The Influence of Social Networks on Environmental Awareness and the Social Responsibility of Generations

Severo, Eliana Andréa; Guimarães, Júlio César Ferro de; Dellarmelin, Mateus Luan; Ribeiro, Rossana Parizotto

doi:10.15728/bbr.2019.16.5.5

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“…Recent studies (Rahim & Jalaladeen, 2016;UNEP, 2019) reveal that the world community is now more concerned about the nature and extent of the present state of environmental degradation and its impact on future generations. To address this concern, several community-based pressure groups and organisations have developed community education programmes to advocate awareness on the need to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, by highlighting pollution effects such as global warming and other hazards (Hidayat & Stoecker, 2018;Kaur & Chahal, 2018;Saepudin & Mulyono, 2019;Severo et al, 2019). Some of these entities advocate for environmental consumerism programmes which target community behaviour.…”

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“…Environmental awareness has been defined by Du et al (2018, p. 3) as "the ability of an individual to understand the connection existing between: (a) human activities, (b) the current status of environmental quality, and (c) his/ her willingness to take part in environment activities". However, a study by Severo et al (2019) showed that despite efforts to promote awareness, community involvement in solving various environmental issues is not always evident. Environmental awareness and involvement allows individuals and communities to gain insight into the fragility of the environment and the need to maintain sound ecosystems, protect them from degradation and adopt sustainability policies and practices.…”

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“…However, due to the multiple social networks provided by various social media tools and platforms, social media provides an ideal strategy for facilitating the sharing of knowledge and information in diverse audiences, societies and communities. Studies by Thomas and Van Dijck (2015), Rahim and Jalaladeen (2016); Roshandel et al (2016), Murungi (2018), Severo et al (2019) and Tsatsou (2018) posited that some of the social media sites that are popular with numerous users across the globe include Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and Flickr. Indeed, social media can play a crucial role in raising awareness on environmental issues (Roshandel et al, 2016;Du et al, 2018;Crooks et al, 2019;Lopez et al, 2019), either at the global, regional, national or even at the community level.…”

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“…There is a growing body of literature that recognises the importance of social media in promoting community education and creating environmental awareness (Rahim & Jalaladeen, 2016;Roshandel, Labafi & Robati, 2016;Hidayat & Stoecker, 2018;Zhang & Skoric, 2018;Lopez, Magliocca & Crooks, 2019;Saepudin & Mulyono, 2019;Severo et al, 2019;Bramwell-Lalor et al, 2020). However, despite the wide use of social media, research on its role in communicating concerns threatening environmental sustainability in the context of the local communities in Kenya is minimal.…”

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Creating Community Based Environmental Awareness with Social Media: A Kenyan perspective

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2021

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One of the roles of community education is keeping citizens more informed on the need to conserve their environment. However, for this to be effective in the digital era, the use of modern communication tools is required to keep pace with current technological developments. One of these tools is social media, which is enormously popular and is used by both individuals and organisations for online communication. This paper analyses the role of social media in community-based organisations (CBOs) in creating environmental awareness through community education in Kenya. A non-probability sample comprising nine CBOs in Nakuru City was used to explore activities focused on environmental issues. Data were collected and analysed from a total of 98 respondents who participated in an online survey. It was concluded that the use of social media for environmental awareness in CBOs was minimal, but there is potential in its use as a social learning environment for creating environmental awareness. The study recommends capacity building and open online communication as a means of promoting the use of social media in creating environmental awareness through community education programmes. Keywords: environmental management, environmental awareness, community based organisation (CBO), community education, social media

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Section: The Role Of Cbos In Environmental Awarenessmentioning

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Section: The Role Of Cbos In Environmental Awarenessmentioning

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Creating Community Based Environmental Awareness with Social Media: A Kenyan perspective

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“…Safari et al , 2018), the process of taking pro-environmental decisions (Papagiannakis and Lioukas, 2018), consumer habits (cf. Severo et al , 2019) as well as to shaping environmental awareness (Law et al , 2017; Alomari and Ibraheem, 2019; Tursynbayeva et al , 2020; Zeynep, 2020).…”

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Systemic support and environmental awareness in a normalised environmental management system consistent with ISO 14001

Bugdol

Goranczewski

Kądzielawski

2021

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PurposeThe study aimed to determine the correlations occurring between systemic support and environmental awareness. Additionally, the authors wished to establish which systemic factors (criteria of the ISO 14001) impact those dependencies.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative and qualitative research were carried out (survey findings were analysed against documentation research and self-observation records). The authors used literature review, analysis of system documentation, survey research and self-observation. The research was conducted in the period from April to May 2020. It focused on a chemical company operating within the structure of a large capital group and employing over 1,500 people. The system theory was used in the research. This theory recognises the existence of correlations and interactions among its subsystems and the elements that constitute them.FindingsThe conducted study points unequivocally to a considerable discrepancy between employees' opinions and records made in the documentation. Correlations between support and awareness level do exist, although for them to be positive, it is necessary to ensure an efficient process of communicating the effectiveness of the environmental management system. Reliance merely on audit findings, management reviews and environment monitoring process is insufficient. More focus is required on building employee commitment, as well as on counteracting excessive formalisation.Originality/valueEnvironmental management systems have been gaining in popularity. There have been studies into the motives behind implementation of such systems, their benefits and their barriers for their application. However, there is a lack of research on the relationship between the individual criteria of the environmental management system.

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The position of financial prudence, social influence, and environmental satisfaction in the sustainable consumption behavioural model: Cross‐market intergenerational investigation during the Covid‐19 pandemic

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Lissillour

Chebeň

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The main purpose of this study is to gain an in‐depth understanding of the impact of financial prudence (FIN) on social influence and environmental satisfaction in the sustainable consumption (SC) behavioural model from a cross‐market intergenerational perspective in the context of COVID‐19. Surprisingly, we discovered that, during the COVID‐19 pandemic, significant differences emerge between the Chinese and European markets in the four factors (social influence, SC behaviour, environmental satisfaction, and FIN). Unpredictably, Generation X in the European market and Generation Y in the Chinese market had the highest FIN during the pandemic. Another substantial contribution is that, during the epidemic, the influence of social interaction promotes SC behaviour and social influence motivates users to implement SC behaviours by enhancing environmental satisfaction. However, differences arise in the moderating effect of FIN. In China, the moderating effect occurs in the relationship between social influence and SC behaviour, whereas, in Europe, it reflects in the relationship between social influence and environmental satisfaction.

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The Influence of Social Networks on Environmental Awareness and the Social Responsibility of Generations

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Creating Community Based Environmental Awareness with Social Media: A Kenyan perspective

Creating Community Based Environmental Awareness with Social Media: A Kenyan perspective

Systemic support and environmental awareness in a normalised environmental management system consistent with ISO 14001

The position of financial prudence, social influence, and environmental satisfaction in the sustainable consumption behavioural model: Cross‐market intergenerational investigation during the Covid‐19 pandemic

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