Case $2$

Please engage with the case presented in the concluding section of Chapter $2$ in your textbook, titled "Marketing Responsibility: Patagonia Redefines What It Means to Be Transparent and Authentic". After reviewing the case, please provide responses to the following questions:

CS $2-1$ Do you believe that consumeis consider a brand's supply chain ethics when they purchase apparel? Do consumers bear any responsibility for the ways in which laborers in the apparel industry are treated?

CS $2-2$ Since Patagonia is a higher priced apparel offering, should the company simply move production back to the U$.$S$.?$ Would you be willing to pay a premium for clothing made in the U$.$S$.$ where laborers would be protected by U$.$S$.$ laws? What other factors related to corporate social responsibility should Patagonia consider when it makes the onshore$/$offshore decision?

CS $2-3$ How could the efforts of companies like Patagonia affect CSR efforts in other companies in its industry or in related industries?