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Category: Sustainable Consumption

When is green nudging ethically permissible?

Nudging has been widely acclaimed as an effective strategy to alter unsustainable consumer behaviors. But it also raises ethical questions … More

behavior change, Behavior Change Interventions, Ethics, Nudging, Sustainable Consumption

The Food Waste Lab

Household food waste is a relevant area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. What role can educational … More

education for sustainable consumption, Education for Sustainable Development, food waste, inquiry-based learning, intervention, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Consumption, sustainable lifestyles, Sustainable living

The elephant in the room is really a cow

Current consumption levels of animal-based products and meat are considered to be unsustainable. But how could “sustainable” meat consumption be … More

Consumption Corridors, Meat Consumption, Sustainable Consumption

Why are consumers skeptical of recycled goods?

Carla Delgado published a piece exploring consumers’ skepticism of buying ‘recycled goods’, how justified that skepticism is, and what communicators … More

recyclates, recycling, reuse, Sustainable Consumption, upcycling

Citizen science with children on marine plastic pollution – does it work?

Citizen science projects are considered to be capable of generating not just scientific outputs but also educational and learning effects. … More

Chile, citizen science, Education for Sustainable Development, environmental education, ESD, involvement, Marine plastic pollution, primary school, pro-environmental behavior, problem perception

How visual sustainability labels affect consumers

Labels providing information on the sustainability performance of goods and services are among the most established tools in sustainable consumption … More

Consumer Behavior, Consumer Perceiption, Eco-Labels, labelling, SLR, Sustainability Labels, sustainable consumer behavior, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Consumption Communication, Systematic Literature Review

Egoistic food and altruistic clothing consumption?

Despite a wealth of research on the influence of values on sustainable consumption behaviors, there is a paucity of evidence … More

Clothing, Food, Open Theses Topic, Sustainable Consumption, Values, WUR
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Time and sustainability: a missing link

In our recently published open access paper on “Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula”, we share … More

curricula, Education for Sustainable Development, open access, Publications, school, Sustainable Consumption, time use competence

Wie können wir Elektrogeräte länger nutzen?

Eine Herausforderung im Bereich des nachhaltigen Konsums von Elektronik ist es, Nutzungsdauern von Elektrogeräten zu verlängern. Im Radiosender Deutschlandfunk lief … More

durability, electronic devices, Elektrogeräte, extended usage, Nutzungsdauer, repair

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