Apparel and accessories
September 26, 2022
Although consumers shop with a brand's ethics in mind, the gap between their intentions and actions remains wide. Image credit: Shutterstock
By Amiah Taylor
Consumer searches for clothing companies with ethical practices have skyrocketed, but actual patronage of said brands still lags, per a new study from Australian price comparison website Compare the Market.
{"ct":"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","iv":"4377966b903c759d5414db0e612e1be8","s":"66ab43806e6f02a0"}
Share your thoughts. Click here