Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100376
Max Rudolf , Roland Olschewski
The chocolate supply chain exemplifies the social and environmental challenges within global food systems. Growing awareness of environmental impact and ethical production practices is increasingly shaping consumer choices and influencing food policy. This highlights the need for an integrated approach to determine consumption preferences and policy support. A discrete choice experiment with Swiss citizens (N 1102), analyzed through a latent class model, reveals two consumer segments: an ’ethical-conscious’ segment (72%) and a ’price-sensitive’ segment (28%). Both favor policy instruments to (1) prioritize small- and medium-sized enterprises within the chocolate supply chain, (2) reduce deforestation, and (3) support chocolate production in Switzerland. However, the ’ethical-conscious’ segment, predominantly younger and more aware of social and environmental impacts, tends to support regulatory, persuasive and cooperative policy instruments, while the ’price-sensitive’ segment shows no strong opposition. These findings provide critical insights for policymakers seeking to promote a more ethical chocolate supply chain. This study moves beyond preference elicitation, by matching consumption preferences with a set of policy measures.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-16DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100370
Su Runa , Angathevar Baskaran , Nur Annizah Binti Ishak
Grassland ecosystems, China's largest terrestrial biomes, are vital for ecological stability and sustaining pastoral livelihoods. Confronting severe degradation, the Chinese government introduced the Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy (GECP), yet persistent trade-offs between herder welfare and responsible herding goals underscore the need for policy refinement. This study evaluates the ecological, economic, and social outcomes of GECP in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, integrating field observations, herder interviews, and a dynamic game model to analyze incentive misalignment. Key insights reveal: (i) Ecological trade-offs: Short-term grazing bans boost vegetation recovery, but long-term prohibitions yield diminishing returns, with precipitation emerging as the dominant driver of restoration. (ii) Livelihood pressures: While policy subsidies increase herder income, inadequate compensation levels and grazing restrictions reduce net pastoral earnings and raise production costs. (iii) Structural shifts: GECP inadvertently reshaped local industries, exacerbating labor surplus and altering traditional livestock practices. (iv) Policy gaps: Persistent overgrazing and violations reflect unresolved incentive conflicts between economic needs of herders and conservation targets. The findings highlight the necessity of adaptive compensation mechanisms that balance ecological protection with viable livelihoods, offering policy insights for promoting sustainable grassland management and responsible resource consumption in semi-arid pastoral regions.
{"title":"Towards Cleaner and Responsible Herding: Can ecological compensation ensure sustainable grassland management in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia?","authors":"Su Runa , Angathevar Baskaran , Nur Annizah Binti Ishak","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100370","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100370","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Grassland ecosystems, China's largest terrestrial biomes, are vital for ecological stability and sustaining pastoral livelihoods. Confronting severe degradation, the Chinese government introduced the Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy (GECP), yet persistent trade-offs between herder welfare and responsible herding goals underscore the need for policy refinement. This study evaluates the ecological, economic, and social outcomes of GECP in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, integrating field observations, herder interviews, and a dynamic game model to analyze incentive misalignment. Key insights reveal: (i) Ecological trade-offs: Short-term grazing bans boost vegetation recovery, but long-term prohibitions yield diminishing returns, with precipitation emerging as the dominant driver of restoration. (ii) Livelihood pressures: While policy subsidies increase herder income, inadequate compensation levels and grazing restrictions reduce net pastoral earnings and raise production costs. (iii) Structural shifts: GECP inadvertently reshaped local industries, exacerbating labor surplus and altering traditional livestock practices. (iv) Policy gaps: Persistent overgrazing and violations reflect unresolved incentive conflicts between economic needs of herders and conservation targets. The findings highlight the necessity of adaptive compensation mechanisms that balance ecological protection with viable livelihoods, offering policy insights for promoting sustainable grassland management and responsible resource consumption in semi-arid pastoral regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100370"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145791285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100373
Elizabeth Cullen , Miying Yang , Georgios Pexas , May N. Sule
Single-portion, multilayer sachets are a popular packaging format for food, home and self-care products in low-income countries. Sachet waste is non-recyclable, and visibly litters land, freshwater and ocean environments, particularly in South East Asian countries described as having a ‘sachet economy’. As annual global sachet sales exceed one trillion units, we ask whether low levels of research on sachets and the sachet economy could contribute to misinformation about environmental and socioeconomic damage and a lack of policy action to reduce sachet use. Based on the PRISMA-ScR method, our scoping review included novel comparative analyses of multiple exclusion screenings and development of a waste hierarchy for literature analysis to reveal how information available to stakeholders changes as criteria are tightened. We found little empirical research, with knowledge gaps often addressed by institutions and NGOs, particularly regarding alternatives to the sachet economy at the top of the waste hierarchy. Policymakers and consumers in the Philippines and Indonesia were the most common target audience and geographical context. A high proportion of grey literature and inconsistent terminology may introduce the potential for bias and reduced impact.
