Eco-Clothing, consumer identity and ideology

Sustainable Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 150-162

  Niinimäki, Kirsi ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eco clothing; Eco fashion; Ethical commitment; Ethical consumer; Identity construction

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MATERIAL CULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77953010609     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.455     Document Type: Article

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