EcoThread Denim: When Sustainability Comes with Trade-Offs

Student struggle: Students may recognize environmental concerns but struggle to evaluate decisions involving competing values, responsibilities, and practical constraints.

Thinking practiced: Ethical reasoning, judgment, and thinking under uncertainty through evaluating sustainability claims, considering stakeholders, and weighing trade-offs.

Activity: Students examine a fictional clothing company's international supply chain and recommend changes that balance sustainability, affordability, and business responsibilities.