A Systematic Review of the Scope and Patterns of Green Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Traoré, Leïla; Belinga, Bienvenue; Lescuyer, Guillaume

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“…This leads them to form a strong intention to choose products or services that align with their ethical values. A high level of green purchase intention positively correlates with actual environmentally friendly purchase behavior (Traoré et al, 2023). When someone has a strong intention to buy sustainable or environmentally friendly products or services, they are more likely to convert that intention into actual behavior by making purchases that align with their desires (Al Mamun et al, 2023;C.…”

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Does Green Purchase Intention Mediate the Effect of Ethical Self Identity on Green Purchase?

Afifah,

Kuswati

2023

Se. Asian Bus. Rev.

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This research aims to examine the influence of ethical self-identity on green purchasing, mediated by green purchase intention. The study elucidates pro-environmental behavior concerning the purchase of environmentally friendly products that support issues related to the circular economy in the digital era. The research methodology employs a quantitative deductive approach to test hypotheses. A survey research design was used to investigate green purchasing behavior, with a sample size of 205 respondents from the Surakarta city area. Non-probability sampling was utilized employing the purposive sampling method. Instrument tests included assessments for convergent validity, discriminant validity, as well as reliability tests using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability, confirming valid and reliable results. These instrument tests and hypothesis testing were conducted using Smart PLS 3.2.9 software, generating output for the outer model and inner model. Data analysis involved a two-step algorithm process and bootstrapping. The analysis results indicate that ethical self-identity and green purchase intention significantly influence green product purchasing behavior. It was evidenced that the intention to purchase green products mediates the influence of ethical self-identity on green product purchasing behavior.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

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Does Green Purchase Intention Mediate the Effect of Ethical Self Identity on Green Purchase?

Afifah,

Kuswati

2023

Se. Asian Bus. Rev.

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“…In short, people all over the world are taking environmental destruction very seriously. As a result of this phenomenon, awareness of green industries is emerging, and consumption patterns are changing [14,52]. People are becoming increasingly more environmentally conscious [17], so the seriousness of environmental problems is being confirmed.…”

Section: Changes In Consumer Needs Due To Accelerating Global Warmingmentioning

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“…Consumers, therefore, want to promote active lifestyles and policies that support the deployment of clean and sustainable energy sources along with green industries. Accordingly, it will be necessary to develop new materials for inner beauty and cosmetics in line with new human lifestyles and consumption propensities in consideration of global warming and the green industry [9][10][11][12][13][14]60].…”

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“…The green industry refers to the production of goods that can increase the efficiency of energy and resources and improve the environment through economic activities such as finance, construction, transportation, logistics, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and tourism. It includes all industries that seek to achieve low-carbon green growth through the provision of services [14,15]. It refers to policies prepared by heads of related central administrative agencies to realize a green economy by strengthening the soundness and competitiveness of the national economy and discovering and nurturing new green industries with great growth potential.…”

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Sustainable Countermeasures for Skin Health Improvement for Green Consumers: The Utilization of Hsian-Tsao during Global Warming

Lee,

Kwon

2023

Sustainability

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Recently, the seriousness of global warming has become increasingly prominent worldwide. In this study, Hsian-tsao, a safe, heat-resistant ingredient that can be eaten and applied, and its extract products were examined for their potential applicability as a countermeasure for problems that may arise in the skin due to global warming. This includes being flexible and responsive to changes in consumer demand due to global warming. Furthermore, regarding global warming, the scientific community is considering ways to mitigate heat stress in humans and animals, and we hope to provide key data for future exploration. Although this review is a narrative review, we conducted a systematic review and searched sources such as PubMed, Medline, Scopus, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar according to PRISMA flow chart guidelines and using a chain of search words such as “global warming”, “green industry”, “Hsian-tsao”, “heat resistance”, “skin health”, “cosmetics”, and “consumer”. Accordingly, we searched a total of 1231 studies and selected 107 studies in the final stage. Considering the sustainability and safeness of Hsian-tsao, further studies to help mitigate human heat stress caused by global warming and evaluate its impact on beauty and health should analyze its utilization and reflect consumer needs that can contribute to the green industry. Therefore, in a situation where the growth of the green industry is urgently needed due to the acceleration of global warming, additional research is necessary on inner-beauty materials and heat-resistant plants that lower the temperature in line with future preparations for continuous global warming. Accordingly, the science community and nutrition, inner beauty, and cosmetics industries seem likely to bring more interest to the green industry, and this trend will continue in the future. We hope that Hsian-tsao will be used in a variety of skin health strategies and nutritional approaches to global warming and heat resistance.

