The Importance of Business Ethics and Sustainability within Supply Chains

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Keywords

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This dissertation investigates the ethical and sustainable business conduct of a fur producer and trader. It employs a mixed-methods approach, combining primary quantitative and qualitative data from a case study and a consumer survey with secondary data from business journals and academic articles. The goal is to provide a novel analysis of business ethics and sustainability within the fur industry, a sector largely unexplored in academic literature.

• Ethical and sustainable business practices in the fur industry
• Sustainability performance measurement in the fur sector
• Consumer behavior and ethical consumption choices related to fur
• The potential for competitive advantage through sustainable strategies within the fur industry
• The lack of academic research on ethics and sustainability within the fur business

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The abstract summarizes the purpose, approach, findings, originality, and target readership of the dissertation. It highlights the lack of a "blue sustainability strategy" by the examined fur producer and the disconnect between consumer ethical beliefs and purchasing habits. The keywords section lists the core terms and concepts explored in the dissertation.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Ethicality and morality, business ethics, sustainability, competitive advantage of sustainable strategies, sustainability performance measurement, fur industry, ethical luxury consumption.