Ethical Challenges and Best Practices in the Clothing Industry Report

This report provides a detailed examination of business ethics, responsibility, and sustainability within the clothing industry. It begins with an introduction to the ethical considerations and three pillars of sustainability (social, environmental, and economic) relevant to the sector. The main body of the report addresses key challenges, including corporate responsibilities such as child labor, working conditions, animal cruelty, and environmental impact. It also discusses sustainability challenges related to changing market trends, digitalization, customer shifts, and waste production. The report then outlines best practices for the clothing industry, emphasizing integrity, employee training, diversity, and continuous quality management. Finally, the report offers recommendations for business sectors to improve their ethical and sustainable practices. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the ethical issues and potential solutions within the clothing industry.

Business Ethics Responsibility
and Sustainability

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
1: Challenges in clothing sector...................................................................................................3
2. Best practices for clothing industry.........................................................................................6
3. Recommendation of business sector........................................................................................8
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
The ethical of business organization alongside respect in sustainability. In business there
are basically three sustainability such as social, environmental and economic. Various companies
have opportunities in addressing this three aspects for having better implementation
administration practices in organization (Carvalho and Daniel,2019). Clothing industry is
generally type of trade in which production along with chain of clothing starting business in
textile industry. Producing sector of clothes depends upon their financial terms of technology in
clothing, in market there are various sectors of clothes business in which many stores are
attached for making their profits. Furthermore, garments industry have major contribution in
developing countries' economy. This report explain about key challenges which is related to
corporate sustainability plus sustainability along with that considered best practices in references
to moral issues and ethical. This report also have recommendation about for being more
responsibly by taking consideration globally.
MAIN BODY
1: Challenges in clothing sector
Corporate responsibilities-
Corporate responsibilities are the impact which an organization makes on the
environment and on the economics of specific location. By having an effective corporate
responsibilities company can contribute positively to all the stakeholders and also can develop
positive image for the organization itself through which it can ensure its working in effective
sustainable way (Mugo, Kahuthia and Kinyua, 2019).
Child labour-
As per the government legislation organizations must not recruit child labour for the
organizational working because if company tend to recruit child labour then it may have to face
penalties from the government which will make negative impact on company’s economic growth

(Moulds, 2020). This is important because clothing industry often tend to recruit child labour at
low wages and tend to achieve same working productivity as of elder because of which it makes
negative impact on the psychological growth of the child and therefore it is the Corporate
responsibilities of organizations that it must not recruit child labour for reducing organizational
expenditures.
Working condition-
It is the corporate responsibilities of the organization that it has to make sure that its
employees are working in a safe and hygienic work place because if company is not able to
provide a safe work place then it will make negative impact on employee’s engagement with the
organization. Due to which chances of brand switching will be reduced for the organization and
also at the same time it will reduce work productivity for the organization. Thus it is the
corporate responsibilities of the organization that it tends to develop a safe work place for the
employees by which it can maintain employee loyalty and high work productivity.
Figure 1Working Condition
Source: SgT Group, 2017
Animal Cruelty-
Clothing industry has to make sure that it tends to develop products in such a way that it
reduced negative impact on animals for the development of products for customers. Organization
tend to make cruel procedures on animals for developing products like designer fur, leather
products and many more fashion products. This is an important corporate responsibility for the
organization to work accordingly because if it is not able to reduce animal cruelty then it may
have to face penalties from the governments.
Impact on environment-

Clothing industry has to make sure that it tends to develop working condition in such a
way that it reduces negative impact in environment during the production period of the products
through this it can reduce negative impact on environment (Watson and Sharp, 2020). The main
challenge behind this is that it increased organizational expenditures and also if company is not
able to improvise organizational working’s negative impact on environment then it has to face
penalties from government.
Sustainability challenges-
Clothing industry has to face a high amount of sustainability challenges because
customers buy products according to the changing market trends and customer requirements and
because of which clothing industry has to face a high amount of sustainability challenges and
continuously has to make efforts so that it can increase the probability of sustaining in the market
place.
Digitalization-
Changes in technological advancements is motivating customer to utilize clothing options
which are high in quality through comfort and also having creative designs because of which
organizations are forced to implement technological advancements at the work place by which it
can achieve high production and high similarity in developed products. Through this it can
maintain customer loyalty but the main challenge is that organizational expenditures will be
increased and also has to make sure that machineries are made in such a way that it can be
customized by which it can also be used for developing new products. In being more
digitalization they can easily sale their more products and have more services for customer.
Customer shift-
It is very important for organizations that it is able to maintain high level of customer
loyalty and because of which it has to provide new and rare products to customers by which it
can maintain its efficient economic growth through its sales. But in case of clothing industry
customer often change their buying procedure with the changes in market trends and designer
looks (Sengupta and Jha, 2020). Due to which the industry has to continuously evaluate the
changes in market trends and has to improvise the working procedure accordingly by which it
can make sure that it is able to maintain customer loyalty with the organization for high sales.
Changing market trends-

