Impact Of Environmental Concern Research Articles

Impact of Environmental Concern on Green Purchase Intention: The Role of Green Brand Knowledge

Impact of Environmental Concern on Green Purchase Intention: The Role of Green Brand Knowledge

Role of Worry and Attitude in Determining Pro Environment Behaviour in Young Indians

The relation between ever increasing population and consumption habits with accelerated deterioration of environment is well established. Lifestyle and consumption patterns impact environment in a direct and indirect way by putting demands on production process. With climate change becoming critical in recent years, studying environment attitudes and behaviours has become important. Addressing environmental crisis at local or global level also call for studying fundamental attitudes and emotions that shape pro-environment behaviour. The goal of this paper is to study the (1) impact of environmental concern and worry on pro-environment behaviour and to (2) evaluate differences on the basis of education and gender. Based on the sample of 190 young individuals, measures of environmental concern, worry and PEB will be used to find the correlation, regression and group differences.

Modelling the role of perceived marketplace influence and moral norms in organic food consumption: a moderated mediation approach

PurposeThe study seeks to explore why despite growing concern for the environment, consumers’ intention to purchase organic foods remains relatively low. In addition, the study also seeks to investigate the role of perceived marketplace influence (PMI) and moral norms in organic food consumption.Design/methodology/approachData collected from 330 young consumers chosen with non-probability sampling were analysed using structural equation modelling in Amos 22.0.FindingsThe results of the parallel mediation analysis confirmed that environmental concern influences purchase intention indirectly through attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and perceived marketplace influence. In addition, moral norms were found to moderate the effect of perceived behavioural control on purchase intention. Moreover, the results also indicated that the impact of environmental concern on consumers’ attitude toward organic foods was also moderated by moral norms. Further, the results of moderated mediation showed that the indirect effect of environmental concern on purchase intention (through attitude and perceived behavioural control) was moderated by moral norms.Research limitations/implicationsThe study contributes to the existing literature by investigating the inconsistency between environmental concern and purchase intention. In addition, the study also investigate role of perceived marketplace influence and moral norms in stimulating organic food consumption intentions.Practical implicationsThe emergence of perceived marketplace influence as an important determinant of organic food consumption shows that every individual needs to realise the importance of their environment friendly actions to promote organic food consumption. In addition, the study also highlights the pivotal role of moral norms in the promotion of organic food consumption. Thus, markets, policy-makers, family, friends, society all should promote and inculcate the spirit of contributing in the cause of safeguarding the environment to the young children specially by promoting consumption of organic foods.Originality/valueThe study examines the role of perceived marketplace influence as predictor of purchase intention towards organic foods which is rarely explored specially in the domain of organic food consumption. In addition, the results also produced some novel insights into the moderating role of moral norms.

Impact of Environmental Concern, Emotional Appeals, and Attitude toward the Advertisement on the Intention to Buy Green Products: The Case of Younger Consumer Audiences

The protection of our natural environment and the rational use of our natural resources are topics that have gained enormous attention the last years, with thousands of people changing their buying behaviors and making more environmentally conscious purchase decisions. Green consumer behavior is concerned with environmental issues or societal considerations that are reflected in purchase decisions. In this article, we study the factors influencing the intention of consumers to buy green products by proposing and validating a research model depicting the dependencies of green purchase intention from the selected factors. More specifically, the aim of the exploratory study is to investigate the impact of positive and negative emotions on individuals’ perceptions of environmentally friendly products and services, as well as the influence of attitudes toward green ads and of consumers’ environmental concerns on green purchasing behavior. The study was conducted with 75 participants who were shown six ads promoting a specific ecofriendly product, with each ad featuring a different emotional appeal both through its visual imagery and its textual information; three of the ads elicited negative emotions (fear, guilt, and disgust) and three positive emotions (joy, interest/curiosity, and inspiration). Findings indicate that ads that elicit negative emotions demonstrate a significant positive effect on consumers’ attitudes toward the green ad and on their intention to buy the promoted green product, but this does not apply to ads that elicit positive emotions. The statistical analysis also revealed that the attitudes toward the green ad are not a significant predictor of consumers’ buying intention. Moreover, as expected, consumers with high environmental concern demonstrate stronger intention to buy the promoted green product compared to consumers with low environmental concern.

