• Advertise
Friday, February 3, 2023
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Fordham Ram
  • Home
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Fashion
    • Film And Television
    • Food
    • Music
    • Review
    • Television
    • Theatre
    • Who’s That Kid
  • News
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Faculty & Administrative
    • Feature
    • Finance
    • Metro
    • Research
    • USG
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Editorial
    • From The Desk
    • Letters To The Editor
    • Op-Ed
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Beyond The Scoreboard
    • Football
    • Rowing
    • Senior Profile
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Squash
    • Swimming And Diving
    • Tennis
    • Track And Field
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo
  • About Us
  • Home
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Fashion
    • Film And Television
    • Food
    • Music
    • Review
    • Television
    • Theatre
    • Who’s That Kid
  • News
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Faculty & Administrative
    • Feature
    • Finance
    • Metro
    • Research
    • USG
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Editorial
    • From The Desk
    • Letters To The Editor
    • Op-Ed
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Beyond The Scoreboard
    • Football
    • Rowing
    • Senior Profile
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Squash
    • Swimming And Diving
    • Tennis
    • Track And Field
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo
  • About Us
No Result
View All Result
The Fordham Ram
No Result
View All Result
Home Culture

Naughty and Nice Ways to Spend Money

by The Fordham Ram
January 18, 2021
in Culture
0
Naughty and Nice Ways to Spend Money

The growth of the “nice” list is accompanied by continuous new installations in ethical, sustainable fashion, such as the emergence of California-based retailer, Reformation, and the so-called Net-a-Porter of sustainable shopping, Rêve en Vert. The standard is constantly being raised for “naughty” retailers to make socially impactful changes. The expansion of the “nice” list also gives consumers less of an excuse as to why they cannot make ethical shopping choices, as accessibility to these brands is ubiquitous with online shopping and growth in variety.

Ethical fashion consumption has been declared an upcoming trend, as fashion powerhouse, Vogue, recently made approving commentary of sustainable fashion in a November article that featured quotations from Cora Filts, cofounder of Rêve en Vert, as she compared the ethical fashion movement to the organic food movement. “The organic food movement was a little stigmatized, but then people started caring more about [what they ate] and food options became available to them,” said Filts. “I think fashion is the same way. More and more designers have been talking about it, and consumers are open to the conversation.”

With rising prices of sustainable products because of the expenses of fair trade, Fordham students have differing opinions on how to shop ethically this holiday season. Truman Stephens, FCRH ’20, exerts a great effort to shop ethically, but admitted that it is hard to ignore cheaper products made by larger corporations. “I care about shopping ethically and generally try to support companies that make an effort to stand for something more than just making money,” said Stephens. “But it is hard because most large, unethical companies do not have a social cause and that makes some of their products cheaper and easier to buy for college students like me.”

Other students expressed their eagerness to shop ethically, and think that there is more work to be done on the side of large corporations. “I do not particularly look for companies’ ethics,” Lucille Tomforde, FCRH ’20, said. “If their ethics happen to be in bad standing, it is not going to make me not buy the product. Yet if they are, I definitely have more incentive to buy the product.”

In addition to the Students for Fair Trade Club raising awareness about the realities of poverty, hunger and other social problems throughout the world that may be alleviated through a more equitable free market system, they also sell fair trade goods. Dana Nelson FCRH ’18, president of Students for Fair Trade explained that the club runs an on-campus fair trade business called Amani. “We sell products such as sweaters made in Bolivia, jewelry and handbags from India and soapstone carvings and decor from Kenya. “Our goal is to help our network of artisans in these countries escape the poverty trap by providing them with a sustainable method of reaching developed markets,” Nelson said. “We want to educate Fordham students of the impact of their consumer choices and show them how they can actively support international economic growth and development through shopping fair trade.”

With the presence of Amani accessibly selling goods on campus, Fordham students do not have to travel far to shop ethically for their gifts this holiday season. There is power in the dollar, as consumers have the ability to make a statement with their shopping choices. So this holiday season will you, as both a giver and receiver, be naughty or nice?

 

Tags: CultureholidaysNatalie Dowdshopping
ShareTweetShare
Next Post
Anderson Gives Rams Win in Double OT

Anderson Gives Rams Win in Double OT

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

From the Desk of Ryan Chand, Assistant Business Director

From the Desk of Ryan Chand, Assistant Business Director

2 years ago
Entrepreneurs Put the Poor First

Entrepreneurs Put the Poor First

2 years ago

Popular News

  • Top FREE Best Online Singing Courses and Classes

    Top FREE Best Online Singing Courses and Classes

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 21 of The Best Landscape Hedge Ideas: #15 is Our Favorite!

    3753 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Rewind the 2010s: The 20 Most Influential People of the Decade

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Is Toro The Best Zero Turn Mower on the Market?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Top 11 Online Courses To Quilt Like a Pro! [Free + Paid]

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

  • Advertise

The Fordham Ram • © 2021 • Privacy Policy • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Fashion
    • Film And Television
    • Food
    • Music
    • Review
    • Television
    • Theatre
    • Who’s That Kid
  • News
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Faculty & Administrative
    • Feature
    • Finance
    • Metro
    • Research
    • USG
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Editorial
    • From The Desk
    • Letters To The Editor
    • Op-Ed
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Beyond The Scoreboard
    • Football
    • Rowing
    • Senior Profile
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Squash
    • Swimming And Diving
    • Tennis
    • Track And Field
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo
  • About Us

The Fordham Ram • © 2021 • Privacy Policy • FLEX WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In