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Ethics in the Marketplace: Implications of EU Consumer Rights Laws

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The European Union has recently adopted laws related to “Right-to-Repair”. In a new book chapter, IIIEE Professor Carl Dalhammar examines possible ethical implications, and what kinds of rights that are granted to consumers.

Are market mainly about delivering goods and services in an efficient way, or should issues related to ethics play a larger role? The EU has recently adopted rules related to supply chains and products that reflects ethical considerations, including social impacts in supply chains and product destruction (this happens when companies destroy unsold or returned products). 

The chapter is written by Carl Dalhammar, Professor at IIIEE, together with colleagues at Norwegian and German universities.

The chapter is Open Access and can be accessed here.