Factors Affect to Green Products Purchase Behavior of Young Educated Consumers in Sri Lanka

University Students’ Reactions To Ecologically Responsible Packaging

“…These findings are consistent with past studies by Bartiaux (2008), Zahari and Esa (2016) who found that environmental concern has no effect on the selection of green packaging. However, the results are in contrast with the work of Lasuin and Ching (2014), Prakash and Pathak (2017), Karunarathna et al (2017) and Kardos et al (2019) who confirmed that environmental concern significantly influenced the use of ecologically responsible packaging by university students. For instance, a study carried out by Lasuin and Ching (2014) among university students in Sabah demonstrated that environmental concern had a positive effect on the intention to choose ecologically responsible packaging.…”

“…Findings from this study show that the Theory of Planned Behavior is well supported and in line with past studies conducted by Lasuin and Ching (2014), Magnier and Schoormans (2015) and Karunarathna et al (2017).…”

“…As mentioned in previous empirical studies, the concept of ecological packaging could be a new concept for consumers in countries like Malaysia, Romania, India and Sri Lanka (Mohammad & Amin, 2012;Lasuin & Ching, 2014;Scott & Vigar-Ellis, 2014;Joshi & Rahman, 2015;Mohd Suki, 2016;Prakash & Pathak, 2017;Karunarathna et al, 2017;Kardos et al, 2019;Xu et al, 2019;Ling Tan et al, 2019). but the impact of this programme has been insignificant because the majority of end-users in Malaysia are still paying RM0.20 to buy plastic bags from retailers or sellers (Mohd Suki, 2016).…”

Determinants of Green Electronic Devices Purchasing Decisions: with Special Reference to Young, Educated Consumers in Sri Lanka

“…Due to increasing level of environmental pollution and social issues, people within the country are badly influenced in several aspects (Samarasinghe & Samarasinghe, 2013). As such, to overcome the negative effects of environmental pollution, Sri Lankans are highly concerning about eco-friendly products (Madavika et al, 2021;Karunarathna et al, 2017;Samarasinghe & Samarasinghe,2013;Samarasingha, 2012) and are willing to pay even a higher price for green products (Wanninayaka & Randiwela, 2012).…”

“…When it comes to Sri Lankan context, its environmental movements are little bit far behind compared with developed nations (Madavika et al, 2021;Karunarathna et al, 2017;Achchuthan et.al, 2017). Therefore, environmental protection practices and sustainable development practices are carried out by the government, institutes and authorities.…”