Our research highlights the urgency of further research into social and environmental impacts of the sachet lifecycle and alternatives such as refill. As sachet use rises and spreads globally, we assert that without robust research and practical guidance for decision makers, environmental and socioeconomic consequences of sachet use will continue to grow in South East Asia and spread quickly to other low-income economies, hidden in plain sight.
{"title":"Hidden in plain sight – using a scoping review to reveal the neglected sachet economy crisis","authors":"Elizabeth Cullen , Miying Yang , Georgios Pexas , May N. Sule","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Single-portion, multilayer sachets are a popular packaging format for food, home and self-care products in low-income countries. Sachet waste is non-recyclable, and visibly litters land, freshwater and ocean environments, particularly in South East Asian countries described as having a ‘sachet economy’. As annual global sachet sales exceed one trillion units, we ask whether low levels of research on sachets and the sachet economy could contribute to misinformation about environmental and socioeconomic damage and a lack of policy action to reduce sachet use. Based on the PRISMA-ScR method, our scoping review included novel comparative analyses of multiple exclusion screenings and development of a waste hierarchy for literature analysis to reveal how information available to stakeholders changes as criteria are tightened. We found little empirical research, with knowledge gaps often addressed by institutions and NGOs, particularly regarding alternatives to the sachet economy at the top of the waste hierarchy. Policymakers and consumers in the Philippines and Indonesia were the most common target audience and geographical context. A high proportion of grey literature and inconsistent terminology may introduce the potential for bias and reduced impact.</div><div>Our research highlights the urgency of further research into social and environmental impacts of the sachet lifecycle and alternatives such as refill. As sachet use rises and spreads globally, we assert that without robust research and practical guidance for decision makers, environmental and socioeconomic consequences of sachet use will continue to grow in South East Asia and spread quickly to other low-income economies, hidden in plain sight.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100373"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Developing effective recycling mechanisms and behavioral intervention strategies for pesticide packaging waste (PPW) is a critical global challenge. Based on data from the China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS), this study investigates the influence of peer effects on farmers' pesticide packaging waste recycling behavior and its underlying mechanisms from a peer-effect perspective. The results indicate that peer effects significantly promote farmers' recycling behavior, and this finding remains robust after addressing endogeneity issues. This positive effect is particularly strong among higher-income households, non-cooperative members, villages with better transportation, and non-central regions. Mechanism analysis reveals that risk perception mediates the relationship between peer effects and recycling behavior. This study contributes to the literature by providing a novel behavioral perspective on farmers’ environmental decision-making. The findings offer theoretical foundations for policymakers to design targeted interventions, ultimately improving pesticide packaging waste recycling rates and advancing agricultural sustainability.
