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â€Å"I don't know how much we should tell Renee about this,† Charlie said, hesitating with one foot out the door. He stretched, and then his stomach growled. I nodded. â€Å"I know, i don't want to freak her out. Better to protect her. This stuff isn't for the fainthearted.† His lips twisted up to the side ruefully. â€Å"I would have tried to protect you, too, if I'd known how. But I guess you've never fit into the fainthearted category, have you?† I smiled back, pulling a blazing breath in through my teeth. Charlie patted his stomach absently. â€Å"I'll think of something. We've got time to discuss this, right?† â€Å"Right,† I promised him. It had been a long day in some ways, and so short in others. Charlie was late for dinner – Sue Clearwater was cooking for him and Billy. That was going to be an awkward evening, but at least he'd be eating real food; I was glad someone was trying to keep him from starving due to his lack of cooking ability. All day the tension had made the minutes pass slowly; Charlie had never relaxed the stiff set of his shoulders. But he'd been in no hurry to leave, either. He'd watched two whole games – thankfully so absorbed in his thoughts that he was totally oblivious to Emmett's suggestive jokes that got more pointed and less football-related with each aside – and the after-game commentaries, and then the news, not moving until Seth had reminded him of the time. â€Å"You gonna stand Billy and my mom up, Charlie? C'mon. Bella and Nessie'll be here tomorrow. Let's get some grub, eh?† It had been clear in Charlie's eyes that he hadn't trusted Seth's assessment, but he'd let Seth lead the way out. The doubt was still there as he paused now. The clouds were thinning, the rain gone. The sun might even make an appearance just in time to set. â€Å"Jake says you guys were going to take off on me,† he muttered to me now. â€Å"I didn't want to do that if there was any way at all around it. That's why we're still here.† â€Å"He said you could stay for a while, but only if I'm tough enough, and if I can keep my mouth shut.† â€Å"Yes†¦ but I can't promise that we'll never leave, Dad. It's pretty complicated___† â€Å"Need to know,† he reminded me. â€Å"Right.† â€Å"You'll visit, though, if you have to go?† â€Å"I promise, Dad. Now that you know/usf enough, I think this can work. I'll keep as close as you want.† He chewed on his lip for half a second, then leaned slowly toward me with his arms cautiously extended. I shifted Renesmee – napping now – to my left arm, locked my teeth, held my breath, and wrapped my right arm very lightly around his warm, soft waist. â€Å"Keep real close, Bells,† he mumbled. â€Å"Real close.† â€Å"Love you, Dad,† I whispered through my teeth. He shivered and pulled away. I dropped my arm. â€Å"Love you, too, kid. Whatever else has changed, that hasn't.† He touched one finger to Renesmee's pink cheek. â€Å"She sure looks a lot like you.† I kept my expression casual, though I felt anything but. â€Å"More like Edward, I think.† I hesitated, and then added, â€Å"She has your curls.† Charlie started, then snorted. â€Å"Huh. Guess she does. Huh. Grandpa.† He shook his head doubtfully. â€Å"Do I ever get to hold her?† I blinked in shock and then composed myself. After considering for a half second and judging Renesmee's appearance – she looked completely out – I decided that I might as well push my luck to the limit, since things were going so well today___ â€Å"Here,† I said, holding her out to him. He automatically made an awkward cradle with his arms, and I tucked Renesmee into it. His skin wasn't quite as hot as hers, but it made my throat tickle to feel the warmth flowing under the thin membrane. Where my white skin brushed him it left goose bumps. I wasn't sure if this was a reaction to my new temperature or totally psychological. Charlie grunted quietly as he felt her weight. â€Å"She's†¦ sturdy.† I frowned. She felt feather-light to me. Maybe my measure was off. â€Å"Sturdy is good,† Charlie said, seeing my expression. Then he muttered to himself, â€Å"She'll need to be tough, surrounded by all this craziness.† He bounced his arms gently, swaying a little from side to side. â€Å"Prettiest baby I ever saw, including you, kid. Sorry, but it's true.