Changing market trend is a main sustainability challenge for the clothing industry
because if it is not able to provide new and trendy clothing to customer as per the market trends
and climatic conditions as well then threat of brand switching will be increased for the
organization which will make negative impact on sustainability capability of the organization.
Due to which while developing new products organizations have to make sure that the developed
products is according to the upcoming climatic condition so that high sales can be achieved and
also is having latest detailed designs which is according to customer requirements.
Waste production-
It is very important for organization that tend to develop organizational working strategy
in such a way that it can achieve an efficient economic growth and for which it has to reduce
organizational expenditures. Due to which clothing industry has to improvise organizational
working strategy in such a way that it can efficiently utilize the waste developed during the
production process through which it can reduce wastage (Pan and et.al, 2018). But it is not as
easy as it is said because company may have to deal with high amount of complexity while
improvising and utilizing the waste generated during the production because of which this is a
challenge.
2. Best practices for clothing industry.
Business ethics means a befitting policies and practices regarding any possibly
contentious consider incorporate establishment, trading, corporate social responsibilities and so
on. The following are the best activity for clothing industry-
Integrity-
Developing this culture plus empowering employee helps in supportive of culture
responsibilities which make enables in the best practices. Implementing policies and procedures
that will help organization in improving their effectively along with productivity. Code of ethics
which keeps on attracting talents as well performance, people who are really wants to work for
organization for that companies should also make trust and respects towards them. Creating any
policies that only does not mean that it should not be communicated while after implementing
but also that could help employee if some changes had been made. Stakeholder should have
information about anything changes in clothing industry, so for that they also come to know
more about culture and some moral issues. Making employee aware in taking risk, they should

also have roles and responsibilities at workplace (Kano,2018). If stakeholder do not being
informed any changes in policies they can not buy goods and services from their stores. In
culture of integrity company needs to choose rights products for example, Tesco they are
choosing rights products for their customer and sharing information as they do not have ethical
issues. If they are making best practices in company as for that sector are required communicate
with other stakeholder. People management should be informed about any issues which have
directly impact on them. Ethical leader in business show out their some integrity not only for
themselves work but also in maintaining relationship with others.
Training employee-
Organization are required to work with employee with having full rules and regulation
with them. As they can make more investing in training of employee so for that people
management in company can easily adopt changes and employee should also know all about
their ethical boundaries. Technology also plays important in learning along with training that
make easier in conducting their activities (Magnuson, Reimers and Chao, 2017). Some changes
are being made in clothing industry and which are seems to be communicated them for being
developments. Business in clothing industry are facing moral issue as they have what promised
to employee at time of hiring and now what rules they are following which simply create
conflicts between them with company. Before hiring their people management company should
be clear about their rules that have been made, if changes have been done they should alongside
keep informing to their workforce. Fashion changes moreover with their price for these issues'
industry needs changes their implementing plan which might be most important along with share
information to stakeholder. Training is essential part of workforce in every companies so that
make employee more educates and learn more about their laws that are applicable for them in
doing jobs. Compliance training ignore more issue furthermore provide benefits to their people
such as safer workplace, productive increasing, less legal action along with have abilities more
about securing insurance. Changing environment also effected company as well to employee so
regarding that they should being prepared with their strategies and avoid ethical issues which
they are facing in changing policies and practices.
Diversity-
Diversity helps company for being more developed and that could also keep support to
them in making more profits (Ritch,2020). Environment in market changes, customer choices

have been changed plus their demands and supply that also create moral issues for clothing
industry. Organization in diversity should maintain policies moreover practices that generate
good surrounding. While diversification company also required to maintain their all quality of
products in clothes, used best fabrics in stretching clothes so that many customer will gets attract
towards them. When clothing industries changes with practices they should have rights to inform
to stakeholder, they also come to know about what type of clothes being used. Fashion industry
has more focused on market, that something changes which they are lacking and must be
important for customer. Industry leaders are working more to make fashion in various diverse
while by focusing on area with hiring or recruiting which holds accountable to brands. In
clothing industry fashion has to work to become more diverse for representative industry
(Rodriguez-Rad and Ramos-Hidalgo, 2018). Their can be lack of opportunities if they have not
adopted diversity in work plus unrepresented for fashion industry.
Continuous quality management-
Clothing industry must follow their promises which they have made to customer about
making good quality of products, if they have included some changes in quality it should be
responsibilities of organization to keep inform about quality changed. While time changing
clothing company are also required to changes their quality of products for which they can easily
come to know more fashion and taste of stakeholder, if policies been changes without informing
stakeholder might be got effected and unhappy with their clothes quality. Total quality
management required to all workforce of companies for improving their products, process along
with services. Hence, main theme for doing research is that how to maintain TQM in clothing
industry plus implementing plan, that could be challenges. It can be improved by having proper
communication about importance of quality, meanwhile each worker should roles in achieving
their goals moreover have good expectation for performance. Maintaining place clean and dry,
must be included storage with clean area (Schwartz, 2017). Ethical issues can be also solved by
selecting plus utilizing proper tools with while prepared training of workers.
Normative stakeholder theory states about the hypothesis or some other statements that
what is right or wrong along with desirable or undesirable in clothing industry. This theory also
states about the managers' attention towards their paying relationship to stakeholder in
organization. Moreover, relationship between stakeholder and manager might be based on
morale and normative commitments in clothing industry.

