Ethical Consumerism Listening

What is ethical consumerism?

Borg and Regan (2008) describe ethical consumerism as consciously identifying the links between a product, its origins and the context in which it has been produced. They define the term as awareness of how a consumer’s lifestyle affects people, communities and the environment, and claim that “[an] ethically-informed consumer realises that when they buy something, they are not only buying the product”. Hussain (2012, p112) outlines an example: “…when you walk into Starbucks and face an array of coffee choices, one of them might be fair trade. If you base your decision to buy the fair trade coffee at least partly on the fact that the growers were treated fairly in the manufacturing process, you engage in ethical consumerism” (C. Wilson 2019: Academic English UK).

Borg, B. and Regan, C. (2008) What is ethical eonsumption?, Development Education.ie [Online] [Accessed 1st April 2020] https://developmenteducation.ie/feature/ethical-consumption/

Hussain, W. (2012) Is ethical consumerism an impermissible form of vigilantism? Philosophy and Public Affairs, 40 (2). P.111-143

What is ethical consumerism?

This lesson asks the question ‘Do you think consciously about how your products are made where your products come from and how this affects our planet?’  The listening focuses on a definition of the ‘ethical consumer’, associated problems with ethical brands, the ethical consumerism movement and a future recommendation. Very engaging topic and interesting lecture content.

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How far are your spending habits affected by your ethical considerations? (Do you support any of these products / services in the image below?)

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Here s the AEUK Video on Ethical Consumerism:

Ethical consumerism 

This is a lecture on defining  ethical consumerism, the associated problems with consumers and the positive advances in the ethical consumerism movement. It includes a video, test questions and PPT. Worksheet Example  Level ***** [B2/C1]  PPT linkVideo [09.01] / MP3TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Reading Test: Ethical Consumerism 

The text provides a clear definition of ethical consumerism, discusses what is and what isn’t ethical consumerism and summarises the future of ethical consumption. The reading test worksheet tests headings / T,F,NG / open answers / gap fill / information tables / reference words / vocabulary.  Level ***** [B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

 

Ethical Consumerism: Reading & Summary Writing Lesson [New for 2020]

The text provides a clear definition of ethical consumerism, discusses what is and what isn’t ethical consumerism and summarises the future of ethical consumption. The summary writing task consists of a note-taking worksheet, a summary writing task, critical thinking questions, sample notes, a sample summary and sample critical thinking answers. Level ***** [B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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Ethical consumerism 

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Reading Test: Ethical Consumerism 

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Ethical Consumerism: Reading & Summary Writing Lesson

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