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What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Entrepreneurial Innovation for Securing Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term Economy
It is a policy approach where producers are given responsibility–be it financial and/or physical–for the treatment or disposal of products they put on the market.
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Entrepreneurship in the Fashion Industry: The Case of Carolina Herrera
Jose Manuel Saiz-Alvarez (Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador & Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Colombia & CEIEF-Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3568-4.ch006
Abstract
The fashion industry employs more than 300 million workers in the world with a turnover of more than a trillion dollars, which is equivalent to being the seventh economic power on the planet. The presence of Latin America and the Caribbean in this industry is growing, where Carolina Herrera is of fundamental importance. The objective of this chapter is to analyze the critical success factors of this company to recognize it internationally as an icon-brand and to study the entrepreneurial spirit of the company to be an example for new generations (and even to competitors). A SWOT analysis will be made complemented by a PESTEL analysis to achieve these goals. The chapter ends with conclusions and perspectives after COVID-19.
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Generation, Collection, and Recycling of Used and End-of-Life Mobile Phones
A waste management policy to reduce environmental impacts from a product upon disposal and recycle it by the product manufacturers who are responsible for the entire life cycle of the product, especially for the collection, and recycling and treatment of the product.
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