Term

Sustainable Fashion Application

AI in Fashion Ethics

The moral considerations surrounding AI-driven fashion design and retail, including data privacy and algorithmic bias.

Algorithmic Bias in Fashion

The unintentional perpetuation of stereotypes through AI-driven fashion recommendations.

Biofabrication Ethics

The ethical challenges of creating fabrics from lab-grown materials, such as animal-free leather.

Blockchain in Ethical Fashion

Using blockchain technology to ensure transparency in supply chains.

Buy Less Movement

A sustainability initiative advocating for mindful consumption and reducing overproduction.

Conscious Consumerism

A movement encouraging consumers to make ethical purchasing decisions based on environmental and social impact.

Consumer Activism

Advocacy by consumers to push brands towards more ethical and sustainable practices.

Democratization of Fashion

Making high-quality fashion accessible to all socio-economic groups, inspired by Amartya Sen's capability approach.

Ethical Consumer Sovereignty

The power of consumers to drive sustainable change through informed choices, linked to Amartya Sen's capability approach.

Ethics of Care in Fashion

A feminist ethical framework focusing on relationships and responsibilities to others, relevant to worker rights and sustainable practices, attributed to Carol Gilligan.

Fair Labor Practices

Policies ensuring workers are paid fairly and treated ethically in the fashion supply chain.

Intergenerational Justice

The ethical responsibility of current fashion practices to not compromise future generations' ability to meet their needs, based on John Rawls' justice theory.

Kantian Ethics in Fashion

A deontological approach that emphasizes treating all stakeholders (workers, consumers) as ends in themselves, not merely as means, based on Immanuel Kant's philosophy.

Transparency in Fashion

The practice of brands openly sharing their supply chain and production details to ensure accountability.

Utilitarian Fashion Ethics

An ethical framework focusing on actions that maximize overall happiness and minimize harm within fashion production and consumption, based on Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.

Virtue Ethics in Fashion

A framework for ethical decision-making in fashion based on virtues like honesty and sustainability, inspired by Aristotle.