Evaluating environmental behaviour of the general public in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Lu Hsu ◽  
Chih-Hung Feng
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
General Public ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Educational Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine factors influencing environmental behaviour of the general public and to develop educational implications that will enhance effectiveness in information dissemination for environmental sustainability in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach A survey using personal interviews was administered in Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung metropolitan areas following stratified sampling method based on age and gender distributions of the population between the ages of 18 and 59 in Taiwan. Total valid samples were 481. Probit model was applied to examine factors influencing environmental behaviour. Findings Based on findings in the study, environmental knowledge, pro-environmental attitude (emphasising balance of nature), altruism and habitual behaviour positively influence environmental behaviour. Humancentric (emphasising human domination) negatively influence environmental behaviour. The following educational implications are capable to enlarge a spectrum of environmental behaviour in Taiwan: including topics of waste avoidance and reduction in chemical usage for cleaning or for insecticides in lessons/curricula; and promote general public to live a life which causes fewer burdens on the environment. Research limitations/implications Environmental education plays fundamental role in educating the public with concurrent environmental knowledge, in an expectation that the general public would take the information into consideration and modify behaviour in an effort to sustain the environment. Research implications of this study are: environmental behaviour is multidimensional and can be examined using a comprehensive set of statements including domains of energy conservation, mobility and transportation, waste avoidance, consumerism and recycling; and habitual behaviour is an influencing factor to explain environmental behaviour and can be examined thoroughly in future studies. Originality/value The study provides insights into environmental education based on examining factors influencing environmental behaviour. It advances the field by exploring environmental behaviour in five domains and revealing habitual behaviour as an influential factor. This allows educators to comprehend gaps in environmental behaviour and the needs for environmental education in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Green Purchase Behaviour: A Move towards Environmental Sustainability- An Application of Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
J. Jeevitha ◽  
S. Hemalatha ◽  
S. Moghana Lavanya ◽  
V. Anandhi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Environmental Friendly ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour

Green purchase behaviour refers to the purchase of environmental friendly products. It is considered to be one of the most important measures to attain environmental sustainability. Present study aims towards identifying factors influencing green purchase behaviour and to establish a relationship between the factors. Using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM), a hierarchical structure has been extracted illustrating the contextual relationship between the factors. Environmental knowledge occupied the lowest form of the hierarchy which is found to be the basis for green purchase behaviour. MICMAC analysis has been applied to group the factors according to their driving power and dependency. Environmental knowledge, environmental concern, eco-labelling, product quality, and brand image have a strong driving power towards green purchasing behaviour. Green purchase intention and green purchase behaviour are highly dependent on other factors. 

Exploring the factors influencing electric vehicle adoption: an empirical investigation in the emerging economy context of India

foresight ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya ◽  
Shreyash Thakre
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Charging Stations

Purpose The Indian automotive industry was witnessing a transition from conventional vehicles to greener battery-operated electric vehicles (EVs). However, the acceptance of these EVs was still muted and brought significant challenges for the industry. Literature regarding the adoption of EVs was scarce in the Indian context. It was thus imperative to explore and comprehend the distinct perceptions of industry managers and consumers regarding the adoption of EVs in India. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively analyze the entire Indian EVs ecosystem to address this research gap. Design/methodology/approach The authors carried out an empirical investigation starting with a structured literature review to identify the researchable gaps. Subsequently, the authors conducted semi-structured open-ended interviews with 38 experts including automotive industry experts and EV consumers. The authors further performed a thematic content analysis of the expert interview responses to document critical insights regarding the adoption of EVs. Findings The authors identified 11 key factors influencing the adoption of EVs in this study. The vital considerations regarding the availability of charging technologies, its associated selection dilemma, emerging business models and public policy support were presented and discussed. Market penetration of EVs was found to be influenced mostly by the choice of charging technology. Further, the switching intention of consumers was deliberated upon to highlight the specific technological and psychological preferences of consumers. The accessibility of charging stations emerged as the most influential factor. The research findings indicated that harmony among stakeholders was missing in the Indian EVs ecosystem. Instead, there were discrete efforts by organizations. The EVs ecosystem required collaboration for improved adoption of the EVs. Further, the necessity to rectify the chaotic charging infrastructure in the country was highlighted as a major pain point for customers to adopt EV. Research limitations/implications This study theoretically contributed to push–pull–mooring (PPM) framework for understanding the adoption of EVs in India. This enabled the authors to extensively analyze consumers’ psychological and technological considerations regarding their switching intention toward EVs. Practical implications The findings of this study would help managers in decision-making toward the establishment of charging infrastructure involving multiple considerations such as the accessibility of charging, multi-dimensional competence at charging stations and servicing capabilities. Managers could also use the insights from this study to secure supportive recommendations for improving the overall EV infrastructure. The results of this study would benefit policymakers to set strategic directions through an integrated view of the entire EVs ecosystem involving management of bus and taxi fleets, two-wheelers and three-wheelers and such others. Originality/value Generally, in extant research, either firm managers’ or customers’ perspectives are considered separately. This study deliberated upon the PPM framework and switching intention accommodating both the industry and consumers’ perspectives. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this was, thus, one of the first research articles which integrated insights from both the industry and consumers. This established the PPM framework for understanding the adoption of EVs. Further, it helped in comprehending the specific technological and psychological preferences of consumers regarding switching intention toward EVs.