† â€Å"I know it is.† â€Å"Pretty baby,† he said again, but it was closer to a coo this time. I could see it in his face – I could watch it growing there. Charlie was just as helpless against her magic as the rest of us. Two seconds in his arms, and already she owned him. â€Å"Can I come back tomorrow?† â€Å"Sure, Dad. Of course. We'll be here.† â€Å"You'd better be,† he said sternly, but his face was soft, still gazing at Renesmee. â€Å"See you tomorrow, Nessie.† â€Å"Not you, too!† â€Å"Huh?† â€Å"Her name is Renesmee. Like Renee and Esme, put together. No variations.† I struggled to calm myself without the deep breath this time. â€Å"Do you want to hear her middle name?† â€Å"Sure.† â€Å"Carlie. With a C. Like Carlisle and Charlie put together.† Charlie's eye-creasing grin lit up his face, taking me off guard. â€Å"Thanks, Bells.† â€Å"Thank you, Dad. So much has changed so quickly. My head hasn't stopped spinning. If I didn't have you now, I don't know how I'd keep my grip on – on reality.† I'd been about to say my grip on who I was. That was probably more than he needed. Charlie's stomach growled. â€Å"Go eat, Dad. We will be here.† I remembered how it felt, that first uncomfortable immersion in fantasy – the sensation that everything would disappear in the light of the rising sun. Charlie nodded and then reluctantly returned Renesmee to me. He glanced past me into the house; his eyes were a little wild for a minute as he stared around the big bright room. Everyone was still there, besides Jacob, who I could hear raiding the refrigerator in the kitchen; Alice was lounging on the bottom step of the staircase with Jasper's head in her lap; Carlisle had his head bent over a fat book in his lap; Esme was humming to herself, sketching on a notepad, while Rosalie and Emmett laid out the foundation for a monumental house of cards under the stairs; Edward had drifted to his piano and was playing very softly to himself. There was no evidence that the day was coming to a close, that it might be time to eat or shift activities in preparation for evening. Something intangible had changed in the atmosphere. The Cullens weren't trying as hard as they usually did – the human charade had slipped ever so slightly, enough for Charlie to feel the difference. He shuddered, shook his head, and sighed. â€Å"See you tomorrow, Bella.† He frowned and then added, â€Å"I mean, it's not like you don't look†¦ good. I'll get used to it.† â€Å"Thanks, Dad.† Charlie nodded and walked thoughtfully toward his car. I watched him drive away; it wasn't until I heard his tires hit the freeway that I realized I'd done it. I'd actually made it through the whole day without hurting Charlie. All by myself. I must have a superpower! It seemed too good to be true. Could I really have both my new family and some of my old as well? And I'd thought that yesterday had been perfect. â€Å"Wow,† I whispered. I blinked and felt the third set of contact lenses disintegrate. The sound of the piano cut off, and Edward's arms were around my waist, his chin resting on my shoulder. â€Å"You took the word right out of my mouth.† â€Å"Edward, i did it!† â€Å"You did. You were unbelievable. All that worrying over being a newborn, and then you skip it altogether.'7He laughed quietly. â€Å"I'm not even sure she's really a vampire, let alone a newborn,† Emmett called from under the stairs. â€Å"She's too tame.† All the embarrassing comments he'd made in front of my father sounded in my ears again, and it was probably a good thing I was holding Renesmee. Unable to help my reaction entirely, I snarled under my breath. â€Å"Oooo, scary,† Emmett laughed. I hissed, and Renesmee stirred in my arms. She blinked a few times, then looked around, her expression confused. She sniffed, then reached for my face. â€Å"Charlie will be back tomorrow,† I assured her. â€Å"Excellent,† Emmett said. Rosalie laughed with him this time. â€Å"Not brilliant, Emmett,† Edward said scornfully, holding out his hands to take Renesmee from me. He winked when I hesitated, and so, a little confused, I gave her to him. â€Å"What do you mean?† Emmett demanded. â€Å"It's a little dense, don't you think, to antagonize the strongest vampire in the house?† Emmett threw his head back and snorted. â€Å"Please!