3. Recommendation of business sector
Organizations have to develop their organizational working structure in such a way that it
is able to implement changes in the working capability in such a way that it able to provide new
and rare clothing products to its customer by which it can achieve high sales and also at the same
time maintain customer engagement through which customer loyalty can be increased. Following
are the global consideration for the clothing industry (Rodriguez, 2019).
Charity activities-
Clothing industry has to make sure that it is able to develop a positive image in front of
the customers by which it can increase customer loyalty and also maintain efficient
organizational sales through which high work productivity can be achieved and because of which
companies has to increase its engagement in charities through which brand image can be
improved. With that through this positive charity activities organization can also advertise itself
through which high brand awareness can be achieved through which organizational sales can be
increased.
Advertisement-
Organizations have to make concentrated efforts through which it can increase
organizational brand awareness through which sales can be increase for high profit margin
because of which clothing industry must also implement creative advertisement through which it
can make sure that it is able to increase its customer count (Rashid and Barnes, 2017). While
Illustration 1: Stakeholder Analysis
Source:Morphy2018

making these advertisement company can also showcase the social welfare activities which it has
done for the social well being through which it can develop a positive organizational image in
front of customers and because of which it can influence customers to increase their engagement
in organizational activities and increase organizational sales.
Customer demand-
In order to increase organizational reach in other areas company has to make sure that it
is able to provide products as per the customer requirements and because of which clothing
industry has to develop several customer touch points through which it can empower customers
to make direct contact with the organization and products their feedbacks on the basis of
experience which they have achieved with the organization. Through this action company can
make sure that it is able to identify customer requirements and is able to provide products
accordingly by which customer experience can be increased and also at the same time through
this activity company can increase the chances of goal achievement because it is able to maintain
high organizational sales.
Green fashion-
Fashion is most pollution industry, from the animals to planet this hurts to all i.e. it
becomes more vital in making production green along with clean. Sustainability have to set their
focused on green fashion for being cleaner and better living environment (Nilssen, Bick and
Abratt, 2019). Customer love more green fashion which do not affect to surrounding and
company should make renewable products. Consumer are embracing in becoming more
sustainable and green fashion for coming years.
Redesigning fashion-
Brands are improving overall demands of customer while by providing guidelines in
make ensure about purchasing for long term. In this industry some brands are also offering
repairing facilities for their products along with these redesigns of products can bring more
imitative in giving old clothes something new look. Moreover, brands are also adding their waste
clothes for managing more fashion and try to make industry more sustainable. When clothes are
being redesigned they look mire amazing and try to attract more customer because they have
used some eco-friendly products. Clothing industry needs in taking environment more beneficial
in which they create developed towards their brands. More companies are starting their business

online in which they usually sell their redesigning clothes also make some discount at time of
festival, companies can easily make their customer more attract.
Ethical fashion-
In the world of fashion consumer choose to be more ethical because that might be lead to
have eco-friendly products and right clothes socially (Shen and et.al., 2017). Customer are
moving towards that brands in which they also have the best quality without any animals
comprising. Brands and stakeholder are taking initiative a for making clothes industry fair along
with ethical fashion. Consumer are required more to have shopping in ethical products from
which they should not harm their body and feel them safe from environment.
Clothing custom-
Customer demands for having more the best products and services in which they think
that should be had more benefits. Brands and designers are working continuously for improving
experience of customer with shipping customize. In present times, customized clothes have more
demand plus market is being ready for this in coming years.
Second hand shopping-
Millennials are chasing retailers towards using second hand shopping. Smart shopper
have been started second hand shopping for their customer, and they try to attract more customer
towards their products. This shopping is growing more towards globe consideration. Second
hand shopping nowadays becoming trends in market large number of peoples are recommitting
towards this type of shopping in saving their times (Ritch,2020). Consumer directly purchased
from retailer, as they do not required to purchase from manufacturing.
In clothing industry wastage material and recycling are more important. Meanwhile, each
and every clothing industry can prefer for saving their time as well as their material or resource
which they have to use in some raw material formatting. In clothings industry various companies
like Tesco, M&S etc. such organization many used their recycling products in form of clothes
and customer easily prefer them for their use.
The ethics is Philosophy that easily deals in principle of morality and well given defined
about what wrong and right to describe the human character in business. In other word it can be
says that human rights have some responsibilities, the ways to live good life and also about the
language in using good or bad. Organization must be more concerned about their individual and
society.

Figure 2 The Structure of Ethical Theories
Source: Kevinbinz, 2017
CONCLUSION
Organizations have to develop organizational working strategy in such a way that it is
able to achieve high level of customer engagement and for which it has to provide new and rare
products to customers by which it can make sure that customer retention is improved and also at
the same time organizational sales are increased. Thus in order to achieve this organization has