{"title":"The impact of peer effects on farmers’ pesticide packaging waste recycling behavior: Empirical evidence from China","authors":"Yangyang Peng, Xianglin He, Ying Song, Xinyi Yang, Qian Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing effective recycling mechanisms and behavioral intervention strategies for pesticide packaging waste (PPW) is a critical global challenge. Based on data from the China Rural Revitalization Survey (CRRS), this study investigates the influence of peer effects on farmers' pesticide packaging waste recycling behavior and its underlying mechanisms from a peer-effect perspective. The results indicate that peer effects significantly promote farmers' recycling behavior, and this finding remains robust after addressing endogeneity issues. This positive effect is particularly strong among higher-income households, non-cooperative members, villages with better transportation, and non-central regions. Mechanism analysis reveals that risk perception mediates the relationship between peer effects and recycling behavior. This study contributes to the literature by providing a novel behavioral perspective on farmers’ environmental decision-making. The findings offer theoretical foundations for policymakers to design targeted interventions, ultimately improving pesticide packaging waste recycling rates and advancing agricultural sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100359"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145568445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-14DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100360
Sanju Kaladharan , Dhanya Manayath , Rejikumar G , Ann Faria
Sustainable Medicine Consumption (SMC) encompasses responsible consumer practices related to the acquisition, use, and disposal of medicines while considering social, economic, and environmental sustainability dimensions. This study employs the Delphi method to achieve expert consensus on key consumer practices that contribute to SMC. A panel of experts, including pharmacists, academicians, researchers in public health and sustainability, and physicians, participated in multiple rounds of evaluation to refine and prioritize relevant statements. During the first Delphi round (n = 21), consensus was reached on 30 out of 47 items (63.8 %). Additionally, based on expert feedback, two new items were added. In the second round (n = 19), all 32 items (100 %) reached consensus and were included as components of SMC. Based on the results of the second round, a proposed conceptualization of SMC, incorporating an interprofessional perspective, was presented in the third Delphi round for validation by the experts (n = 9). The final conceptualization offers a comprehensive framework for SMC by integrating all dimensions of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic) while encompassing all phases of medicine consumption, including acquisition, use, and disposal. Findings highlight the importance of integrating consumer responsibility into sustainable healthcare practices and provide a foundation for future research on consumer-driven sustainability in medicine use.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100363
Agnes Caroline Dontina Mackay , Li Zuo , Ibrahim Alusine Kebe
This study investigates relationships among green content marketing (GCM), green brand equity (GBE), technological capabilities (TC), and sustainable bank performance (SBP) in Sierra Leone's banking sector—a context of institutional fragility and low digital infrastructure. Despite growing green marketing adoption in developing economies, critical gaps persist regarding how sustainability communication translates into performance and how technological investments moderate this process. Integrating Brand Equity Theory with the Resource-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities Theory, we propose and test a conceptual model where GBE mediates the GCM–SBP relationship, while TC exhibits dual, paradoxical moderating effects. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) 4.0 on survey data from 350 banking professionals, we find that GCM positively influences SBP both directly and indirectly through GBE, confirming partial mediation. However, TC negatively moderates the direct GCM–SBP link—a “technology-authenticity paradox” where advanced marketing technologies signal inauthenticity in low-trust environments—while positively moderating the GBE–SBP relationship, functioning as a validation mechanism that substantiates brand trust into tangible performance. This study contributes theoretically by introducing the concept of “resource duality” to the Resource-Based View, demonstrating that TC's value is context-dependent and pathway-specific. Practically, it advises banks to prioritize authentic, community-embedded communication for building GBE, then deploy technology for back-end verification rather than customer-facing promotion. The findings offer critical insights for advancing sustainable banking and SDG achievement in developing economies and institutionally fragile contexts.
{"title":"The technology-authenticity paradox: How technological capabilities dually enable and inhibit green marketing in a developing economy","authors":"Agnes Caroline Dontina Mackay , Li Zuo , Ibrahim Alusine Kebe","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100363","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100363","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates relationships among green content marketing (GCM), green brand equity (GBE), technological capabilities (TC), and sustainable bank performance (SBP) in Sierra Leone's banking sector—a context of institutional fragility and low digital infrastructure. Despite growing green marketing adoption in developing economies, critical gaps persist regarding how sustainability communication translates into performance and how technological investments moderate this process. Integrating Brand Equity Theory with the Resource-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities Theory, we propose and test a conceptual model where GBE mediates the GCM–SBP relationship, while TC exhibits dual, paradoxical moderating effects. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) 4.0 on survey data from 350 banking professionals, we find that GCM positively influences SBP both directly and indirectly through GBE, confirming partial mediation. However, TC negatively moderates the direct GCM–SBP link—a “technology-authenticity paradox” where advanced marketing technologies signal inauthenticity in low-trust environments—while positively moderating the GBE–SBP relationship, functioning as a validation mechanism that substantiates brand trust into tangible performance. This study contributes theoretically by introducing the concept of “resource duality” to the Resource-Based View, demonstrating that TC's value is context-dependent and pathway-specific. Practically, it advises banks to prioritize authentic, community-embedded communication for building GBE, then deploy technology for back-end verification rather than customer-facing promotion. The findings offer critical insights for advancing sustainable banking and SDG achievement in developing economies and institutionally fragile contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100363"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145681253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100339