† â€Å"Bella,† Edward murmured to me while Emmett listened closely, â€Å"do you remember a few months ago, I asked you to do me a favor once you were immortal?† That rang a dim bell. I sifted through the blurry human conversations. After a moment, I remembered and I gasped, â€Å"Oh!† Alice trilled a long, pealing laugh. Jacob poked his head around the corner, his mouth stuffed with food. â€Å"What?† Emmett growled. â€Å"Really?† I asked Edward. â€Å"Trust me,† he said. I took a deep breath. â€Å"Emmett, how do you feel about a little bet?† He was on his feet at once. â€Å"Awesome. Bring it.† I bit my lip for a second. He was just so huge. â€Å"Unless you're too afraid†¦ ?† Emmett suggested. I squared my shoulders. â€Å"You. Me. Arm-wrestling. Dining room table. Now.† Emmett's grin stretched across his face. â€Å"Er, Bella,† Alice said quickly, â€Å"I think Esme is fairly fond of that table. It's an antique.† â€Å"Thanks,† Esme mouthed at her. â€Å"No problem,† Emmett said with a gleaming smile. â€Å"Right this way, Bella.† I followed him out the back, toward the garage; I could hear all the others trailing behind. There was a largish granite boulder standing up out of a tumble of rocks near the river, obviously Emmett's goal. Though the big rock was a little rounded and irregular, it would do the job. Emmett placed his elbow on the rock and waved me forward. I was nervous again as I watched the thick muscles in Emmett's arm roll, but I kept my face smooth. Edward had promised I would be stronger than anyone for a while. He seemed very confident about this, and I felt strong. That strong? I wondered, looking at Emmett's biceps. I wasn't even two days old, though, and that ought to count for something. Unless nothing was normal about me. Maybe I wasn't as strong as a normal newborn. Maybe that's why control was so easy for me. I tried to look unconcerned as I set my elbow against the stone. â€Å"Okay, Emmett. I win, and you cannot say one more word about my sex life to anyone, not even Rose. No allusions, no innuendos – no nothing.† His eyes narrowed. â€Å"Deal. I win, and it's going to get a lot worse.† He heard my breath stop and grinned evilly. There was no hint of bluff in his eyes. â€Å"You gonna back down so easy, little sister?† Emmett taunted. â€Å"Not much wild about you, is there? I bet that cottage doesn't have a scratch.† He laughed. â€Å"Did Edward tell you how many houses Rose and I smashed?† I gritted my teeth and grabbed his big hand. â€Å"One, two – â€Å" â€Å"Three,† he grunted, and shoved against my hand. Nothing happened. Oh, I could feel the force he was exerting. My new mind seemed pretty good at all kinds of calculations, and so I could tell that if he wasn't meeting any resistance, his hand would have pounded right through the rock without difficulty. The pressure increased, and I wondered randomly if a cement truck doing forty miles an hour down a sharp decline would have similar power. Fifty miles an hour? Sixty? Probably more. It wasn't enough to move me. His hand shoved against mine with crushing force, but it wasn't unpleasant. It felt kind of good in a weird way. I'd been so very careful since the last time I woke up, trying so hard not to break things. It was a strange relief to use my muscles. To let the strength flow rather than struggling to restrain it. Emmett grunted; his forehead creased and his whole body strained in one rigid line toward the obstacle of my unmoving hand. I let him sweat – figuratively – for a moment while I enjoyed the sensation of the crazy force running through my arm. A few seconds, though, and I was a little bored with it. I flexed; Emmett lost an inch. I laughed. Emmett snarled harshly through his teeth. â€Å"Just keep your mouth shut,† I reminded him, and then I smashed his hand into the boulder. A deafening crack echoed off the trees. The rock shuddered, and a piece – about an eighth of the mass – broke off at an invisible fault line and crashed to the ground. It fell on Emmett's foot, and I snickered. I could hear Jacob's and Edward's muffled laughter. Emmett kicked the rock fragment across the river. It sliced a young maple in half before thudding into the base of a big fir, which swayed and then fell into another tree. â€Å"Rematch. Tomorrow.