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“…In an attempt to understand antecedents of GCB, studies have established that theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework devised by Ajzen (1991) presents concepts such as attitude, perceived behavioural control (PBC) and social norm that play crucial role in predicting individuals' intentions and actual behaviour regarding responsible environmental behaviour, including GCB (Dilotsotlhe, 2021;Ling et al, 2023;Nguyen et al, 2020;Traor e et al, 2023;Vu et al, 2022). However, the use of the TPB framework to investigate the influential factors that shape GCB from the perspective of Ghanaian HE students represents a critical research gap in Ghana.…”

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Green consumption behaviour among higher education students as an approach to achieving sustainable source reduction of marine plastic pollution

Salifu,

Arthur,

Nortey

2024

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Purpose Marine plastic pollution (MPP) is increasing in recent times because of the high usage of plastic products. Green consumption behaviour (GCB) gaining attention as effective approach to achieving sustainable source reduction of plastic pollution, which negatively affects both human pollution and marine biodiversity and ecosystem. Although, Higher Education (HE) students are key stakeholders in addressing environmental issues, including MPP, there is limited empirical research in Ghana on factors influencing HE students’ GCB. This study, in an endeavour to bridge the gap, used the revised theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework to investigate the factors influencing higher-education students’ green consumption behaviour in the Ghanaian context. Specifically, the purpose of the study is to examine the interplay of consumer novelty seeking (CNS), environmental concern (EC), perceived behavioural control and social influence on green consumption behaviour among higher-education students in Ghana. The study also explored the moderating role of gender in the relationship between CNS and green consumption behaviour. Design/methodology/approach This study used quantitative approach to obtain data from a sample of 233 students at the University of Cape Coast and used the partial least squares structural equation modelling approach for the data analysis. Findings The findings provide valuable insights, highlighting the important role of CNS and ECs in driving higher education students’ green consumption behaviour in Ghana. This study also found a revealing role for gender as a moderator in the relationship between CNS and green consumption behaviour, with females exhibiting a more pronounced response to CNS in influencing green consumption behaviour. On the contrary, the authors found a non-significant impact of perceived behavioural control and social influence. Research limitations/implications Although this study presents results that provide valuable insights for policy and practical implications, it has some limitations worth mentioning for future research directions. Firstly, the participants sampled for this study comprised only higher education students from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, which may limit the applicability of the findings to other student populations at various universities in Ghana and beyond. Moreover, the exclusion of non-students who are considered as “Generation Z” (i.e. born within 1995–2010) may narrow the scope of generalisability in the context of young consumers’ green consumption behaviour in Ghana. To enhance the generalisability of future studies, it is recommended that the scope of this study be extended. Furthermore, it should be noted that this study primarily measured higher education students’ green consumption behaviour based on self-reported data. Therefore, future research could adopt alternative approaches, such as non-self-reported measures or experimental data so to reduce the complexities and the gap that may exist between attitudes and behaviour. Practical implications These results provide valuable insights for policymakers, educators and environmental advocates to develop targeted initiatives that resonate with Ghanaian higher education students to foster green consumption practices and contribute to global efforts against marine plastic pollution. Originality/value The novelty of this study lies in the decision to propose a TPB model by including variables like CNS and EC that are believed to positively shape attitudes towards green consumption behaviour. The rationale for examining these variables is grounded in the belief that they are appropriate factors that may predict students’ green consumer behaviour, which may serve as a potential solution to marine plastic pollution.

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A Systematic Review of the Scope and Patterns of Green Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 4 publications

References 71 publications

Does Green Purchase Intention Mediate the Effect of Ethical Self Identity on Green Purchase?

Does Green Purchase Intention Mediate the Effect of Ethical Self Identity on Green Purchase?

Sustainable Countermeasures for Skin Health Improvement for Green Consumers: The Utilization of Hsian-Tsao during Global Warming

Green consumption behaviour among higher education students as an approach to achieving sustainable source reduction of marine plastic pollution

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