Towards green product consumption: effect of green marketing stimuli and perceived environmental knowledge in Indian consumer market

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Jaiswal ◽  
Bhagwan Singh ◽  
Rishi Kant ◽  
Abhijeet Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Green Purchasing

Purpose Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about ecological degradation and are getting conscious of the potential advantages that environmental sustainability can offer, which is also driving them towards the consumption of green products. In view of this, the purpose of this study is to operationalize and test the conceptual model of green purchasing behaviour by incorporating consumers’ perception towards green marketing stimuli including eco-label, eco-brand and environmental advertisements with perceived environmental knowledge in an emerging sustainable market. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model is based on an integrative and cognitive approach to consumers’ environmental beliefs-behaviour relationship. The 549 valid responses were received from selected metropolitan regions of India and analysed by direct path coefficients along with a bootstrapping method for testing indirect effects. Findings The results revealed that perception of eco-label and environmental advertisements had a positive influence on green purchasing behaviour, however, the direct relationships of eco-brand and environmental knowledge were not supported in the model. While environmental advertisements and environmental knowledge posed an indirect influence on green purchasing to some extent. Research limitations/implications The generalizability of the findings needs to augment an extensive approach of a cross-sectional survey. Theoretical, managerial and policy implications were recommended to promote green products towards sustainable consumption. Originality/value The operationalization of green purchasing behaviour using marketing stimuli has remained scant in the Indian setting. The insights gained from this study contributes to the knowledge domain of green consumer psychology in the backdrop of an emerging market.

Investigating pro-environmental behaviors of well-educated people in Thailand

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (13/14) ◽  
pp. 788-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyapong Janmaimool
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High School Degree ◽  
Environmental Actions ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the environmental behaviors of well-educated people in Thailand. Determinants of individuals’ involvement in pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) are evaluated. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory model was created to investigate the relationship between PEBs and potential predictors that were selected based on the purposes of environmental risk communication and environmental education improvements. Those factors included dispositional, attitudinal, motivational, environmental knowledge, and psychosocial characteristics. Questionnaire surveys with well-educated people (n=810), that is those holding an educational qualification that ranged from a senior high school degree to a doctoral degree, were conducted. Multiple regression analysis was performed to justify the proposed relationship. Findings The result revealed that PEBs of well-educated people could be greatly predicted by an individual’s sense of obligation, perceived probability of receiving impacts from environmental problems, outcome expectancy from environmental behaviors, and environmental knowledge related to environmental phenomena and appropriate environmental actions; whereas, an individual’s environmental worldview and life satisfaction were less significant. Moreover, most of psychosocial variables were not significant predictors. Originality/value Factors determining well-educated people’s engagement in PEBs were evaluated. The results of the investigation provided the implications for environmental risk communication and environmental education improvements.

Mindfulness at the workplace: an approach to promote employees pro-environmental behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Kumar ◽  
Tapan K. Panda ◽  
Krishan Kumar Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between employees’ mindfulness and pro-environmental behaviour, along with the mediating role of self-transcendent values, at the workplace. Design/methodology/approach The study uses online data collected from 381 respondents employed in different industries across India. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to check the construct’s validity and reliability and Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationship between the variables. Moreover, the PROCESS macro of Hayes (2017) was used to examine the mediation. Findings Employees’ mindfulness was found to be positively associated with voluntary pro-environmental behaviour at the workplace, and the mediation analysis specifies that a self-transcendent value partially mediates this relationship. Research limitations/implications This study tested and extends the S-ART model and Schwartz value theory in the context of employees’ pro-environment behaviours at the workplace. Practical implications The results could be encouraging and helpful for top management and organizational change champions in strategizing and effective implementation of mindfulness programmes that would encourage and enhance employees’ voluntary participation in environment-friendly activities at their workplace. Originality/value Despite the decisive role of employees in organisations’ environmental sustainability programmes’ success, the availability of scant literature has led researchers to call for more studies. The present study is timely and could be the first to examine the role of employees’ mindfulness and self-transcendent values in influencing employees’ engagement in environmental-friendly behaviours at the workplace.

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of environmental education in the maritime sector

Pomorstvo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Čulin ◽  
Toni Bielić ◽  
Krešimir Jakšić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Potential Barriers

Research shows that many barriers to pro-environmental behaviour in the maritime industry exist despite significant efforts of various stakeholders, and there is a need to put additional efforts to improve the sustainability of shipping. Education has an important role because a lack of environmental knowledge is almost always identified as a barrier to environmental concern and behaviour. However, eliminating knowledge gaps and raising concern does not necessarily translate to behaviour change, because behaviour depends on numerous factors, which moderate and mediate one another. Effectiveness of education activities may be improved if potential barriers are identified and targeted. This paper reviews determinants of pro-environmental behaviour and provides some suggestions for educators to plan and execute educational activities to increase the willingness of seafarers and shore-based personnel to adopt environmentally-friendly practices.