† â€Å"It's not going to wear off that fast,† I told him. â€Å"Maybe you ought to give it a month.† Emmett growled, flashing his teeth. â€Å"Tomorrow.† â€Å"Hey, whatever makes you happy, big brother.† As he turned to stalk away, Emmett punched the granite, shattering off an avalanche of shards and powder. It was kind of neat, in a childish way. Fascinated by the undeniable proof that I was stronger than the strongest vampire I'd ever known, I placed my hand, fingers spread wide, against the rock. Then I dug my fingers slowly into the stone, crushing rather than digging; the consistency reminded me of hard cheese. I ended up with a handful of gravel. â€Å"Cool,† I mumbled. With a grin stretching my face, I whirled in a sudden circle and karate-chopped the rock with the side of my hand. The stone shrieked and groaned and – with a big poof of dust – split in two. I started giggling. I didn't pay much attention to the chuckles behind me while I punched and kicked the rest of the boulder into fragments. I was having too much fun, snickering away the whole time. It wasn't until I heard a new little giggle, a high-pitched peal of bells, that I turned away from my silly game. â€Å"Did she just laugh?† Everyone was staring at Renesmee with the same dumbstruck expression that must have been on my face. â€Å"Yes,† Edward said. â€Å"Who wasnt laughing?† Jake muttered, rolling his eyes. â€Å"Tell me you didn't let go a bit on your first run, dog,† Edward teased, no antagonism in his voice at all. â€Å"That's different,† Jacob said, and I watched in surprise as he mock-punched Edward's shoulder. â€Å"Bella's supposed to be a grown-up. Married and a mom and all that. Shouldn't there be more dignity?† Renesmee frowned, and touched Edward's face. â€Å"What does she want?† I asked. â€Å"Less dignity,† Edward said with a grin. â€Å"She was having almost as much fun watching you enjoy yourself as I was.† â€Å"Am I funny?† I asked Renesmee, darting back and reaching for her at the same time that she reached for me. I took her out of Edward's arms and offered her the shard of rock in my hand. â€Å"You want to try?† She smiled her glittering smile and took the stone in both hands. She squeezed, a little dent forming between her eyebrows as she concentrated. There was a tiny grinding sound, and a bit of dust. She frowned, and held the chunk up to me. Til get it,† I said, pinching the stone into sand. She clapped and laughed; the delicious sound of it made us all join in. The sun suddenly burst through the clouds, shooting long beams of ruby and gold across the ten of us, and I was immediately lost in the beauty of my skin in the light of the sunset. Dazed by it. Renesmee stroked the smooth diamond-bright facets, then laid her arm next to mine. Her skin had just a faint luminosity, subtle and mysterious. Nothing that would keep her inside on a sunny day like my glowing sparkle. She touched my face, thinking of the difference and feeling disgruntled. â€Å"You're the prettiest,† I assured her. Tm not sure I can agree to that,† Edward said, and when I turned to answer him, the sunlight on his face stunned me into silence. Jacob had his hand in front of his face, pretending to shield his eyes from the glare. â€Å"Freaky Bella,† he commented. â€Å"What an amazing creature she is,† Edward murmured, almost in agreement, as if Jacob's comment was meant as a compliment. He was both dazzling and dazzled. It was a strange feeling – not surprising, I supposed, since everything felt strange now – this being a natural at something. As a human, I'd never been best at anything. I was okay at dealing with Renee, but probably lots of people could have done better; Phil seemed to be holding his own. I was a good student, but never the top of the class. Obviously, I could be counted out of anything athletic. Not artistic or musical, no particular talents to brag of. Nobody ever gave away a trophy for reading books. After eighteen years of mediocrity, I was pretty used to being average. I realized now that I'd long ago given up any aspirations of shining at anything. I just did the best with what I had, never quite fitting into my world. So this was really different. I was amazing now – to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.

