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Shecopreneuring: Stitching Global Ecosystems in the Ethical Fashion Industry

In: Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy

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  • Kim Poldner

    (University of St. Gallen)

  • Oana Branzei

    (University of St. Gallen)

  • Chris Steyaert

    (University of St. Gallen)

Abstract

This chapter extends the literature on socially and ecologically minded entrepreneurship (Nicholls 2008, p. xix)—to ask how individuals can (re) imagine and realize more sustainable global ecosystems. Human action can create landscapes that are “at least as rich and as stable, occasionally as beautiful as those shaped by nature” (Lyle, 1999; Campbell, 2006). Taking responsibility for the environment begins with individual transformation and practices (Ruether, 1992). As individuals grow, experiment, and change (Bronfenbrenner, 1979; Pardeck, 1988), they may influence their own ecosystem (Paolucci, Hall, & Axinn, 1977; Slocombe, 1993) and change how others perceive and interact within that ecosystem (Lustermann, 1985). Some individuals can develop intricate systems of practices to sustain their ecologically embedded livelihoods (Whiteman & Cooper, 2000), yet in our increasingly global ecosystems, ecological embeddedness risks becoming the exception rather than the rule. Irresponsible choices prevail; against their backdrop, responsible practices deserve further study.

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  • Kim Poldner & Oana Branzei & Chris Steyaert, 2011. "Shecopreneuring: Stitching Global Ecosystems in the Ethical Fashion Industry," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Alfred Marcus & Paul Shrivastava & Sanjay Sharma & Stefano Pogutz (ed.), Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy, chapter 0, pages 157-173, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-01589-1_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137015891_9
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    1. Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen & Wencke Gwozdz & Kerli Kant Hvass, 2018. "Exploring the Relationship Between Business Model Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, and Organisational Values within the Fashion Industry," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 149(2), pages 267-284, May.

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