Why Sustainable Consumption Is Not in Practice? A Developing Country Perspective

2016 ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzana Quoquab ◽  
Nurain Nisa Sukari
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Sustainable Consumption

Sustainable Consumption and Social Institutions

2016 ◽  
pp. 409-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Purushottam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Simultaneous Presence ◽  
Media Institutions

Sustainable development has been identified as a strategic priority for both developed and developing countries. The role of sustainable consumption in addressing challenges of sustainable development is undisputed Developing country context is complex due to simultaneous presence of hyper/over-consumption and under-consumption in different sections of society. Efforts to address sustainable consumption cover initiatives by individual consumers, business sector, governments, education and media institutions. It emerged that addressing sustainable consumption in the current times requires multiplicity of approaches, collaboration of multiple institutions and coordination, synergy and cohesiveness among various institutions. Social institutions were identified perfect fit for the purpose. This chapter intends to establish research agenda to explore possibilities for social institutions in propagating sustainable consumption in India.

scholarly journals Sustainable Consumption Behaviour in The Context of Millennials in Indonesia – Can Environmental Concern, Self-efficacy, Guilt and Subjective Knowledge Make a Difference?

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Nosica Rizkalla ◽  
Trihadi Pudiawan Erhan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Subjective Knowledge ◽  
Consumption Behaviour ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government

Research Question: This paper assesses the effect of environmental concern, self-efficacy, subjective knowledge and guilt on sustainable consumption behaviour. Motivation: This study focuses on predicting and explaining sustainable consumption behaviour by proposing a model comprised of environmental concern, self-efficacy, consumer guilt and subjective knowledge as  predictors. Environmental concern is an important element in VBN theory proposed by Stern (1999). Meanwhile, self-efficacy is part of SCT theory by Bandura (1997); as for subjective knowledge, it is deemed to be a better predictor of environmental behaviour (Kollmuss & Agyeman, 2002). Guilt is included in this model as it is an important emotion that can affect sustainable consumption behaviour, especially in the context of collectivist culture country like Indonesia (Lee et al., 2012). All these factors have been proven to be able to influence sustainable consumer behaviour. However, there are still a few studies that explore these factors altogether simultaneously, especially in the context of a developing country. Thus, this study tries to examine sustainable consumption behaviour by incorporating these factors altogether. Idea: The main idea of this study is to empirically assess the influence of proposed independent variables, namely environmental concern, self-efficacy, subjective knowledge and guilt on sustainable consumption behaviour. This study also tries to assess whether there is a significant difference of sustainable consumption behaviour among demographic groups such as gender, education and age. Data: The model is tested by conducting a survey using a self-administered questionnaire on 200 respondents. The respondents are younger millennials aged between 17-27. The questionnaire consists of questions about demographic profile and about the research instruments. Tools: This study uses descriptive research design and purposive sampling to collect the data. Research hypotheses were tested by multiple regression analysis. Findings: The result of this study shows that environmental concern, self-efficacy and environmental knowledge have an influence on sustainable consumption behaviour, where environmental knowledge contributes the most in predicting the aforementioned behaviour. Meanwhile, this study also finds that consumer guilt has no impact upon this behaviour. Contributions: This study gives additional insight and understanding of sustainable consumption behaviour in the context of millennials in a developing country. The findings of this study can be used by the government to formulate environmental policies as well as for businesses to formulate strategies to promote their environmentally-friendly products.

Psycho social determinants of nutritional neglect-Experience of a developing country

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Mehnaz ◽  
Shahnaz Yasin ◽  
Ashfaq Mala ◽  
Krishan Rai ◽  
Uzma Munnawer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Social Determinants

A blueprint for contextualising Western clinical guidelines for a developing country

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez ◽  
Karen Grimmer-Somers ◽  
Janine Dizon ◽  
Ellena King ◽  
Sylvan Lorenzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Clinical Guidelines

Contentment: An Important Factor for Sustainable Consumption

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Rosa ◽  
Shikha N. Upadhyaya ◽  
Christopher P. Blocker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Consumption

Living with HIV in the Time of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naveed Noor
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Comorbid Conditions ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Associated Conditions ◽  
Living With Hiv

This commentary foregrounds the need to examine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated conditions may be affecting the lives of people living with HIV (PLWH) in a developing country context like Pakistan. It raises some important questions on medical care and updated information regarding PLWH in the time of COVID-19. Since PLWH are at an increased risk of developing comorbid conditions – something that makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19 – it is critical that timely research and evidence-based actions are undertaken to protect their health.

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