Conscientious consumers: a relationship between moral foundations, political orientation and sustainable consumption

Watkins, Leah; Aitken, Robert; Mather, Damien

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.009

Cited by 95 publications

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“…The conception of green consumerism is closely linked to human values that have been found, in a plethora of empirical studies, to affect (self‐reported) pro‐responsibility behaviour of consumers (e.g. Watkins et al ., ; Ladhari and Tchetgna, ; Khan and Mohsin, ; Awuni and Du, ; Şener and Hazer, ; Suki and Suki, ; Thøgersen and Ölander, ; Pepper et al ., ). For example, environmental value orientation has been found to strengthen pro‐environmental behaviour (Watkins et al ., ; Khan and Mohsin, ).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Who Cares About Product Sustainability Information at the Moment of Purchase? Consumer Evidence from Three Countries

Pekkanen

Pätäri

Albadera

et al. 2017

Sustainable Development

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Sustainable consumption is a crucial contributor to sustainable development. Often, environmental policy approaches to promote sustainable consumption rely on increasing the awareness of consumers through information provision. Hence, it is important to know what kind of people the sustainability information is likely to reach, and what kind of people would need to be reached by other means in order to green their consumption. We advance the question of the characteristics of consumers who look for information about sustainability when making grocery purchasing choices. We focus on value‐based buying behaviour of Millennials, drawing from consumer surveys carried out in Finland, Hong Kong and Spain. The results show that values differ between the studied nationalities, but when modelling how values affect the pro‐responsibility behaviour the effect of nationality vanishes. Also, high perception of one's own sustainability related behaviour seems to enable altruistic, self‐directed people to act on environmental concern. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Who Cares About Product Sustainability Information at the Moment of Purchase? Consumer Evidence from Three Countries

Pekkanen

Pätäri

Albadera

et al. 2017

Sustainable Development

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“…In addition to relying on a macropolicy level to promote the environmental behavior of residents, the collective effect of consumers' sustainable consumption behavior must be studied further. Therefore, the research of methods and policies that lead to sustainable consumption patterns has gradually attracted the attention of governments and researchers worldwide (Fuentes, ; Vergragt, ; Watkins, Aitken, & Mather, ). From the perspective of ecological modernization, consumers have the power to achieve sustainable development, to legitimately and effectively strengthen consumer participation in environmental decision making, and to promote environmental information disclosure, transparency, and the governance environment of democracy.…”

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Sustainable consumption in China: New trends and research interests

Shao

2019

Bus Strat Env

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China is currently the largest CO2 emitter in the world and demonstrates one of the highest levels of energy consumption. The sustainable consumption behavior has increased in China, especially in urban cities. Some clear evidence of this includes food purchasing behavior. Recent studies have also suggested that considering full product information transparency, consumers are willing to pay premium prices for products. With this in mind, sustainable consumption must still be facilitated by related policies, regulations, and tools. This study focuses on sustainable consumption behavior in China and collects and analyzes the literature from the last decade (2007–2017) on the topic. In so doing, it highlights new trends and research topics against the background of circular economy development. The method of systematic review is applied. The review is categorized into several main groups: national policies and regulations, the green awareness of consumers, the definition of related concepts, the barriers between sustainable consumption and the circular economy, and the indicators for circular economy assessment in China. Future research directions are discussed. Furthermore, future challenges are addressed from three perspectives: sustainable consumption facilitating the circular economy, “cradle‐to‐cradle” practices, and the link between the European Union and China. This is a fundamental study in the research domain of sustainable consumption behavior. It provides added value that benefits both academic researchers and decision makers. It also sheds light on the further study of sustainable consumption behavior in China from a macroeconomic perspective.

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“…We find contributions such as a Cohen et al (2013) classification of sharing initiatives in cities; an analysis of factors of success and failure of grassroots initiatives by Grabs et al (2016); an in-depth case study of consumer cooperatives in Zurich by Purtik and Zimmerman (2016); a study of political consumer activism in Brazil stimulated by business think tanks (Echegaray, 2016a), and an exploration into the moral foundations of both political orientations and consumer activism (Watkins et al, 2016). 1) Cohen and Munoz establish a 'Typology of sharing in cities'.…”

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confidence: 96%

Transitions to sustainable consumption and production in cities

Vergragt

Dendler

Jong

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Conscientious consumers: a relationship between moral foundations, political orientation and sustainable consumption

Cited by 95 publications

References 30 publications

Who Cares About Product Sustainability Information at the Moment of Purchase? Consumer Evidence from Three Countries

Who Cares About Product Sustainability Information at the Moment of Purchase? Consumer Evidence from Three Countries

Sustainable consumption in China: New trends and research interests

Transitions to sustainable consumption and production in cities

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