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Consumer attitudes toward timber housing in the Czech Republic: Drivers and barriers for cleaner and responsible consumption transitions 捷克共和国消费者对木材房屋的态度：清洁和负责任的消费转型的驱动因素和障碍

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 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.

建筑行业是碳排放的重要贡献者，因此住房材料的选择对于促进负责任的消费至关重要。木材是公认的可再生和碳隔离材料，具有明显的环境优势；然而，公众对它的接受程度各不相同。本研究分析了在捷克共和国进行的三次调查的数据（N = 6019;2018-2024），以调查消费者对木材房屋的看法以及影响材料选择的因素。在方法学上，我们对三次调查进行了比较分析，利用卡方独立性检验、比例差异检验和顺序结果的比例-赔率逻辑回归（POLR）。我们的比较和分割分析表明，木材经常与自然、美学和传统的概念联系在一起。然而，对消防安全、耐久性和材料对多层结构的适用性的担忧仍然存在。在所有细分市场中，价格和耐用性始终是基准标准；安全是非常重要的，但在不同的生活角色中表现出适度的变化，而建筑速度、能源效率、美学、可持续性和同行参考的显著性变化则更为明显。值得注意的是，相当多的中立群体（43% %）对选择木质房屋表现出犹豫，这强调了基于证据的沟通的必要性，这种沟通需要将已证明的性能与可持续性效益相结合，并反映特定消费者群体的优先事项。这些发现为人们对木材的看法的演变提供了有价值的见解，突出了有针对性的沟通和支持政策如何促进向更清洁、更负责任的住房替代品的过渡。

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Beyond the fields: Unravelling the social consequences of green pea protein production from a Swedish perspective 超越田野：从瑞典的角度揭示绿色豌豆蛋白生产的社会后果

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100361

Edoardo Desiderio, Karin Östergren

Despite legume-based proteins being more environmentally sustainable compared to conventional meat proteins, these products need to be backed up by socially sustainable supply chains, as upstream and downstream social impacts may hinder their overall contribution to sustainability. This study shows how a social life-cycle assessment (S-LCA) can highlight people-centred issues in an emerging Swedish pea-protein supply chain. Using surveys with farmers and workers in combination with a social risk database, we reveal key social risks and improvement options. A stakeholder survey assessment and cradle-to-factory-gate social life-cycle assessment for farmers, workers, local communities, and society were performed. The Product Social Impact Life Cycle Assessment (PSILCA) 2.0 database was used to perform the assessment within OpenLCA. A comparative scenario analysis was performed with Germany, Canada and China. Methodologically, the study applies a mixed-method approach, combining stakeholder-generated data with social risk modelling, offering a replicable template for future assessments of social sustainability. Results indicate moderate but improvable social performance in Sweden for the stakeholders considered, especially in terms of financial risks, economic support and working hours for farmers. The quantitative assessment reveals upstream impacts in terms of risk of child labour, migration flows, and social security expenditures linked to the non-European origin of fertilizer and chemical pesticides.

The study highlights the importance of considering social impacts from agricultural input choices and potential risks when scaling up production. It advances social sustainability assessment by integrating qualitative, real-time stakeholders’ insights with quantitative modelling in emerging supply chains. The findings provide useful guidance for companies and policymakers seeking to develop or scale up socially responsible plant-based supply chains.

尽管与传统肉类蛋白质相比，豆类蛋白质在环境上更具可持续性，但这些产品需要得到社会可持续供应链的支持，因为上游和下游的社会影响可能会阻碍其对可持续性的总体贡献。本研究展示了社会生命周期评估（S-LCA）如何在新兴的瑞典豌豆蛋白供应链中突出以人为本的问题。通过对农民和工人的调查，结合社会风险数据库，我们揭示了主要的社会风险和改进方案。对农民、工人、当地社区和社会进行了利益相关者调查评估和从摇篮到工厂大门的社会生命周期评估。使用产品社会影响生命周期评估（PSILCA） 2.0数据库在OpenLCA中进行评估。与德国、加拿大和中国进行了比较情景分析。在方法上，该研究采用混合方法，将利益相关者生成的数据与社会风险建模相结合，为未来的社会可持续性评估提供了可复制的模板。结果表明，考虑到利益相关者，特别是在金融风险、经济支持和农民工作时间方面，瑞典的社会绩效适度但有改善。定量评估揭示了上游的影响，包括童工风险、移民流动以及与非欧洲来源的化肥和化学农药有关的社会保障支出。该研究强调了在扩大生产时考虑农业投入选择的社会影响和潜在风险的重要性。它通过将定性的、实时的利益相关者的见解与新兴供应链的定量建模相结合，推进了社会可持续性评估。研究结果为寻求发展或扩大对社会负责的植物供应链的公司和政策制定者提供了有用的指导。

