products that have been certified as meeting ethical and sustainable standards.

Fair trade

UK consumers and retailers are increasing their awareness of the importance of fair trade. The idea of promoting fair trade is believed to have been around for some time, however, it was 1988 when the first fair trade label was designed by a Dutch Development agency. It was called Max Havelaar after a fictional Dutch character who opposed the exploitation of coffee pickers in Dutch colonies. The history of the Max Havelaar Foundation can be found on their website along with further (...) Read more

Labelling

Consumers should look for labels such as fair trade, organic, hemp or biodegradable in order to check that the goods they are buying are from more sustainable resources. There are a number of shops and internet sites that will only sell eco-friendly goods, so this might be a way for consumers to shop safely in the knowledge that the goods are certified as organic, suitable for vegans or are produced in accordance with fair trade methods. More and more retailers are adding ethical fashion (...) Read more

Green washing

Advertising by a number of companies now includes a reference to ’green’ issues in order to influence consumers and try to win their business. This is regarded as ‘green washing’ whereby the companies are trying to win customers by promoting their ‘green’ credentials. There are several problems that can arise with green washing, such as: Misleading consumers – some companies use green washing which misleads consumers and causes them to make purchases that they believe are eco-friendly when in (...) Read more