Labelling wool products for animal welfare and environmental impact

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 427-437

  Hustvedt, Gwendolyn ^a   Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa ^b   Chen, Yun Ju ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Apparel; Country of origin; Eco labels; Organic; Wool

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954315169     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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