Engaging Employees in Sustainable Development – a Case Study of Environmental Education and Awareness Training in Hong Kong

Law, Michelle Man Suet; Hills, Peter; Hau, Billy Chi Hang

doi:10.1002/bse.1903

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“…The individual is also aware of how their environmental behavior contributes to sustainability (Fan, Fang, & Cer, ). A study conducted by Law, Hills, and Hau () found that thorough environmental knowledge enables an individual to determine a positive environmental behavior. Another study ascertained a positive correlation between an increase in environmental knowledge and an increase in environmental attitude and behavior that has benefited the environment (Haryanto, ; Hsu & Roth, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Green consumption: Environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, social norms, and purchasing behavior

2018

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The 2015 Paris Agreement is the first historical global accord aiming to palliate global warming. Climate change has caused ecological, economic, and social disasters, among other things and has made not only nations review their environmental protection issues but also the consumers paying more attention to the environment and encouraging green oriented buying behaviors. This study targets Taiwan's consumers, and 649 valid questionnaires were recovered. Exploratory factor analysis was applied to extract the trait factors, whereas confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used for the verification of the scale and structural model, respectively. The result shows that the consumers' environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, and the social norms have had a positive effect on their environmental attitude, as do their environmental knowledge and the social norms to a sense of well‐being. Consumers purchasing intention and behavior are pointing towards green products. Therefore, companies need to respond to the consumers' demand and fulfill their social responsibility to release the green products so as to satisfy the consumers' needs.

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“…Environmental consciousness is an element of individual beliefs that guide consumers to conduct behavior beneficial to the environment (Abd'Razack et al, ). It has also been shown that those who have environmental consciousness also exhibited characters and attitudes such as loyalty and a strong sense of commitment (Law et al, ).…”

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Green consumption: Environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, social norms, and purchasing behavior

2018

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“…From a consumption perspective, one crucial aspect of any sustainable food system is the relationships that it fosters (Carroll & Fahy, ; Kneafsey et al, ). Relationships are also paramount in forming and reinforcing organizational culture (Law et al, ). As well as fostering linkages with consumers and organizations, the catering service, whether in‐house or outsourced, also creates an important link between the organization and food producers and suppliers.…”

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Developing a sustainable food strategy for large organizations: The importance of context in shaping procurement and consumption practices

Goggins

2018

Bus Strat Env

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Organizations such as hospitals, educational institutions and workplaces feed thousands of people every day and are key intermediaries in the food system. They are in a position to significantly shape the production, processing and distribution of food as well as food‐related practices of large groups. These activities have a significant impact on sustainable development, the global economy and health and wellbeing. Using a qualitative approach that draws on 21 interviews with key decision‐makers based in eight large national and multinational organizations, this research examines the most important contextual factors that influence food provisioning across organizations. The study identifies opportunities and constraints for improving food sustainability that are likely to apply within and across different organizational contexts, and provides recommendations for implementing a sustainable food strategy. The findings provide interesting theoretical insights and have practical implications that are relevant for practitioners, business managers and sustainability consultants.

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“…As such, an increasing amount of organisations have implemented CSR strategies to improve pro-environmental attitudes, behaviour and habits of individuals in the workplace (Baumgartner & Winter, 2014;Law, Hills, & HangHau, 2017). Incorporating "CSR-Washing" into a company's environmental education can help to raise awareness and build consciousness of employees towards greenwashing and the multifarious consequences involved as well as on instruments and habits on how to avoid them.…”

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“…It would also address the gap between sustainable awareness/knowledge and the actual sustainable behaviour within organisations (Kollmuss & Agyeman, 2002), a problem also well-discussed in environmental psychology literature (e.g., Bamberg & Möser, 2007;Fietkau & Kessel, 1981). Overall, it would help to develop and encourage a transition to a greener corporate culture (Law, Hills, & HangHau, 2017).…”

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Avoiding Greenwashing in Event Marketing: An Exploration of Concepts, Literature and Methods

Griese¹,

Werner²,

Hogg³

2017

JMS

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Greenwashing, defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image" can cause multifarious problems for companies. The phenomenon of greenwashing has, however, not attracted much attention in the event marketing literature to date. The purpose of this paper is twofold. It first describes and analyses the specific characteristics and features of greenwashing in event marketing. It then seeks to identify the current fundamental approaches of how to avoid greenwashing in event marketing and to assess their potential. A two-step literature analysis with complementary search approaches served as a methodical framework. First, journals related to event marketing were screened for the keywords "greenwashing" and "greenwash". Next, the general literature was consulted for the same keywords. The results clearly demonstrate that the subject of greenwashing has been widely neglected in the event literature. There appears to be no overall concept or approach that allows event actors to avoid greenwashing, albeit various individual initiatives exist. However, it also became clear that initiatives against greenwashing in event marketing can be developed and implemented in the short and long term, for example by integrating different stakeholders. Additional political and juridical efforts based on specific guidelines are also necessary to prevent greenwashing in the future. The study is the first one to provide a systematic approach to the topic of greenwashing in the context of event marketing, including relevant approaches for its avoidance. It can thus help practitioners to better detect and avoid greenwashing in the event industry and to guide similar research in the future.

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Engaging Employees in Sustainable Development – a Case Study of Environmental Education and Awareness Training in Hong Kong

Cited by 108 publications

References 57 publications

Green consumption: Environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, social norms, and purchasing behavior

Green consumption: Environmental knowledge, environmental consciousness, social norms, and purchasing behavior

Developing a sustainable food strategy for large organizations: The importance of context in shaping procurement and consumption practices

Avoiding Greenwashing in Event Marketing: An Exploration of Concepts, Literature and Methods

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