Identifying the Predictor Antecedents of Green Purchase Intentions of Millennials in India

The present study seeks to explore the impact of Environmental Concern (EC), Health Consciousness (HC), and Social Influence (SI) on green buying intentions of millennial consumers in Indian settings. The target population is Indian millennials who are born between 1981 and 1997 and are in age range of 24 years to 40 years. The sample size has been calculated as 385 by using appropriate formula. Primary data was collected using a self administered questionnaire. It is hypothesized that environmental concern, health consciousness, and social influence significantly affects green purchase intentions of millennials in India. The relation between three independent variables (EC, HC, and SI) and one dependent variable (GPI) has been empirically analyzed by applying multiple regression technique using SPSS software. The findings suggest that green purchase intentions of Indian millennials are significantly affected by social influence, less affected by health consciousness, and least impacted by environmental concern.

Impact of Environmental Concern on Ecological Purchasing Behavior: The Moderating Effect of Prosociality

Promoting ecological consumption is gradually becoming a social consensus. A crucial point of ecological consumption is consumers’ willingness to purchase eco-friendly products, which has become an important consideration for government policymakers. In order to achieve social responsibility, enterprises are also finding ways to encourage consumers to buy eco-friendly products. In this study, we explored the relationship between environmental concern and ecological purchasing behavior, and we tested the moderating effect of prosociality in order to explain why people act in a manner that benefits society. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to gather data, and statistical hypotheses were validated through a structural equation model. The results indicated that enhancing consumers’ environmental concerns can effectively influence their eco-purchasing behavior. Therefore, ecological attitude and ecological responsibility have a direct influence on ecological purchasing behavior. Environmental concern positively influences ecological attitude and ecological responsibility through ecological values and ecological affects. Furthermore, the prosociality moderating effect is also significant. Prosociality positively moderates the relationships among ecological responsibility, ecological attitude, and ecological purchasing behavior. The relationships among these factors are important to consider when developing ecological marketing campaigns and communication strategies to influence consumers’ ecological behavior. Therefore, fostering prosociality among citizens is also an effective way to enhance the level of eco-consumption.

Extending the theory of planned behavior to predict and nudge toward the subscription to a public transport ticket

IntroductionTo reduce pollution from motorized private cars, a modal shift toward more sustainable modes, such as public transport, is desired. A first step to achieving this is the subscription to a public transport ticket. It was investigated if an extended version of the theory of planned behavior is suited to predict subscription to a public transport ticket, and if environmental concern—the channel through which many sustainable transport modes are advertised—plays a significant role. It was further examined if nudging serves as an effective measure in convincing employees to subscribe to the offered ticket. Nudges encourage desired behaviors by changing the information set that individuals face when taking decisions; in this paper, this includes favorable defaults and the manipulation of the social norm. Since nudges lack a coherent theory, it was tested if these nudges can be integrated into the aforementioned theory.MethodBy means of an online experiment, participants (N = 373) were randomly assigned to different nudging conditions or a control condition. The questionnaire mimicked a working contract, including the decision for or against a subscription to the ticket.ResultsResults of structural equation modeling revealed that the theory predicted the purchase decision well, yet the impact of environmental concern was surprisingly low. Most tickets were purchased in the default condition, but no nudge reached statistical significance.Discussion and ConclusionThe limitations of nudging in the transport sector are discussed, along with the effectiveness of advertising public transport through an environmental lens.

Sustainable packaging: Does eating organic really make a difference on product-packaging interaction?

The recent years have recognized the increasing consumption of organic food. Nonetheless, although environmental concern is one of the roots of organic food, little importance is given to food packaging even if it is one of the primary causes for pollution. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the factors underlying the purchase intention of organic food in sustainable packaging according to organic consumers’ perspective in Portugal. The Theory of Planned Behavior served as the theoretical framework and was further extended by incorporating environmental concern and perceived environmental knowledge as additional constructs. Using a questionnaire survey, a total of 311 responses from organic consumers were collected. Empirical results of multiple linear regressions showed the usefulness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in predicting the purchase intention of organic consumers, which was 70,3% explained by the set of variables attitude, personal norms, and perceived behavioral control. The impact of environmental concern and perceived environmental knowledge on the purchase intention was declined, although these variables explained 26% of total variance of organic consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable packaging. This study contributed to advance knowledge on the coherence between organic eaten preferences and the choice of sustainable packaging. Ultimately, it raises concerns for the fact that, although organic consumers reveal environmental concerns and perceived environmental knowledge, more efforts need to be done to contribute to cleaner production systems regarding sustainable packaging. These insights will be helpful for pursuing the twelfth Sustainable Development Goal “Responsible Consumption and Production” by raising awareness to reduce the ecological footprint of organic food packaging.

