You buy organic foods that go into your body so why not buy organic products to put ON your body? Yes, there is a way to to make your wardrobe organic just like in your home. There are so many organic products out there in the apparel industry and guess what...they are very stylish!! You can get anything from eco jeans to wooden lingerie made from pine nut trees! Fashion is taking an eco-friendly make over movement! Where can you get these products, you ask? Well I have an answer! Along with Banana Republic and Top Shop,Zara is promoting the eco-friendly clothes trend. They offer everything from eco-jewelry to organic underwear. If you want to build a great wardrobe and help the environment- retail stores are a great place to start!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Work' Cited
- http://www.greenlaunches.com/architecture/ecofriendly-zara-flagship-store-aims-for-platinum-leed-rating.php
- http://www.gallaugher.com/Zara%20Case.pdf
- http://www.inditex.es/en/shareholders_and_investors/corporate_governance/general_meeting/gm_2011
- www.weblogsurf.com/zara-opens-an-eco-friendly-store-in-rome/
- http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/Z/ZarapartofInditex
- http://www.energy.gs/2008/07/zaras-organic-cotton-collection.html
- http://gill-hart.suite101.com/ecofriendly-fashion-trends-a53629
- http://www.economist.com/node/4086117
- http://www.fashionologie.com/Photos-Zara-Spring-2011-Collection-Lookbook-Featuring-Stella-Tennant-13634712?page=0,0,1#12
- http://www.designscene.net/2011/08/stella-tennant-zara.html
Fashion meets Eco Friendly
In 2010 Inditex Group opened up a new "eco-friendly" flagship store in Rome! Stunning and eco-friendly at the same time, smart move for the company! The store is housed in a building that is 120 yrs old with 5 floors and 170 workers! With this new opening Inditex increased its # of stores to 5000 in 77 countries around the world! The environmental impact of this store rather than a normal shop is that they use 30% less energy and reduces 70% water consumption while avoiding the emission of more than 200 tons of CO2(carbon dioxide) per year. This store hopes to earn a LEED(leadership in energy and environmental design) certification with their "green" efforts.
picture from :http://weblogsurf.com/zara-opens-an-eco-friendly-store-in-rome/
picture from : http://www.greenlaunches.com/architecture/ecofriendly-zara-flagship-store-aims-for-platinum-leed-rating.php
picture from :http://weblogsurf.com/zara-opens-an-eco-friendly-store-in-rome/
picture from : http://www.greenlaunches.com/architecture/ecofriendly-zara-flagship-store-aims-for-platinum-leed-rating.php
Horrible labor conditions for Zara's suppliers?!
Rhodes,A Brazilian supplier for the company Zara(part of Inditex), is being investigated for claims against their unsanitary and bad working conditions. They have been reported to forcing workers to use the bathroom in inhumane conditions. They also are suffering from long working hours. When officials raided the Rhodes factory they found people working in stifling, confined spaces for 14 hrs a day!!!! They force their labor to work such exhausting hours they even have sleeping headquarters above the factory floor! Can you even imagine working a 14 hr shift, to tired to even go home and end up sleeping at work in a room with other co-workers, and the worst- not having a sanitary place for your private business?!!? Inditex is ordering Rhodes factory to IMMEDIATELY REGULARIZE the conditions for all its workers. I strongly feel this factory owes their employees compensation for the extremely disgusting conditions they have had to deal with. I believe Zara is stepping up but if they do not fix these conditions fast then Zara should cancel them as a supplier. They do not deserve to be in business if they can not treat their employees fairly.
Check out the article for yourself!
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/Z/ZarapartofInditex
Check out the article for yourself!
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/Z/ZarapartofInditex
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Structure & Executives
Zara is a Spanish international retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia. They offer trendy clothing and accessories. It is the flagship chain store of Inditex(an International Textile Company). The founder Amancio Ortega opened the very first Zara store in 1975 in Spain. The products they carried were low priced and were copies of luxury fashions. It was instantly a success and the Zara stores multiplied throughout Spain. The company shifted in a new direction changing up their designs, manufacturing, and distribution to be trendier and not so much “low priced fashions”. Finally Zara entered the US in 1989. Zara is a vertically integrated retailer and controls most of the steps on their supply chain.
Executive committee:
| Mr. Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera | Chairman and CEO | Executive |
| Mr. Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros Bernaldo de Quirós | Deputy Chairman | Independent |
| Mr. Amancio Ortega Gaona | Ordinary member | Domanial |
| Mr. Francisco Luzón López | Ordinary member | Independent |
| Mr. Emilio Saracho Rodríguez de Torres | Ordinary member | Independent |
| Mr. Nils Smedegaard Andersen | Ordinary member | Independent |
| Mr. Juan Manuel Urgoiti López de Ocaña | Ordinary member | Independent |
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