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The role of biodiversity in consumer research on food: A review and research agenda 生物多样性在食品消费者研究中的作用：综述和研究议程

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100362

Deborah Schneider , Sanja Osieja , Carsten Herbes , Ramona Weinrich

The move towards sustainable consumption has drawn significant attention from scholars and practitioners alike. Biodiversity is an integral part of environmental sustainability and food security, but it has received little attention in consumer research. Findings are fragmented into how biodiversity as a product attribute affects consumer food choices. Thus, we conducted a systematic literature review on consumer research on biodiversity in the context of food choice. We reviewed 45 papers published between 2014 and March 2025. Our analysis was guided by the TCCM (Theories, Contexts, Characteristics, and Methodology) framework for developing a systematic literature review. We examined how biodiversity was conceptualized and defined within the studies and towards study participants. Our findings show that biodiversity as a product attribute generally has positive effects on consumer attitude, willingness to pay, and product choice. However, knowledge about biodiversity and the inherent trade-offs in product choices remains limited, so consumers cannot realistically factor biodiversity into their decision-making. We find that research has taken a narrow view of biodiversity, qualitative studies are rare, and few efforts have been made to build theoretical perspectives from empirical data. We conclude with a proposed agenda for future research and a tentative definition of biodiversity for social science.

向可持续消费的转变引起了学者和实践者的极大关注。生物多样性是环境可持续性和粮食安全的重要组成部分，但在消费者研究中却很少受到关注。关于生物多样性作为一种产品属性如何影响消费者的食品选择，研究结果是零散的。因此，我们对食品选择背景下的生物多样性消费者研究进行了系统的文献综述。我们回顾了2014年至2025年3月期间发表的45篇论文。我们的分析在TCCM（理论、背景、特征和方法论）框架的指导下进行了系统的文献综述。我们研究了生物多样性是如何在研究中以及对研究参与者进行概念化和定义的。研究结果表明，生物多样性作为一种产品属性，对消费者的消费态度、支付意愿和产品选择均有正向影响。然而，关于生物多样性和产品选择中固有的权衡的知识仍然有限，因此消费者不能现实地将生物多样性纳入他们的决策中。研究发现，生物多样性研究的视角较为狭隘，定性研究较少，从实证数据构建理论视角的努力较少。最后，我们提出了未来研究的议程和社会科学对生物多样性的初步定义。

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Development and validation of the environmentally sustainable consumer behavior index (ESCBI): A composite tool to measure and advance private-sphere pro-environmental consumer behaviors 环境可持续消费者行为指数（ESCBI）的开发和验证：衡量和促进私人领域亲环境消费者行为的综合工具

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100365

Laura Ebbinghaus , Dominik Georgi , Marcel Zbinden , Larissa Dahinden

Global consumption patterns are increasingly unsustainable, driving climate change and biodiversity loss; however, comprehensive tools for measuring and tracking environmentally sustainable consumer behaviors (ESCB) are lacking. This study addresses this gap by developing and validating the environmentally sustainable consumer behavior index (ESCBI), a first-order reflective, second-order formative measurement tool. Drawing on interdisciplinary literature and data from six survey waves with representative samples (Ns between 1003 and 1031), the ESCBI assesses private-sphere pro-environmental behaviors across key consumption phases and areas. On the first-order level, 11 items are represented by three factors: energy efficiency and waste reduction efforts, environmentally friendly purchasing awareness, and a meat-reduced diet. On the second-order level, these serve as formative indicators of the overall construct and are used to calculate a construct index. The model explains 52 % of the variance in self-reported ESCB and reveals that behaviors related to meat reduction score lowest among consumers. The results theoretically and empirically reinforce the conceptualization of ESCB with formative indicators and provide actionable insights for executives and policy-makers to foster more environmentally sustainable behaviors.

