I. Introduction During the 1990’s a new movement was born, retailers began to sell trendy, poorly made and cheap clothes as an answer to the vertiginous advance of fashion. At some point, this new business model allowed more population to have access to new and stylish clothes, bringing fashion closer. But, at the same …
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The blog uses two case studies of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Seoul (South Korea) to identify the determinants and objections to collaborative consumption in the urban space. At first, they can show us a broader perspective of the factors that influence collaborative consumption, and a second, because in these cities collaborative consumption was firstly in the world officially proclaimed as part of the urban policy and today has governmental support.
I would like to examine the effects of social media on sustainability. Social media, which is such a powerful tool, affects both negatively and positively on the concept of sustainability, which we often talk about today.
Given the fact that livestock products consumption is one of the leading causes –if not the most relevant– of pollution on our planet, the aim of this article is to propose an innovative labeling policy in order to encourage consumers toward the adoption of a more environmentally concerned diet.
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