Cation Definition and Examples

A cation is an ionic species with a positive charge. The word cation comes from the Greek word kato, which means down. A cation has more protons than electrons, giving it a net positive charge. Cations with multiple charges may be given special names. For example, a cation with a 2 charge is a dication. One with a 3 charge is a trication. A zwitterion has both positive and negative charges at different regions of the molecule, yet an overall neutral charge. The symbol for a cation is the element symbol or molecular formula, followed by a superscript of the charge. The number of the charge is given first, followed by a plus symbol. If the charge is one, the numeral is omitted. Examples of Cations Cations may be either ions of atoms or of molecules. Examples include: AgAl3Ba2Ca2HH3OLiMg2NH4

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English – Study Plan Planning your study helps in making it extensive and thorough. Given below are some guidelines that may help you to score high in each section of SSC English papers. Answering questions based on the lessons in the main reader: Start by studying the questions for comprehension asked after each lesson at least a few times, which helps in grasping the important topics that can be asked in each lesson. We will write a custom essay sample on How to Score A1 Grade in English Subject of Ssc or any similar topic only for you Order Now Then take up a more detailed approach for a deeper understanding of each lesson-to understand questions better and know the necessary points to be written for each question. Make a note of the important topics-whichever can be asked as questions. Don’t depend entirely on the questions given after each lesson. Meanings: Keep a dictionary beside you while reading lessons to look up the meanings of words you are not so sure of the meaning. 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Question: Write an analytical business report on what ethical consumerism means for businesses. Choose a company( ZARA)and explain and analyse how they operate ethically. this must take into account the ethics and values of the company you choose to focus on. Answer: Executive Summary: This assignment has discussed about the ethical consumerism. The author has taken extensive surveys of Zara for ensuring the aspect of ethical consumerism of this company. This research intends to identify the management of ethical consumerism by Zara. This research has discussed the aspect of the rules and regulations of the economic consumerism within the aspect of business management. Ethical consumerism is very effective process for the management of business within the competitive sector of the market of particular industry. Introduction: The research analyst will study in this research about the ethical consumerism. The study is all about the ZARA Company. It is an apparel retailer in the world is the largest one. In 1975, Rosalia Mera and Amancio Ortega founded it in Arteixo. The inditex group of the flagship chain store is the world largest retailer group. The research study is all about that the management of the Zara Company is following all the rules and regulations of the economic consumerism. Zara has controlling their distribution, manufacturing, and designing their product that needs to be upgrade by them for the betterment of the products and their services. Their business activities like supply chain or other activities needs to be upgraded so that they can satisfy the customer needs and desires. The company is offering the more products to their customers rather than the other companies. In all over the world the company is increasing their market so that they can reach more customers internationally. The company is offering their customers with their best products. To satisfy the customers the company should maintain the ethical consumerism so that they can receive faith from the customers. To increase the business activities in the international market it is very important for them to maintain the ethical consumerism (Zara.com, 2015). Ethical consumerism: Ethical consumerism is states that when the customers are buying some products that is not risky for them, which was ethically produced by the company in the environment and society. Some products that are producing by the company that can be risky for the people need to replace by other products. Fair trade products, electricity from renewable energy, wood products organic produce that are fall in the ethical category (Bly et al.2015). According to the Bray et al. (2011) consumer, research association states that they should buy the local products because in the local products the risky material has in fewer portions. With the help of the ethical consumerism ratings, the company can have the negative marks due to use the risky material. The company should inform the consumers so that they can know about the materials used in the products at prior basis. This information should be reliable based on the corporate behavior. The corporate social responsibility and the sustainability ratings should convey the information to the respective people so that the people can have faith in the products they are using about for several years. It will vary business to business so that the company can increase their ratings by providing the good quality of materials to their customers. The company should maintain their credit worthiness as a trust factor so that they can increase their customer base. The company should provide their consumer as a warranty for buying their products and services. If any customer facing any problems by using their products and services, then the company should take the responsibility to change their products so that they can satisfy their customers.