Sustainable Consumption: Opportunities for Consumer Research and Public Policy

Prothero, Andrea; Dobscha, Susan; Freund, James; Kilbourne, William E.; Luchs, Michael G.; Ozanne, Lucie K.; Thøgersen, John

doi:10.1509/jppm.30.1.31

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“…It was suggested that people in their roles as citizens rather than shoppers were perhaps more susceptible to sustainable consumption discourse. This also is supported by findings from previous research that emphasises that addressing individuals as citizens invokes values of responsibility, community and moderation (Prothero, Dobscha et al 2011).…”

Section: Nordic Insightssupporting

confidence: 80%

Improving Nordic policymaking by dispelling myths on sustainable consumption

Mont¹,

Heiskanen²,

Power³

et al. 2013

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Section: Nordic Insightssupporting

confidence: 80%

Improving Nordic policymaking by dispelling myths on sustainable consumption

Mont¹,

Heiskanen²,

Power³

et al. 2013

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“…Whilst it might be unethical to advocate marketers' involvement in such programs, there are clear opportunities for non-profit organizations to link up with environmental education lessons [34], thus providing the raw material for the potential transfer of knowledge from adolescent to parent. We echo the point of Prothero et al [69] who question how such educational initiatives impact on how children think and act from a consumer perspective, calling for more research in this field.…”

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confidence: 70%

How National Culture and Parental Style Affect the Process of Adolescents’ Ecological Resocialization

Gentina

Singh

2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:The role of adolescents as influencers on their families' environmental behavior is potentially a catalyst for change towards increasing eco-friendly actions. In this paper, the authors report on a cross-cultural study of ecological resocialization in France and India. Using in-depth dyadic interviews, they investigated parental styles, cultural attributes and extent of adolescents' influence over parental eco-behavior. The study reveals that ecological resocialization across countries differs substantially, according to a combination of national cultural values, parental style and influence strategy. French teens exhibit a greater impact than Indian teens on their parents' eco-behavior and use bilateral influence strategies. In India, not all mothers engage in ecological resocialization, but those who do are susceptible to unilateral strategies. The role of environmental knowledge, and the context and effectiveness of each kind of strategy is discussed. The findings have implications for how public policy officials and agencies can encourage adolescents as key resocialization agents to influence their parents' pro-environmental consumption by using the most adapted influence strategy across cultures.

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“…As Prothero et al point out, participating in CSR is generally very socially and ecologically sustainable [122]. This makes the perceived value of sustainability, as it regards CSR issues, a potentially key factor in the willingness of people to consume more consciously.…”

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Sustainable Entrepreneurship Orientation: A Reflection on Status-Quo Research on Factors Facilitating Responsible Managerial Practices

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Abstract:With the global financial system having undergone vast changes since the financial crisis of 2007, scientific research concerning the investor's point of view on sustainable investments has drastically increased. However, there remains a lack of research focused on the entrepreneur's angle regarding sustainable oriented investments. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of sustainable financial markets by bringing together entrepreneurial and financial research. This paper provides a structured literature review, based on which the authors identify three relevant levels that they believe have an effect on the successful implementation of managerial sustainable practices; these are the individual, the firm, and the contextual levels. The results show that on the individual level sustainable entrepreneurs tend to derive their will to act more sustainably from their personal values or traits. On the organizational level, though, it can be concluded that an small and medium sized enterprise's internal culture and the reconfiguration of resources are critical determinants for adopting a sustainable entrepreneurial orientation. Finally, on the contextual level, researchers have focused on a better understanding of how entrepreneurs can help society and the environment through sustainable entrepreneurship, and how they can act as role models or change agents in light of the fact that the choice of investing or financing based on sustainability is still in its infancy. By providing an overview on facilitating factors for responsible managerial practices on the entrepreneur's side, this research contributes to a better understanding for both theory and practice on how sustainable practices can be implemented and facilitated.

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Sustainable Consumption: Opportunities for Consumer Research and Public Policy

Cited by 617 publications

References 52 publications

Improving Nordic policymaking by dispelling myths on sustainable consumption

Improving Nordic policymaking by dispelling myths on sustainable consumption

How National Culture and Parental Style Affect the Process of Adolescents’ Ecological Resocialization

Sustainable Entrepreneurship Orientation: A Reflection on Status-Quo Research on Factors Facilitating Responsible Managerial Practices

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