Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, hopes to make consumers better informed on whether their clothes were ethically produced. Handfield has embarked on a three-year project funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation to develop an Ethical Apparel Index.
“The consumer has a choice as to how they’re going to spend their dollar,” said Handfield. “And we believe a lot of consumers, especially young people today will pay a little bit more for a garment that is produced in a sustainable factory.”
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