全球消费模式越来越不可持续，导致气候变化和生物多样性丧失；然而，缺乏衡量和跟踪环境可持续消费者行为（ESCB）的综合工具。本研究通过开发和验证环境可持续消费者行为指数（ESCBI）来解决这一差距，ESCBI是一阶反思，二阶形成的测量工具。ESCBI利用跨学科文献和来自六个代表性样本（Ns在2003年至1931年之间）的调查数据，评估了私人领域在关键消费阶段和领域的亲环境行为。在一级，11个项目由三个因素表示：能源效率和减少废物的努力、环保采购意识和减少肉类的饮食。在二级水平上，这些作为整体结构的形成性指标，并用于计算结构指数。该模型解释了52% %的自我报告ESCB差异，并揭示了消费者中与减少肉类有关的行为得分最低。研究结果从理论上和经验上强化了ESCB的概念化，并为高管和政策制定者提供了可操作的见解，以促进更具环境可持续性的行为。

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Urban morphology-energy consumption nexus: A multi-criteria weather vulnerability analysis model for city planning 城市形态-能耗关系：城市规划的多准则天气脆弱性分析模型

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100366

Shammi Akter Keya , Rohinton Emmanuel , Antti Haapala , Timo Pakarinen , Jouni Pykäläinen

The construction sector, particularly buildings, significantly contributes to global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Despite efforts to mitigate environmental impacts, the sector remains poorly prepared for climate change and external shocks. This study proposes a spatial modeling-based framework to assess cities' energy vulnerability, focusing on building- and neighborhood-scale interventions for climate-resilient construction. Methodologically, the study integrates geographical information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to develop a novel Weather Vulnerability Index (WVI), which is demonstrated as a proof-of-concept in the City of Joensuu, Eastern Finland. While GIS–MCDA integration has been used earlier, this study advances its application by adapting it to weather-driven urban energy vulnerability and operationalizing IPCC's vulnerability assessment framework in a dual-scale approach. The WVI employs openly accessible datasets and a flexible structure that accommodates contextually relevant variables, while ensuring adaptability across diverse urban settings. It is particularly effective for small- and mid-sized cities, where adaptable and data-efficient tools remain scarce. The WVI classifies neighborhoods based on their vulnerability to high energy consumption and supports targeted interventions, such as retrofits and greening, offering decision-makers a transparent and transferable tool for advancing sustainable and climate-resilient urban development.

建筑行业，特别是建筑，对全球能源消耗和碳排放做出了重大贡献。尽管努力减轻环境影响，但该行业对气候变化和外部冲击的准备仍然不足。本研究提出了一个基于空间模型的框架来评估城市的能源脆弱性，重点关注建筑和社区规模的气候适应性建设干预措施。在方法上，该研究整合了地理信息系统（GIS）和多标准决策分析（MCDA），开发了一种新的天气脆弱性指数（WVI），并在芬兰东部约恩苏市进行了概念验证。虽然GIS-MCDA集成的应用较早，但本研究通过使其适应天气驱动的城市能源脆弱性，并以双尺度方法实施IPCC的脆弱性评估框架，推进了其应用。WVI采用可公开访问的数据集和灵活的结构，以适应与环境相关的变量，同时确保对不同城市环境的适应性。它对中小型城市尤其有效，在这些城市，适应性强、数据效率高的工具仍然稀缺。WVI根据社区对高能耗的脆弱性对其进行分类，并支持有针对性的干预措施，如改造和绿化，为决策者提供一个透明和可转移的工具，以促进可持续和气候适应型城市发展。

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Blockchain-based food traceability system and green brand image: Enhancing product trust and purchase intentions for online agricultural products 基于区块链的食品溯源系统和绿色品牌形象：增强线上农产品的产品信任和购买意愿

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100368

Duong Cong Doanh , Tran Bao Tram , Pham Quang Vu , Le Thi Ngoc Linh , Nguyen Thi Thu Huong