Emanuela Tria , Francesco Di Cosola , Alessandro Petrontino , Michel Frem , Francesco Bozzo
Understanding how digital technologies can support more transparent food choices is essential for driving sustainability in agri-food systems. In this context, this study explores the role of blockchain technology (BCT) in shaping consumer preferences for tomato puree featuring credence attributes. An integrated approach that combines the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with a choice modelling framework has been used for this purpose. The originality of this research lies in extending the TAM framework by examining how consumer sensitivity to environmental, social, and economic sustainability attributes influences behavioral intention to adopt blockchain-traced food products. Based on a representative sample of 1549 Italian respondents collected through an online survey, a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) and a Latent Class Model (LCM) were additionally applied to identify three distinct consumer segments according to their attitudes toward blockchain and sensitivity to credence attributes. The results reveal that a small group of respondents (6.6 %) presents low interest in both aspects, while 32.7 % prioritize sustainability-related attributes. The largest segment (60.7 %) values blockchain for ensuring authenticity and transparency. With respect to a bottle of baseline tomato puree (700 mL), differences in willingness to pay among respondents reveal that sustainability-engaged consumers value information on water footprint reduction (+5.78 EUR) and product origin (+0.84 EUR) conveyed through BCT, while those more inclined toward technology prioritize information related to organic production methods (+3.40 EUR) and labor-related sustainability (+2.74 EUR). The results provide valuable insights for producers and policymakers aiming to promote more responsible consumption and enhance sustainability communication through technological innovation.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100357
Mohammad Soliman , Maha K. Al-Balushi , Lama Al Sariri , Muhannad M. Al Ghailani , Ali Tarhini
In recent decades, environmentally responsible behaviour (ERB) has attracted significant attention across different disciplines. However, empirical studies investigating the key drivers of ERB within tourism destinations remain scarce in emerging countries settings. This gap is especially clear in under-researched regions such as Oman, where understanding the factors influencing ERB is crucial for promoting sustainable tourism development. As a result, this empirical work seeks to uncover the determinants of ERB in tourism destinations in Oman, concentrating on the role of sustainable intelligence (SI) in shaping destination social responsibility (DSR) and its subsequent impact on emotional solidarity and ERB. Using a quantitative approach and employing multiple non-probability sampling methods, data were gathered from 408 visitors across various Omani destinations and analysed through PLS-SEM. The empirical results revealed that SI positively influences DSR, which in turn enhances emotional solidarity and ERB. While emotional solidarity significantly drives ERB, its emotional closeness dimension does not. Additionally, DSR serves as a crucial mediator between SI and ERB. The R2 findings explain 56.2 % of the variance in ERB, proving a robust research model predictive capability. The research findings contribute to the academic and practical discussions related to ERB, destination management, and marketing strategies for fostering sustainable practices in tourism destinations. Some limitations concerning the study's context, variable scope, and its cross-sectional design are acknowledged, highlighting the need for further research employing longitudinal and multi-method approaches.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100364
Marcel Riedl, Martin Němec, Lucie Neužilová, Vilém Jarský, Roman Dudík
The construction sector is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, making material selection in housing essential for fostering responsible consumption. Timber, recognised as a renewable and carbon-sequestering material, offers distinct environmental advantages; however, it encounters varied public acceptance. This study analyses data from three surveys conducted in the Czech Republic (N = 6019; 2018–2024) to investigate consumer perceptions of timber housing and the factors influencing material choice. Methodologically, we employ a comparative analysis across the three surveys, utilising chi-square tests of independence, tests for differences in proportions, and proportional-odds logistic regression (POLR) for ordinal outcomes. Our comparative and segmentation analyses reveal that timber is often associated with concepts of nature, aesthetics, and tradition. However, concerns about fire safety, durability, and the material's suitability for multi-storey structures persist. Across all segments, price and durability consistently rank as baseline criteria; safety is broadly important but shows modest variation by life-role, while the salience of construction speed, energy efficiency, aesthetics, sustainability and peer references varies more markedly. Notably, a substantial neutral segment (43 %) exhibits hesitancy toward choosing timber housing, underscoring the need for evidence-based communication that aligns proven performance with sustainability benefits and reflects the priorities of specific consumer groups. These findings offer valuable insights into the evolving perceptions of timber, highlighting how targeted communication and supportive policies can facilitate the transition to cleaner, more responsible housing alternatives.
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