( Pookulangara and Shephard,2013) Zara is maintaining the ethical consumerism to a certain extent. They are using several materials that can be risky for the people. There was an issue in the past that by using the Zaras products the consumer are facing some problems. As stated by, the company is changing their resources that are not ethical for them. The company should use those materials that are ethical for them to use in producing the products and the services (Carrington et al.2014). The company should produce several products that needs to satisfy the customers demands and needs so that they can increase their sales volume and profitability by giving the best quality of materials to their customers. It has establishes a brand value by providing the best products to their customers in all over the world (Davies et al. 2012). Company overview: In Galicia, the clothing and accessories retailer Zara has found. The apparel retailer in the world is the largest one. In 1975, Rosalia Mera and Amancio Ortega founded it in Arteixo. The inditex group of the flagship chain store is the world largest retailer group. Compared to the six-month industry average, it is asserted that they can develop their products within one week. They have conducting a trend that provided the low-cost countries transferring from fast fashion production. With the help of the companys products, they are generating revenues. Their sales volumes are increasing day by day by their quality of products. The company is investing their revenue to open a new store Observed that they have a niche strategy that they do not advertise their products in the online media. This strategy will create the company as a fashion imitator. In all over the world it was recognize as the most pioneering brand that satisfy the customer needs and demands (Bucicet et al. 2012). Zara has controlling their distribution, manufacturing, and designing their product that needs to be upgrade by them for the betterment of the products and their services (Chan and Wong 2012). As observed by business activities like supply chain or other activities needs to be upgraded so that they can satisfy the customer needs and desires (Axelsson and Jahan 2015). The company is offering the more products to their customers rather than the other companies. It can modify the similar products within a much-stipulated time. The managers of the company need to monitor about the business activities of the company so that they can identify their loopholes (Joy et al. 2012). The company is supplying their customers with a very basic design so that the customers can get their range of products with a very low cost price. They have launched their products in the online stores that has launched by Inditex (Yeow et al. 2014). They are extending their online services through their online port al to serve the customers in a wide range. Zara has the different brand value in the market that needs to be developing by them. Therefore, the company should change their market policy so that they can attract the more customers. Zara has entered the Australian market in the Westfield Sydney store (Zara.com, 2015). The company has the different customers base that needs to develop by the company. The several processes that needs to consider by them that are distribution, manufacturing etc (Ferrell and Fraedrich 2014). In the distribution process, the company should identify their respective distributors so that in future, they can upgrade their process through the existing customer base. In the distribution process, the company is mainly focusing on their products and services and their channels of distributions so that they can increase their sales volume and their profitability (Bianchi, C., and Birtwistle, G. 2012). In the retail industry there are several new entrants are coming up in the market, to cope up with the market the company should develop new strategies to cope up with the other competitors in the market. Their cost structure is also different compared to the other brands (Gopaldas, A. 2014). The company is preparing their cost structure in a different way so that they can increase their brand value in the market and all type of customers can by their products and services (Singh et al.2012). Earlier when they have opened their store, then they were aspects low-cost products so that they can maintain the high quality of products with the low cost material and at the same time can have the increasing customer base. This step proved successful for the company. With the help of this strategy, the company is generating revenues (Erwin, 2011). They are providing their customers high quality of products and services to achieve the customers loyalty that is very important for the company (Gruber and Schlegelmilch, 2014). Opinion Survey: The survey is done on the company that whether the management of the ZARA Company is following all the rules and regulations of ethical consumerism. The research analyst of this research study has made some questionnaire for