Framing the Household Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyle in Malaysia: The Policy Implications

Zen, Irina Safitri; Ebrahimi, Mansoureh; Titisari, Prima Wahyu; Hendrayani, Yani

doi:10.37200/ijpr/v24i3/pr200837

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“…This has turned some firms into a competitive advantage with multifunctional furniture [18]. In addition, versatile design products bring convenience in design and mark the improvement of the environmental performance of firms [1]. Figure 1 illustrates the innovative wooden furniture with multi-use features.…”

Section: Lifestylementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nowadays, the furniture industry is paying great attention to environmental concerns and innovation as it wants to achieve a sharp distinction in its products from other competitors. At the same time, as well as penetrating the emerging green product market [1]. Consequently, the environmental key is identified as the main factor of design for sustainability.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perception of Environment Sustainability, Lifestyle, Green Purchasing Behavior, and Eco-innovation

Vuong¹

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Many industries are actively engaged in environmental concerns and innovations. Among them, the furniture industry is also experiencing changes locally and globally and in its value chain. This article takes the furniture industry in the Vietnam market as the primary context. Although Vietnam is one of the largest exporters of wooden furniture abroad, as in some countries globally, environmental sustainability in design and production is still limited. In fact, various studies have shown that many consumers are willing to pay high prices for products with environmental protection factors. In addition, sometimes they turn their hobbies into new lifestyles and different trends. Therefore, to penetrate this emerging green product market, environmental factors have been identified as key design elements for sustainability. This study demonstrates the reference between theory and practice to advise on ecological innovation strategy of furniture enterprises, specifically furniture manufacturing enterprises in the Vietnam market. To do this, firms need to understand the core relationship between perception of environmental sustainability, lifestyle, green purchasing behavior, and eco-innovation. From there, they can orient eco-innovation in their organization’s activities and business processes. Therefore, this relationship will be explored in this study.

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Section: Lifestylementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Perception of Environment Sustainability, Lifestyle, Green Purchasing Behavior, and Eco-innovation

Vuong¹

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…On the one hand, efforts to undo some of those damages have led to the establishment of a sustainable lifestyle, which is defined as “a cluster of habits and patterns of behavior embedded in a society and facilitated by institutions, norms, and infrastructures that frame individual choice, in order to minimize the use of natural resources and generation of waste, while supporting fairness and prosperity for all” according to Akenji and Chen 13 . Many studies have focused on the effects of such a lifestyle, showing several positive outcomes 29 – 36 . Notably, this lifestyle requires higher levels of education 37 .…”

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The international role of education in sustainable lifestyles and economic development

Piao

Managi

2023

Sci Rep

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Improved economic growth and environmental protection are necessary to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This study examines the relationship between people’s education levels and sustainable lifestyles in protecting the environment and economic growth, as expressed by the increase in household equivalent income. We conducted an original cross-sectional survey, which yielded 100,956 valid observations in 37 countries. The factors included educational level, sustainable lifestyle with natural resource consumption, and household equivalent income for economic development. We used logit and ordered logit model and applied an ordinary linear regression model after confirming the association between education and income. Our analyses found that higher educational levels were associated with an increase in specific environmentally friendly behaviors and sustainable energy consumption. Individuals in the higher educational level group tended to consume recycled goods, purchase energy-saving household products, conserve electricity, and separate their waste. Additionally, higher levels of education were positively associated with equivalent household income in all 37 countries, indicating better economic development. Thus, our study underscores the importance of improving education at the broad population level to promote economic development and establish cooperative human behaviors necessary to sustain the environment.

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“…Sustainability consumption is not only limited to the behavior of purchasing environmentally-friendly products (Fedrigo & Hontelez, 2010) but it has wider issues including lifestyle changes in society (Biswas & Roy, 2005), minimizing waste generation, enhancing resource efficiency and encouraging the use of renewable sources (Wang, Liu & Qi, 2014). In Malaysia, the concept of sustainable consumption among households was first promoted in the year 2003 through the Malaysia Consumer Master Plan 2003-2013 (Zen et al, 2020).…”

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Household Sustainable Consumption Intention

Ab. Halim,

Chuah

2023

IMBR

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Household consumption could hurt the environment. What we collectively choose and consume on a day-to-day basis determines what’s left for future generations. As household consumption is one of the largest activities in an economy, sustainable consumption is an important key to achieving sustainability goals. Improvement in the role of individual citizens in society, concerning sustainability is vital for a better future in all aspects of the environment, society and economy. The purpose of this article is to examine how education, sustainable awareness and attitude, as well as social influence impact the intention to consume sustainably among households. The method used is quantitative where cross-sectional data was collected through an online self-administered questionnaire in which a convenience sampling method was applied to 151 respondents. The data was analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) by utilizing SmartPLS3 software. The findings suggest that social influence and sustainable awareness and attitude had a significant influence on the intention toward sustainable consumption among households. Education however was found to be insignificant and not sufficient as the predictor in this study. Implications for policymakers and the directions of future research are proposed.

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Framing the Household Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyle in Malaysia: The Policy Implications

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Perception of Environment Sustainability, Lifestyle, Green Purchasing Behavior, and Eco-innovation

Perception of Environment Sustainability, Lifestyle, Green Purchasing Behavior, and Eco-innovation

The international role of education in sustainable lifestyles and economic development

Household Sustainable Consumption Intention

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