Factors influencing the use of non-plastic reusable shopping bags: A cognitive-normative-habitual approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Asphat Muposhi ◽  
Mercy Mpinganjira ◽  
Marius Wait
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Modified Theory ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract The widespread use and irresponsible disposal of single-use plastic shopping bags are posing a significant threat to environmental sustainability. The use of non-plastic reusable shopping bags (NPRSBs) is being promoted in several jurisdictions to avert this challenge. However, this form of pro-environmental behaviour is failing to embed among consumers in emerging markets. This study therefore examines the factors influencing the behaviour of using NPRSBs among consumers, using a modified theory of planned behaviour. Data were collected from 487 South African consumers using a structured questionnaire and were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results identified ‘attitudes’ and ‘personal norms’ as the building blocks for the formation of pro-reusable shopping bags use intentions, which, in turn, influence actual behaviour. The findings also pointed to the need to foster the development of descriptive norms related to the use of NPRSBs in order to enhance mainstream use. Accordingly, this study recommends the use of rational and norm-based strategies to stimulate the behaviour of using NPRSBs.

scholarly journals Innovation for environmental sustainability: longitudinal effects of an education for sustainable development intervention on university students’ pro-environmentalism

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Collado ◽  
José David Moreno ◽  
José Martín-Albo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Longitudinal Effects

Purpose Although education for sustainable development (ESD) is a key tool in the transition to a more sustainable society, its integration in higher education remains scarce. One reason for this is that more evidence is needed about the effectiveness of ESD interventions. This study aims to address this gap in the literature by examining the immediate and long-term effects of an ESD intervention on university students’ pro-environmental knowledge, personal environmental norm and pro-environmental behaviors. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quasi-experimental design that examined to what extent participating in an ESD intervention influenced university students’ self-reported pro-environmentalism (i.e. experimental group), compared to those who did not participate in the ESD intervention (i.e. control group). The authors also examined the longitudinal effects of the ESD intervention by recording students’ pro-environmentalism (both in the experimental and control group) 1 year after the intervention. Findings The findings showed that participation in the ESD intervention enhanced students’ pro-environmental knowledge, personal environmental norms and pro-environmental behaviors relative to the no-participation control group. The positive effects of the ESD intervention remained 1 year after the program finished. Originality/value This work explores the effects that ESD interventions have on university students. Its findings provide evidence about the effectiveness of the intervention and, therefore, support the inclusion of ESD at higher educational levels.

scholarly journals Enhancing Environmental Literacy in Palestine: Reflecting on Secondary School Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes: تعزيز الثقافة البيئية في فلسطين وفقا لمعارف واتجاهات طلبة المدارس الثانوية

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (33) ◽  
pp. 144-130
Author(s):  
Murad Awadallah. Abdullah Murad Awadallah. Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
Educational Implications ◽  
Earth Day

    In the past, since the first Earth Day, organizations have endorsed the development of well informed and environmentally literate citizen as the answer to our threatened environment. According to many Environmental Education (EE) experts, knowledge and attitudes are important components of environmental literacy (EL), especially if the goal of environmental education is to change behavior. In our study, a questionnaire with two parts was randomly distributed to 49 selected schools which included 942 10th grade students in Palestine, with a 100% response rate. Results showed that participants had favorable attitudes toward the environment which ranged from 57.5 to 74.8 out of 100 points. The environmental knowledge scores are topicality, fragmentary or incorrect, which range from 45.72 to 67.36. Significant differences were found in the level of EL scores by gender. Educational implications and recommendations are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Green Purchase Intention Factors on The Environmental Friendly Detergent Product (Lerak)

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 06007
Author(s):  
Budi Puspitasari Nia ◽  
Ika Rinawati Dyah ◽  
Suliantoro Hery ◽  
Dwi Sutrisno Bayu
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Detergent Product ◽  
Product Price

Preference of influence of green purchase intention factor to environmentally friendly detergent product (lerak). Awareness of the current world community of the importance of environmental sustainability is increasing, this behaviour can be seen from the consumption patterns of people who start wanting environmentally friendly products. This condition makes many manufacturers adapt environmental problems in each of its products. Products that adapt to green product environmental issues can pave the way for manufacturers to enter eco-friendly markets as well as environmentally friendly detergents lerak. In this study using survey methods to determine the extent of influence of each factor to the intention of purchasing to environmentally friendly product. Factors studied are environmental concern, social influence, self-image, environmental knowledge, and perceived product price and quality against green purchase intention. From the results of this study found that all these factors have a significant influence on the green purchase intention of environmentally friendly detergent, but the most influential factor is the environmental knowledge which is the most important dimension and has the most significant influence on the intention of purchasing environmentally friendly detergent.

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