Environmentally Friendly Business Practices among Low-Income Households in Rural Peninsular Malaysia

The purpose of the study is to predict the intention and behavior towards environmentally friendly businesses (EFB) among low-income families in rural Peninsular Malaysia within the framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Data were collected from 420 low-income household heads through structured interviews. The results reveal a significant impact of environmental concern (EC) and eco-literacy (EL) on the attitude towards the environment (ATE); normative belief (NB) and motivation (MO) on subjective norms (SUN); and skills and knowledge (SK) on perceived behavioral control (PBC). Additionally, there was a positive and statistically significant effect of ATE, SUN, and PBC on the intention towards environmentally friendly business (ITEFB) and the ITEFB on environmentally friendly business adoption behavior (EFBAB). This study provides empirical evidence with a proposed research model to address the environmental issues through improving the socioeconomic condition of low-earner families. The Malaysian government and relevant agencies should focus on improving EL, EC, MO towards EFB, and the SK regarding EFB among the low-income households.

Impact of Environmental Concern on Image of Internal GSCM Practices and Consumer Purchasing Behavior

Impact of Environmental Concern on Image of Internal GSCM Practices and Consumer Purchasing Behavior

Is It All about the Price? An Analysis of the Purchase Intention for Organic Food in a Discount Setting by Means of Structural Equation Modeling.

In recent years, discount grocery retailers have expanded their global reach and added to their traditional no-frills offerings to also cater to hedonic consumer needs. In addition to a larger product assortment and a more pleasant shopping experience, they now sell organic food, which commands a price premium compared to non-organic alternatives. To understand organic food in a discount setting, this study sets out to examine the factors that influence discount grocery shoppers’ purchase intention for organic food. To study this relationship, this paper tests several factors in a structural equation model, finding a positive relationship between hedonic shopping values, environmental concern, as well as health consciousness and the purchase intention for organic food. In our model, based on a US consumer survey (n = 394), price consciousness exhibited a direct and negative relationship with the purchase intention for organic food. Furthermore, this study found that that the impact of environmental concern, health consciousness, and hedonic shopping value is greater on the purchase intention of organic food than that of price consciousness, even in this discount setting. This study concludes by discussing these results and attempting to outline potential areas for future research, as well as managerial implications.

The Mediating Role of Environmental Attitude on the Impact of Environmental Concern on Green Product Purchasing Intention

Environmental pollution, increasing damages in the nature and deformation of ecosytem have started to worry consumers and the environemental concern has formed in time. Consumers who have environmental concern and wish to lend a healthy and clean environment to next generations, then started to consider the damages of their products to the nature in a higher degree. Thus, consumers with environmental concern have placed more importance to green products, which do not pollute the nature, use natural resources less, enable recycling, but are environmental friendly. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of environmental concern on green product purchase intention, and to also investigate the mediating role of environmental attitude on the mentioned impact. Research data were gathered from 410 individuals residing in İzmir city using the face-to-face questionnaire method. Then, the data were tested with Crobach Alpha Method, Test of Normality, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling and Sobel test. Based on research findings, it is observed that environmental attitude has a mediating role on the impact of environmental concern on green product purchasing intention. It is also determined that, environmental concern has a meaningful impact on environmental attitude and green product purchasing intention, and environmental attitude has a meaningful impact on green product purchasing intention.