This study investigates the impact of green agriculture product brand image and blockchain-based food traceability systems on enhancing product trust and its subsequent effects on online agriculture product purchase intention. As consumer demand for transparency and sustainability rises, integrating blockchain technology in the agricultural sector provides a framework for ensuring product authenticity and traceability. By leveraging the SOR model, the research explores how product trust influences consumer perceptions and behaviors by facilitating the implementation of blockchain-based food traceability systems and green agriculture product brand image. After the hypothesized model is tested through a sample of 530 Vietnamese consumers, empirical findings suggest that green agriculture product brand image, including agribusiness image, agricultural products image, social image of agribusiness and consumer image with blockchain-based food traceability system, significantly enhances product trust, ultimately leading to increased online agricultural products purchase intentions. Meanwhile, consumer image has the most profound impact on product trust and online purchase intentions of farm products. This study contributes to understanding how technological advancements and brand image can foster sustainable consumption patterns and offers practical implications for agricultural businesses aiming to build consumer trust in their products.

本研究探讨了绿色农产品品牌形象和基于区块链的食品追溯系统对增强产品信任的影响及其对在线农产品购买意愿的后续影响。随着消费者对透明度和可持续性需求的增加，在农业部门整合区块链技术为确保产品的真实性和可追溯性提供了一个框架。通过利用SOR模型，该研究探讨了产品信任如何通过促进基于区块链的食品可追溯系统和绿色农产品品牌形象的实施来影响消费者的认知和行为。通过对530名越南消费者样本的假设模型进行检验后，实证结果表明，绿色农产品品牌形象，包括农业综合企业形象、农产品形象、农业综合企业社会形象和基于区块链的食品可追溯系统的消费者形象，显著增强了产品信任，最终导致在线农产品购买意愿增加。同时，消费者形象对产品信任和农产品在线购买意愿的影响最为深远。本研究有助于理解技术进步和品牌形象如何促进可持续消费模式，并为旨在建立消费者对其产品信任的农业企业提供实际意义。

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The impact of peer effects on farmers’ pesticide packaging waste recycling behavior: Empirical evidence from China 同伴效应对农民农药包装废弃物回收行为的影响：来自中国的经验证据

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100359

Yangyang Peng, Xianglin He, Ying Song, Xinyi Yang, Qian Chang

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.

制定有效的农药包装废弃物回收机制和行为干预策略是一项重大的全球性挑战。基于中国乡村振兴调查（CRRS）的数据，本研究从同伴效应的角度探讨了同伴效应对农民农药包装废弃物回收行为的影响及其机制。结果表明，同伴效应显著促进了农民的回收行为，并且在解决了内生性问题后，这一发现仍然是强有力的。这种积极效应在高收入家庭、非合作成员、交通条件较好的村庄和非中部地区尤为明显。机制分析表明，风险感知在同伴效应与回收行为之间起中介作用。本研究为研究农民环境决策提供了一个新的行为视角，对文献有贡献。这些发现为决策者设计有针对性的干预措施提供了理论基础，最终提高农药包装废弃物的回收率，促进农业的可持续性。

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Influencers of environmentally responsible behaviour in tourism destinations: The role of sustainable intelligence, DSR, and emotional solidarity 旅游目的地环境责任行为的影响因素：可持续智能、DSR和情感团结的作用

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-11-17 DOI: 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.

近几十年来，环境责任行为（ERB）引起了不同学科的广泛关注。然而，在新兴国家，调查旅游目的地内部ERB关键驱动因素的实证研究仍然很少。这种差距在阿曼等研究不足的地区尤其明显，在这些地区，了解影响ERB的因素对于促进可持续旅游发展至关重要。因此，本实证工作旨在揭示阿曼旅游目的地ERB的决定因素，重点关注可持续智力（SI）在塑造目的地社会责任（DSR）及其随后对情感团结和ERB的影响中的作用。采用定量方法和多种非概率抽样方法，从阿曼不同目的地的408名游客中收集数据，并通过PLS-SEM进行分析。实证结果显示，科技创新正向影响企业员工的员工满意度，而员工满意度又促进了员工的情感团结和企业员工满意度。情感团结对企业员工行为有显著的驱动作用，而情感亲密维度对企业员工行为没有显著的驱动作用。此外，DSR在SI和ERB之间起着重要的中介作用。R2结果解释了56.2% %的ERB方差，证明了一个强大的研究模型预测能力。研究结果有助于对ERB、目的地管理和营销策略等相关领域的学术和实践讨论，以促进旅游目的地的可持续实践。在研究背景、变量范围和横断面设计方面存在一些局限性，强调需要采用纵向和多方法方法进行进一步研究。

