Individual and Regional Christian Religion and the Consideration of Sustainable Criteria in Consumption and Investment Decisions: An Exploratory Econometric Analysis

Gutsche, Gunnar

doi:10.1007/s10551-017-3668-2

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“…• Some studies focused on religious and non-religious differences, finding that religious individuals adopt SC to a greater extent have a more SC than less or non-religious ones [52][53][54][55][56], while others proved the opposite [57][58][59][60][61].…”

Section: A Direct Relationship Between Religion and Sustainable Consumentioning

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“…But when the measure of religion reflects the individual's deeper commitment, such as the self-perceived level of religiosity, results are different. Indeed, the self-perceived level of religiosity has been found to positively correlate with self-reported sustainable household behaviours [54] and behaviours such as avoid buying products, pay higher taxes and accept cut in living standards for environmental reasons [70,71]. Reinforcing this argument, studies differentiating between an intrinsic and extrinsic orientation to religiosity [42] have shown that intrinsic religiosity predict positive SC outcomes while extrinsic religiosity does not [52,72,73].…”

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The Influence of Religion on Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

2020

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Background: Due to the current environmental crisis, sustainable consumption (SC) behaviour and its drivers has gained significant attention among researchers. One of the potential drivers of SC, religion, have been analysed in the last few years. The study of the relationship between religion and adoption of SC at the individual level have reached mixed and inconclusive results. Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review of articles published between 1998 and 2019 was conducted using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Search terms included sustainable consumption, green consumption, ethical consumption, responsible consumption, pro-environmental behaviour and religion. Results: This systematic review reveals that contradictory results are due to methodological and theoretical reasons and provides a unifying understanding about the influence of religion on SC practices. Results highlight the role of religion as a distal or background factor of other proximal determinants of environmental behaviour. Conclusions: This paper contributes to the literature concerning SC by synthesising previous scholarship showing that religion shapes SC indirectly by affecting attitudes, values, self-efficacy, social norms and identity. The review concludes with a research agenda to encourage scholars the study of other unexamined mediating constructs, such as beliefs in after life, cleansing rituals and prayer, moral emotions, moral identity, the role of virtues and self-restrain.

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The Influence of Religion on Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

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“…Moreover, the ranking presented in Section 4 is confirmed here, both in terms of size and significance: HIN > BUD > ISL > JUD > CHR. This ranking is supported by Gutsche [60], since this paper finds a significant impact of Christianity (i.e., Catholics and Protestants) only for minor pro-environmental behaviors, such as purchases of food and clothes; but it is in contrast with Hwang [61], where CHR > BUD, although this paper refers to pro-environmental intentions rather than observed behaviors. This ranking is partially supported by Arli and Tjiptono [62] (i.e., ISL > CHR) for impacts of intrinsic religiousness on attitudes towards environmental issues; and it is partially confirmed by Yang and Huang [63] (i.e., BUD > CHR) for public pro-environmental behaviors, such as donating to environmental protection, and participating in environmental activities organized by governmental and non-governmental organizations.…”

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Comparing Religious Environmental Ethics to Support Efforts to Achieve Local and Global Sustainability: Empirical Insights Based on a Theoretical Framework

Zagonari

2020

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This paper develops a theoretical framework to assess the feasibility of environmental sustainability solutions, at local and global levels, based on the religious environmental ethics of several key religions: Hinduism (including Jainism), Buddhism (including Confucianism and Daoism), Judaism, Christianity (Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism), and Islam. Solutions are defined in terms of consumption (measured by GDP), environment use (measured by the ecological footprint), and welfare for representative individuals. Empirical insights for alternative religious environmental ethics focus on the relative importance attached to the consumption of goods (α) vs. involvement in a (local/global) community, and on the importance attached to the environment within the (local/global) community (μ). In terms of feasibility for national environmental problems (i.e., pairs of α and μ achieving sustainability, in countries where the religion is a majority) and consistency (i.e., coherence with the religion’s precepts) of policies for national environmental problems: Hinduism = uddhism > Islam > Judaism. Christianity produced no feasible solutions. In terms of effectiveness for global environmental problems (i.e., pairs of α and μ achieving global sustainability, if inequalities among nations are reduced in the future) and replicability for local environmental problems (i.e., pairs of α and μ achieving sustainability in countries where the religion is a minority): Hinduism = Buddhism > Judaism > Islam.

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“…A learning integration model that links the concepts of religion and science in studying and succeeding in the ESD program is needed. Previous research shows how religious teachings influence sustainable development practices such as agriculture [25], economics [26] and solid waste management [27]. The rise of interest in religion in the context of international development must be welcomed [28] because understanding the dynamics of religion and the role of communities and religious actors is crucial for sustainable development [29].…”

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How do pre-service physics teachers see sustainability issues? A case at an Islamic University in Indonesia

Nasrudin¹,

Setiawan²,

Rusdiana³

2020

Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 7th Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education International Seminar, MSCEIS 20

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The issue of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has long been launched. However, this concept has not been understood by everyone including preservice physics teachers. This paper aims to describe the profile of understanding physics teacher candidates on sustainability issues in the context of education. The method used is qualitative through in-depth interviews with several respondents. The results of the study show that the understanding of pre-service physics teachers about sustainability issues is still low. A program that is planned, systematic and measurable is needed to improve their literacy-related to sustainability issues that are integrated into the lecture material.

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Individual and Regional Christian Religion and the Consideration of Sustainable Criteria in Consumption and Investment Decisions: An Exploratory Econometric Analysis

Cited by 29 publications

References 56 publications

The Influence of Religion on Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

The Influence of Religion on Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

Comparing Religious Environmental Ethics to Support Efforts to Achieve Local and Global Sustainability: Empirical Insights Based on a Theoretical Framework

How do pre-service physics teachers see sustainability issues? A case at an Islamic University in Indonesia

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