scholarly journals Exploring Green Purchasing Behaviour among College Students in a Developing Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takawira Munyaradzi Ndofirepi ◽  
Simbarashe Cowen Matema
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
College Level ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Purchasing Intention ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Green Purchasing

This study explores the relationships between environmental attitude, green product knowledge, attitude towards purchasing green products, green product purchasing intention, and green purchasing behaviour. Using a cross-sectional survey approach, a random sample of 284 undergraduate students in a Zimbabwean polytechnic completed a self-administered questionnaire. Structural equation modelling (maximum likelihood estimation) was used to analyse the data. The findings indicate that there are positive associations between the following pairs of variables: environmental attitude and attitude towards green purchasing; green product knowledge and green purchasing intention; green product knowledge and green purchasing behaviour; attitude towards green purchasing and green purchasing intention; green purchasing intention and green purchasing behaviour; as well as a non-significant relationship between green product knowledge and attitude towards green. The findings reported that the Theory of Reasoned Action fully supported the students’ intention to buy green products, which then affects their green purchase behaviour. The inclusion of additional constructs to the proposed model was partially supported. The study results highlight the importance of considering product knowledge and other attitudinal factors—specifically environmental attitude and attitude towards green purchasing—when marketing environmentally-friendly products to college-level students.

scholarly journals Green Purchasing Behaviour towards Compostable Coffee Pods

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6558
Author(s):  
Rebecca Visser ◽  
Siphiwe Dlamini
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Green Purchasing ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Significant Positive Influence

The field of green marketing and purchase behaviour has been growing in the last couple of years; consequently, there is a need to understand this behaviour among coffee consumers. Coffee is considered one of the widely consumed beverages in the world. There is heightened consciousness towards the environmental awareness of the product of compostable coffee pods. This study aims to fill this gap by providing a holistic conceptual framework to determine which factors influence green purchasing behaviour with regard to compostable coffee pods and whether gender and income have an impact. To achieve this aim, structural equation modelling (SEM) will be utilised on SmartPLS from data collected from 133 South African coffee pod consumers using an online survey. The findings indicated that interpersonal influence and altruistic values have a significant positive influence on environmental attitude and that environmental attitude has a significant positive effect on green purchasing behaviour. However, it was found that no significant relationship was observed between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude. Regarding the influence of gender and income as mediators, no influence was found in the relationship between environmental attitude and green purchasing behaviour. However, income level partially mediates this relationship. The results will provide practical solutions for marketers and policymakers.

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebru Onurlubaş
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Purchasing Intention ◽  
The Impact

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.

scholarly journals Investigating the impact of environmental attitude on the decision to purchase a green product with the mediating role of environmental concern and care for green products

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Esmaeilpour ◽  
Elahe Bahmiary
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Purchasing ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe intention to purchase green products is the tendency of a person who prefers to purchase a product with optimal environmental characteristics rather than usual products. Nowadays, the environment is very important and maintaining it is a vital issue for all groups of people, whether in the customer's position or in the distributor’s position. However, in spite of the increased environmental awareness among consumers and encouragements made by producers for them to buy green products, we require further investigation in this area in order to increase green purchasing among different group of people. The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of the environmental attitude on the decision to purchase a green product with the mediating role of environmental concerns and care for green products. This research is an applied research, and correlational-descriptive in terms of data analysis. The research population includes consumers from Bushehr city, sampled based on availability. In this research, 300 questionnaires were distributed among consumers. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The findings of this research showed that the environmental attitude of customers has significant and positive impact on caring for green products and environmental concerns. In addition, environmental concerns and care for green products have a significant and positive impact on green purchasing decision.

Exploring green purchasing behaviour of young urban consumers

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Fatah Uddin ◽  
Mohammed Naved Khan
Keyword(s):  
Northern Region ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Urban Indian ◽  
Indian Consumers ◽  
Purchasing Behaviour ◽  
Green Purchasing ◽  
Promotional Messages

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore factors that affect green purchasing behaviour (GPB) of young Indian consumers. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 161 young Indian consumers between age group of 15 and 18 years residing in northern region of the country were surveyed employing researcher controlled sampling. Data was collected thorough structured refined research instrument that comprised scales to measure various facets of green purchasing behaviour using five point Likert scale. The research instrument also included questions for generating demographic profile of respondents. For the purpose of meeting the study objectives, research hypotheses, well-grounded in relevant theory were empirically tested using appropriate statistical tools. Findings – Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed existence of five underlying factors namely green purchasing behaviour, environmental involvement, environmental attitude, environmental consciousness and perceived effectiveness of environmental behaviour that affect green purchasing behaviour of young urban consumers in India. Green purchasing behaviour and its variation across demographic variables has been ascertained by testing the considered hypotheses. Research limitations/implications – The results may not be providing generalizability. Practical/implications – This paper is expected to provide valuable insights in the area of green purchasing behaviour of young Indian urban consumers which can be of immense help to domestic and international marketers in dovetailing their marketing strategies and developing appropriate promotional messages. Originality/value – The paper attempts to provide a glimpse into the nature of green purchasing behaviour of young urban Indian consumers which has been scantily researched. Also the gender differences among young Indian consumers regarding green attitudes contributes to the worth of literature.