the customers of ZARA Company to understand and to make the survey successful. The survey is based on the answer given by the customers of the ZARA Company. The questionnaire is done to understand that whether the management of the organization is following the ethical consumerism in the market while selling their products in the market or not. The questions made by the research analyst are given in the following points: a) Do you think that the management of the ZARA Company is following the rules of ethical consumerism in the market while serving their customers? Options No of respondents Total respondents Response % Strongly agree 9 50 18% Agree 17 50 34% Neutral 10 50 20% Disagree 8 50 16% Strongly Disagree 6 50 12% From the above table it has been observed that around 18% of the customers of ZARA Company strongly agree that the management of the company is following all the rules and the regulations of ethical consumerism and around 34 % of the customers believe that the management of the company is following all the rules and regulations of ethical consumerism. Few of the customers believe that the management of the company does not follow the rules and regulations of economic consumerism. b) What are the impacts of ethical consumerism in the ZARA Company? Options No of respondents Total respondents Response % Strongly Successful 9 50 18% Successful 15 50 30% No Effect 12 50 24% Unsuccessful 9 50 18% Strongly Unsuccessful 5 50 10% From the above table, it has been observed that around 18 % of the customers strongly believe that the ethical consumerism brings a positive impact on the company and around 30 % of the customers strongly believe that the ethical consumerism brings a positive impact on the company. c) How ethical consumerism helps the management of the company to do their business? Options No of respondents Total respondents Response % Strongly agree 10 50 20% Agree 15 50 30% Neutral 10 50 20% Disagree 8 50 16% Strongly Disagree 7 50 14% From the above table, it has been observed that around 20 % of the customers strongly agree that the ethical consumerism helps the management of the company to do better business in the market and around 30 % of the customers strongly agree that the ethical consumerism helps the management of the company to do better business in the market. d) Do you believe that ethical consumerism helps the management to attract more customers towards the company? Options No of respondents Total respondents Response % Strongly agree 12 50 24% Agree 10 50 20% Neutral 13 50 26% Disagree 8 50 16% Strongly Disagree 7 50 14% From the above table, it has been found that around 24 % of the customers strongly agrees that the ethical consumerism helps the management of the company to attract more customers towards the company and around 20 %of the customers agrees that the ethical consumerism helps the management of the company to attract more customers towards the company. Conclusion: This research study has concluded that, Zara has maintained all the activities of ethical consumerism. From the effective surveys of the company, it can be concluded that Zara operates its effective business with ethical consumerism. The product of Zara does not risky for any individual customers. Zara has maintained the rules as well as regulations of ethical consumerism while maintaining the competitive advantage within the competitive sector of the market. As per the above discussion, we can say that, ethical consumerism should maintain by every company to increase their brand value in the market. The company Zara maintaining their ethical consumerism that has created a faith in the mind of the customers. They have conducted a survey to check what customers are thinking about their products or what they are using to produce their products. After the survey, we can see that, customers are responding and have given a good feedback about their products. That is why; in the UK market, they are increasing their business activities. The company is developing new products to increase their brand value in the market. Zara is maintaining their business activities with ethical consumerism to receive the faith from their customers so that they can increase their market value. Recommendations: The company should use those resources that are ethical for the company so that they can produce good products to their customers. They should develop new strategies to cover up the left over customers. The company should maintain ethical consumerism so that they can improve their business activities in the market. The company should improve their supply chain management activities and the distribution channel so that they can improve their sales volume and productivity. The company should increase their stores location so that everyone can avail their products and services. The company should increase their product quality so that they can increase their customer all over the world through online processes. References Singh, J. J., Iglesias, O., and Batista-Foguet, J. M. (2012). Does having an ethical brand matter? The influence of consumer perceived ethicality on trust, affect and loyalty.Journal of Business Ethics,111(4), 541-549. Bray, J., Johns, N., and Kilburn, D. (2011). An exploratory study into the factors impeding ethical consumption.Journal of business ethics,98(4), 597-608. Carrington, M. 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