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* 1. Are you concerned with the effects of environmental degradation such as global warming and do you believe they are real threats to the Earth? Please use the slider to show how concerned you are with the effects of environmental degradation such as global warming.

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* 2. Do you believe you will be negatively affected by global warming, diminishing water supply, and or other forms Earth degradation in your lifetime?

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* 3. Do you think it is necessary to concern yourself with degradation of the earth such as global warming or diminishing water supply even if you are not personally affected by it in your lifetime?

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* 4. On average how often do you purchase new articles of clothing?

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* 5. Would you be willing to spend more money on a piece of clothing from a company who attempts to minimize their impact on the environment?

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* 6. Would you be willing to spend more money on a piece of clothing from a company which employs ethical workplace practices? (Example: fair wages, safe working environments for employees, no use of child labor) Please use the slider to show how willing you would be

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* 7. How knowledgeable would you consider yourself on the topic of sustainability including but not limited to its effects and ways to mitigate or end unsustainable practices? Please use the slider to indicate how knowledgeable you believe you are on the subject.

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* 8. Do you believe the majority of clothing purchased by your peers is made with ethical workplace practices (Example: fair wages and safe working environments for employees)

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* 9. Do you consider the level of sustainability and or ethicality involved in the creation of a product when making a clothing purchase?

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Source: EPRS (2020-2021)

Source: EPRS (2020-2021)

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Typical supply chain in the apparel industry showing a mere 12 US cents allocated to labor for a 14 US dollar shirt. Source: O'Rourke group partners llc, April 2011 Macleans.ca

Typical supply chain in the apparel industry showing a mere 12 US cents allocated to labor for a 14 US dollar shirt. Source: O'Rourke group partners llc, April 2011 Macleans.ca

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"A textile worker takes a break at dawn after sanding jeans all night at a clothing factory in Guangdong Province, China. The blue dust from the jeans is a heavy irritant to the lungs. The factory where this worker is employed uses a wear-and-tear process to achieve the fashionable distressed look for the approximately 10,000 pairs of jeans it produces every day. Thousands of workers labor around the clock scrubbing, spraying, and tearing jeans in order to meet the production demand. China is one of the world's largest producers of jeans." Source: (Image and text provided by Environmental Health Perspectives https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.115-a449)

"A textile worker takes a break at dawn after sanding jeans all night at a clothing factory in Guangdong Province, China. The blue dust from the jeans is a heavy irritant to the lungs. The factory where this worker is employed uses a wear-and-tear process to achieve the fashionable distressed look for the approximately 10,000 pairs of jeans it produces every day. Thousands of workers labor around the clock scrubbing, spraying, and tearing jeans in order to meet the production demand. China is one of the world's largest producers of jeans." Source: (Image and text provided by Environmental Health Perspectives https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.115-a449)

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Infographic source: GCNYC Fair Fashion Center

Infographic source: GCNYC Fair Fashion Center

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* 10. Would you be willing to spend more money on a piece of clothing from a company who attempts to minimize their impact on the environment?

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* 11. Would you be willing to spend more money on a piece of clothing from a company which employs ethical workplace practices? (Example: fair wages, safe working environments for employees, no use of child labor) Please use the slider to show how willing you would be

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* 12. What age are you ?

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