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Why are Garment Disposals Still Found in Landfills?
Every year, millions of garments are discarded. The US Environmental Protection Agency reported in 2024 that the US produced an estimated 17 million tons of textile wastes in 2018, while the European Parliament reported in 2024 that the EU generates nearly 13 million tons annually. Unwanted fashion items may hold ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/why-are-garment-disposals-still-found-in-landfills
World Fertility Rates in 'Unprecedented Decline', UN Says
In an article on global declining fertility rates, it was mentioned that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued its strongest warning,  stating hundreds of millions of people are unable to have the number of children they desire due to the prohibitive cost and lack of suitable partners. SOSC/PPOL ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2025/world-fertility-rates-in-unprecedented-decline-un-says
Effortless Elegance: Upwardly Mobile Consumers in the Emerging Markets.
This project aims to examine the consumer behavior in emerging markets through the lens of consumers’ upwardly mobile experiences in the macro-societal economic reform. Using multiple research methods, we collect qualitative data in field trips and in-depth interviews to understand how consumers’ upward ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2017/effortless-elegance-upwardly-mobile-consumers-in-the-emerging-markets
Understanding and tackling unethical consumption: The case of counterfeit consumption
This research examines how consumers feel when they use counterfeits, and how these feelings affect purchase intentions toward counterfeits and genuine brands. We find that counterfeit users experience mixed emotions, stemming from concerns about the signals the counterfeit might send to others. Accordingly, mixed ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/dalton-understanding-and-tackling-unethical-consumption-the-case-of-counterfeit-consumption
Consumer Culture in Transition—The Consumption Habits and Mobility Experiences of Globally-Mobile Millennials from China
Key insights In her IEMS academic seminar, researcher Wei-Fen Chen explores the transitional identity and consumption habits of millennial consumers from emerging markets. Consumer identities are becoming increasingly hard to define in modern, dynamic societies using traditional demographics. It is based on in-depth ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2017/consumer-culture-in-transition-weifeng-chen
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