Extending the theory of planned behavior to understand consumers’ intentions to visit green hotels in the Chinese context

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the intention of consumers to visit green hotels in China through the theory of planned behavior (TPB) extended by adding perceived consumer effectiveness and environmental concern.Design/methodology/approachThe TPB model is used as the basic theoretical framework but is extended by adding two critical variables. Data is collected from 324 respondents by using a self-administered questionnaire survey and analyzed with the assistance of structural equation modeling.FindingsThe empirical results show that perceived consumer effectiveness and environmental concern have positive effects on the attitude and the intention of consumers to visit green hotels, and that perceived consumer effectiveness has the largest effect. However, in China, the impact of environmental concern on the intention of consumers to visit green hotels is relatively limited, and the subjective norm has a strong effect. In addition, this research verifies the usefulness of the extended TPB model in understanding the intention of consumers in green hotels industry in China. This is evidenced by a comparison of the initial TPB model with the extended TPB model where the explanatory power has improved from 65 to 68 per cent.Originality/valueThis research contributes to TPB theory by addressing certain gaps in the literature regarding the intention of consumers to visit green hotels in China. Furthermore, considering the limitations of the TPB model, two pro-social variables, namely, perceived consumer effectiveness and environmental concern, are incorporated into the TPB model to better understand the intention of consumers to visit green hotels. Also, this research addresses the gap that studies on the role of perceived consumer effectiveness are limited in the tourism and hospitality management literature. The results indicate that perceived consumer effectiveness has the largest influence on the intention of consumers to visit green hotels.

Consumers’ Willingness to Patronize Locally Sourced Restaurants: The Impact of Environmental Concern, Environmental Knowledge, and Ecological Behavior

ABSTRACTThe purpose of the study was to examine the effects of three environmental triggers, environmental knowledge, environmental concern, and ecological behavior, on consumer’s willingness to visit a locally sourced restaurant. Such triggers were expected to influence the target population’s intention to visit locally sourced restaurants. The target population was actual and potential restaurant customers in the United States who are 18 years of age or older. Data were collected using an online survey with a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 423 responses were retained and analyzed by using a two-step approach of structural equation modeling. The study results indicated that while environmental knowledge and environmental concern positively influence attitude toward visiting a locally sourced restaurant, ecological behavior does not. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

Some Environmental Bottlenecks to Coal Utilization for Power Generation in Nigeria and Their Corrective Actions

Given the magnitude of the Nigerian coal reserves, the industrialization role coal played in the pre-petroleum era, and the resources conservation consideration dictating that some local resources be used so as to conserve and extend the depletion years of oil and gas, Enugu coal offers a promising alternative solution to Nigeria's power generation. Unfortunately, emissions from coal combination chiefly impose some environmental bottlenecks to coal utilization for power generation. This article reviews the roles of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide emissions as acid gas, as well as the activities of carbon dioxide as both acid gas and greenhouse gas. The article also examines the impact of environmental concern and legislation on the control of combustion emissions. To ensure compliance with legislation and environmental concerns, this paper proposed fluidized bed combustion as the remedy for combustion emissions control. In this regard, two categories of FBC, namely bubbling fluidized bed and circulating fluidized bed combustors, were reviewed in conjunction with their modes of operation in the forms of: • atmospheric fluidized bed combustion and • pressurized fluidized bed combustion. The review showed that the bubbling fluidized beds are more viable for retrofit applications, while the circulating fluidized bed units are more applicable in new plants. Owing to the non inclusion of carbon dioxide parameters in the operating credentials of bubbling fluidized bed and circulating fluidized bed units, some of the known technologies for carbon dioxide scrubbing/removal were suggested as this article will show.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN: CONCEPTUAL DEFINITIONS, MEASUREMENT METHODS, AND RESEARCH FINDINGS

A serious threat to human beings and their environment is the continuous and accelerating overuse and destruction of natural resources. Bearing this in mind, it is unfortunate that efforts to permanently change people's environmentally destructive behaviour through interventions has typically not been met with success. A necessary condition may be an increase in environmental concern and knowledge about the effects and consequences of the ongoing environmental deterioration for future generations. Studies are reviewed that have attempted to show (1) correlations between determinants, such as socio-demographic and/or psychological factors, and environmental concern, and (2) an impact of environmental concern on environmentally responsible behaviour. In general, correlations with background factors are weak. Factors affecting behaviour appear to be knowledge, internal locus of control (positive control beliefs), personal responsibility, and perceived threats to personal health. The need for further research that attempts to specify the process leading to environmentally responsible behaviour is highlighted. A new framework is presented which integrates some of the previous research.