Green Standards, Certification and Indices

Beerling, Judi; Sahota, Amarjit

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“…These classifications mostly differ in percentage of natural and organic ingredients including their sources and manufacturing processes. Ecocert is the most widely adopted standard globally because it is more achievable in comparison with stricter organic standards like USDA and Soil Association whose backgrounds rely on organic food regulations, which can be more restrictive to cosmetic products (Beerling & Sahota, 2013;Bom et al, 2019).…”

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“…According to Future Market Insights (2020), the report showed that there was a growing number of Asian cosmetics companies especially in Japan, South Korea, and China are adopting Ecocert and USDA organic standards possibly because of their export markets. Accordingly, the adoption of European standards will remain popular for natural and organic cosmetics and personal care products in Asia (Beerling & Sahota, 2013).…”

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“…I Organic Cosmetics -Minimum 95% of physically processed agroingredients must be organic with at least 20% of total product must be organic (10% for rinse-off products). health conditions (Beerling & Sahota, 2013). Some of the eco-labels that are gaining popularity among cosmetic companies are cruelty-free, vegan, fair trade, and carbon footprint, as illustrated in Table 2.6.…”

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“…Their corresponding marketing and communication messages may still hide certain facts and lead consumers to believe otherwise. The role of eco-label standards and certification labels, such as USDA Organic and ECOCERT, are therefore crucial in this aspect to provide consumers with some trust or assurance when selecting natural and cosmetic products (Beerling & Sahota, 2013). Although ingredients and formulation of the products are key aspects of safety and sustainability, they do not cover all aspects of sustainability such as carbon footprints, resource usage, and waste disposal (Beerling & Sahota, 2013).…”

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“…The role of eco-label standards and certification labels, such as USDA Organic and ECOCERT, are therefore crucial in this aspect to provide consumers with some trust or assurance when selecting natural and cosmetic products (Beerling & Sahota, 2013). Although ingredients and formulation of the products are key aspects of safety and sustainability, they do not cover all aspects of sustainability such as carbon footprints, resource usage, and waste disposal (Beerling & Sahota, 2013). Aspects of sustainability from the production perspective are in fact much more complex than that and must reflect green credentials in all stages of their life cycle, from the sustainability of raw materials to usage and safety of the products, to how the products are disposed of or released into the environment (Bom et al, 2019;Villa, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Investigating consumers' perspective and impact on green cosmetics and personal care products in Thailand

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This study aims to investigate consumers' perspectives and impact on green cosmetics and personal care products in Thailand. Specifically, it explores the sustainability movement for the cosmetics and personal care industry, analyzes Thai consumer behavioral intention toward the consumption of green cosmetics and personal care products, and evaluates the impact of related policies that may affect green business transitions and consumers' intention to purchase green cosmetics and personal care products. The movement of industry and related policies were analyzed by means of Life Cycle Thinking approach. Hypotheses were formulated based on The Perceived Value Theory with extended factors of environmental concern and green policy. A mixed methods of qualitative and quantitative studies were conducted through online surveys of 423 consumers and in-depth interviews with 30 consumers, 8 local and international companies, and 4 governmental agencies and NGOs. The qualitative analysis shows a strong correlation between circular economy practices, green production processes, environmental certifications, and eco-labeling schemes aligned with sustainability objectives. However, the sustainability concepts were not fully embedded and integrated into policy development and business strategies, which resulted in barriers to sustainable practices. In addition, the quantitative results from PLS-SEM show that the perceived functional value and environmental concern have significant impacts on consumer purchase intention. However, the influence of emotional value and social value was not supported. Meanwhile, the green policy is a strong predictor of environmental concern which indirectly correlates to the perceived value and purchase intention of green cosmetics and personal care products. These findings offer contributions toward extending the knowledge on how multidimensional consumer values coincide and influence behavioral intention. Linking functional value with environmental considerations should be aligned with the proposed policy recommendations in undertaking sustainability impact assessment throughout a product's life cycle, enforcing codes of practice relating to waste and packaging waste management, regulating sustainability and green-related terms for marketing and communication, making corporate sustainability reporting mandatory, and developing green taxation system to promote green consumption and production and reduce environmental footprints, to move toward a holistic approach to sustainable development.

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Section: Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cosmos (European)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction 11 Background Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%