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Conceptualizing sustainable medicine consumption: A Delphi study 可持续药物消费的概念化：德尔菲研究

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Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-11-14 DOI: 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.

可持续药物消费（SMC）包括与药品的获取、使用和处置相关的负责任的消费者行为，同时考虑到社会、经济和环境可持续性方面。本研究采用德尔菲法，以达成专家共识的关键消费者的做法，有助于SMC。包括药剂师、院士、公共卫生和可持续性研究人员以及医生在内的一个专家小组参加了多轮评估，以完善和确定相关声明的优先次序。在第一轮德尔菲（n = 21）中，47个项目中有30个达成了共识（63.8 %）。此外，根据专家的反馈，增加了两个新项目。在第二轮（n = 19）中，所有32个项目（100 %）达成共识，并作为SMC的组成部分纳入。根据第二轮的结果，在第三轮德尔菲中提出了包含跨专业观点的SMC概念化建议，供专家验证（n = 9）。最终的概念化通过整合可持续性的所有维度（环境、社会和经济），同时涵盖药物消费的所有阶段，包括获取、使用和处置，为SMC提供了一个全面的框架。研究结果强调了将消费者责任纳入可持续医疗实践的重要性，并为未来研究消费者驱动的药物使用可持续性提供了基础。

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Navigating load shedding: Investigating the adoption drivers and barriers of green energy in South African households 导航减载：调查南非家庭采用绿色能源的驱动因素和障碍

IF 5.3 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption

Pub Date : 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100356

Ghalieb Alli, Mohammed Zuhair Edwards, Nkosivile Welcome Madinga, Siphiwe Dlamini

Load shedding (energy shortage) has persisted in South Africa for approximately 17 years, prompting the government to encourage households to adopt sustainable energy sources as a solution. Despite these efforts, the slow uptake of green energy technologies highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the factors influencing household adoption decisions. This study investigates the drivers and barriers to green energy technology adoption at the household level. Data were collected through an electronic self-administered survey and analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling. The findings reveal that load shedding intolerance and environmental concerns drive awareness of green energy technologies and influence consumers' intentions to adopt these solutions. However, awareness alone does not directly lead to adoption intentions. Notably, governmental policies on green energy were found to have no significant impact on adoption intentions. Additionally, the high cost of green energy technologies emerged as a critical barrier. These insights underscore the importance of addressing cost-related barriers and tailoring policy interventions to enhance adoption rates. Understanding these dynamics help design effective strategies to promote sustainable energy solutions, advancing energy security and contributing to global climate objectives. Governments should allow for an open market to drive lower costs and extend tax incentives to household levels.

南非的减负荷（能源短缺）问题已经持续了大约17年，这促使政府鼓励家庭采用可持续能源作为解决方案。尽管作出了这些努力，但采用绿色能源技术的速度缓慢，突出表明需要更深入地了解影响家庭采用决定的因素。本研究探讨了绿色能源技术在家庭层面采用的驱动因素和障碍。数据通过电子自我管理调查收集，并使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型进行分析。研究结果表明，减负荷不耐受和环境问题推动了绿色能源技术的意识，并影响了消费者采用这些解决方案的意图。然而，意识本身并不能直接导致采用意图。值得注意的是，政府对绿色能源的政策对采用意愿没有显著影响。此外，绿色能源技术的高成本成为一个关键障碍。这些见解强调了解决与成本相关的障碍和调整政策干预以提高采用率的重要性。了解这些动态有助于设计有效的战略，促进可持续能源解决方案，促进能源安全和促进全球气候目标。政府应该允许一个开放的市场来降低成本，并将税收激励扩大到家庭层面。

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