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Author(s): | Auke, E. Simaens, A. |
Date: | 2019 |
Title: | Corporate responsibility in the fast fashion industry how media pressure affected corporate disclosure following the collapse of Rana Plaza |
Volume: | 23 |
Number: | 4 |
Pages: | 356 - 382 |
ISSN: | 1368-275X |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1504/IJEIM.2019.10021652 |
Keywords: | Corporate disclosure Corporate social responsibility Media pressure Rana Plaza |
Abstract: | The concept behind fast fashion is that of quickly-produced, low-priced, and short-lived fashion items and, for many, it constitutes the opposite of sustaina-bility. The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013 generated greater focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues within the fast fashion in-dustry and raised important questions about whether the industry can be sus-tainable altogether. This research aims to explore the reasons for which compa-nies engage in CSR initiatives and whether global news media attention has an effect on companies CSR disclosure and initiatives. The study draws upon le-gitimacy theory and media agenda setting theory to explore the link between CSR disclosure and news coverage. The research shows that the CSR disclo-sures varied according to the companies CSR profiles, and that media cover-age differed according to the companies CSR initiatives and proactivity in re-lation to the collapse. This paper contributes to the literature by qualitatively exploring the relationship between media attention and corporate disclosure in the ready-made garment industry after a disaster. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | BRU-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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