Can carbon labels shift consumers towards sustainable food? Evidence from Chinese consumers
Sustainable Futures,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
8, С. 100363 - 100363
Опубликована: Ноя. 3, 2024
Язык: Английский
Risks, resilience and sustainability of plant-based protein chains in Europe: a stakeholder analysis
British Food Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 26, 2025
Purpose
As
the
global
demand
for
alternative
protein
sources
grows,
understanding
perceptions
of
key
stakeholders
in
agri-food
chain
is
critical
to
fostering
sustainable
and
resilient
food
systems.
This
study
investigates
stakeholders'
views
on
risk,
resilience
sustainability
within
plant-based
chains.
It
aims
cluster
based
these
identify
factors
that
influence
membership.
Design/methodology/approach
A
survey
was
conducted
with
participants
including
consumers,
farmers,
industry
professionals
policymakers
across
several
European
countries
(
n
=
482).
Hierarchical
non-hierarchical
analyses
were
used
group
stakeholders,
while
logistic
regression
identified
influencing
Findings
Stakeholders
segmented
into
two
groups:
optimistic
advocates,
who
have
a
positive
outlook
chains,
cautious
conventionalists,
remain
sceptical.
The
analysis
reveals
like
familiarity
proteins,
attitudinal
certainty
stakeholder
type
significantly
perceptions.
Respondents
are
familiar
proteins
respondents
higher
more
likely
belong
advocates
cluster,
farmers
conventionalists
compared
other
stakeholders.
Originality/value
first
evaluate
compare
multiple
categories
towards
Additionally,
this
exploring
an
context,
further
contributing
novelty.
Язык: Английский
Climate change menu labels in a university cafeteria: effects on student’s diets, perceptions, and attitudes
Appetite,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
211, С. 108001 - 108001
Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2025
Climate
change
is
an
urgent
public
health
threat
that
requires
robust
and
multi-sector
action,
including
strategies
to
shift
food
choices
toward
more
sustainable
options.
menu
labels
in
university
settings
have
the
potential
over
short-
long-term.
In
this
pre-post-intervention
study,
we
implemented
traffic-light
style
climate
impact
communicating
greenhouse
gas
emissions
(GHGE)
of
foods
two
dining
halls
at
a
private
Maryland,
USA.
We
compared
student
dietary
intake,
perceptions,
procurement
pre-
post-intervention.
Compared
baseline
period
with
matching
4-week
cycle,
found
no
significant
changes
students'
overall
quality,
few
differences
frequency
consuming
key
groups.
One
three
students
(33
%)
sample
(n
=
186)
noticed
on
menus,
nearly
half
surveyed
(48
said
they
would
like
continue
be
displayed
halls.
The
majority
reported
did
not
influence
their
hall
(56
or
elsewhere
(67
%).
More
than
60
%
believed
healthy
diet
includes
meat,
∼40
meatless
meals
are
filling.
important
strategy
for
universities
consider
increase
awareness
impacts
choices,
but
other
strategies,
such
as
shifts
types
offered
menu,
may
also
needed
reduce
GHGE
programs.
Язык: Английский
Which Consumers Change Their Food Choices in Response to Carbon Footprint Labels? The Role of Political Ideology and Other Socio-Demographic Factors
Nutrients,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(8), С. 1321 - 1321
Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025
Background/Objectives:
The
effectiveness
of
eco-labels
in
encouraging
more
sustainable
food
choices
varies
across
studies.
We
investigate
whether
consumers’
characteristics
may
explain
this
heterogeneity
the
context
carbon
footprint
labeling
by
studying
moderating
role
sociodemographic
factors
(age,
gender,
ethnicity,
occupation),
socioeconomic
status
(education
and
subjective
position),
place
residence
(rural
to
urban),
political
ideology.
Methods:
manipulated
proportion
carbon-labeled
products
two
incentive-compatible
pre-registered
choice
experiments.
first
(n
=
715)
asked
consumers
shop
for
instant
meal
an
online
grocery
store
containing
a
category’s
complete
product
assortment.
second
1233)
forced
make
tradeoffs
between
preferences
emissions
consecutive
cut
fruit
products,
one
without
another
with
labels.
To
capture
potential
lasting
effects,
we
collected
purchase
intention
data
from
same
respondents
several
months
after
exposure
both
Results:
Across
studies,
increasing
label
led
liberals
centrists
choose
lower-emission
foods
but
had
minimal
or
no
impact
on
conservatives
(although
it
never
backfired).
None
other
individual
moderated
effects
controlling
However,
young
age,
low
position,
urban
indirectly
improved
responsiveness
predicting
liberal
observed
persisted
four
not
longer.
Conclusions:
These
findings
demonstrate
critical
ideology
provide
actionable
insights
improve
targeting
design
sustainability
interventions.
Язык: Английский
Missing the forest for the trees: Considerations for the use of nature in consumer spaces
Journal of Consumer Psychology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025
Язык: Английский
Eco positioning drives sustainable fashion consumption through process related strategies and brand familiarity
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Май 21, 2025
Abstract
This
study
investigates
how
eco-positioning
strategies
influence
consumers’
evaluations
of
fashion
brands,
their
willingness
to
pay
for
eco-friendly
products,
and
sustainable
consumption
intentions.
Based
on
the
Theory
Planned
Behavior
Value-Belief-Norm
Theory,
this
constructs
an
integrated
analysis
framework.
Data
were
collected
through
a
structured
online
experiment,
wherein
participants
completed
three
randomized
experimental
modules,
each
testing
distinct
dependent
variable.
Within
module,
independently
assigned
different
stimuli.
The
results
indicate
that
significantly
affects
brand
evaluation
purchase
intention,
with
process-related
having
stronger
effect.
High
familiarity
enhances
effectiveness
strategies.
Strong
remarkably
increases
pay,
perceived
environmental
sustainability
playing
important
mediating
role.
Additionally,
intention
under
advertising
is
markedly
higher
than
other
conditions,
concern
involvement
acting
as
key
moderating
factors.
Язык: Английский