scholarly journals Do We Care about Going Green? Measuring the Effect of Green Environmental Awareness, Green Product Value and Environmental Attitude on Green Culture. An Insight from Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 254-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osarodion Ogiemwonyi ◽  
Amran Bin Harun ◽  
Mohammad Nurul Alam ◽  
Bestoon Abdulmaged Othman
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Product Value ◽  
Young Consumers ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractAs the environment continues to aggravate, it has become a purposeful public concern in developed countries and has recently stirred developing countries to join the green movement. Hence, this study examines green environmental awareness, green product value and environmental attitude by applying the measurement of effects on green culture. The study applied a quantitative research approach where a cross-sectional survey designed with 267 respondents’ green consumer who lived in the urban area of Abuja and employed partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS3 to examine the developed path model. The results indicated that all constructs were empirically supported showing significant impact on green culture while examining direct relationships. The resulting (Q2) value is larger than zero (0) in the path model, this specifies that exogenous constructs have a good index for predictive relevance on the endogenous construct being investigated. Among the construct, awareness is the most important predictor and green product value tends to show a modest impact on environmental attitude. The study suggests that policymakers should place emphasis on environmental values to boost environmental awareness among young consumers in the process of making purchases. Specifically, environmental attitude was found to have full mediation on the relationship between green product value and green culture. However, no mediation occurs in the relationship between environmental awareness and green culture. The study concluded that awareness regarding going green activism in Nigeria among young consumers is still a matter of concern despite its impact and therefore, practitioners and collaborators in the green industry need to apply aggressive efforts to achieve this pathway, to ensure the design and implementation of effective policies that will promote going green and enhance the green circular economy.

scholarly journals Going Green- The Road ahead for Green Challenges in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S6) ◽  
pp. 629-633
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
The Road ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Product Perception

The paper aims to understand how people respond to the recent changes that are made due to environmental depletion. Green products are an outcome of the demand made by consumers and various government regulations over the manufacturers to maintain a sustainable environment. The knowledge of a consumer is highly important in identifying an actual green product over a presumed one. Purpose: To measure their level of perception and knowledge about a green product among various age groups and occupational categories. Methodology: Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to study the relationship of green product perception and green product knowledge over green purchase intention. Garrett ranking was used to measure the reasons of purchase. Findings: Green product perception has more impact over green purchase intention than green product knowledge. Necessity and cost of the product were the main reasons for purchasing a product. Implications: The green product perception was more influential in green purchase intention. Hence these factors may be taken for consideration in improving the product quality meeting the perception of consumers about the product. Keeping a regular check over the product’s quality may also improve the sales of the product.

scholarly journals Green product awareness effect on green purchase intentions of university students’: an emerging market’s perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ansu-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Intention To Purchase

AbstractThe indiscriminate consumption patterns worldwide have brought in its wake severe problems like pollution and global warming, and this has ultimately called for green products awareness and consumption. The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of university students’ awareness of green products on their green purchasing intentions. The specific objectives were to identify whether awareness, price, availability, value and quality influence university students’ intention to purchase green products, and to investigate how awareness, price, availability, value and quality predict university students’ intention to purchase green products. A structural equation modeling was used to analyze data collected from an online survey of 478 students. Results show that green perceived quality has the utmost significant positive impact on university students’ green purchase intentions; however, green perceived availability had the slightest impact on university students’ intention to purchase green products. The study is the foremost to conclude that green product awareness impact on university students green purchase intentions is greatly driven by price, high value and extraordinary quality. However, availability is not a critical influencing factor when it comes to green purchase intentions of university students. The implications of study, limitations and further research are discussed.

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.

scholarly journals Consumer Intention to Purchase Green Consumer Chemicals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7992
Author(s):  
Michal Patak ◽  
Lenka Branska ◽  
Zuzana Pecinova
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Cleaning Agents ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Confirmatory Analysis

The article deals with consumer behaviour when purchasing green products. It develops theoretical knowledge in the field of antecedents to purchase intention with a focus on the currently neglected consumer chemicals (detergents, cleaning agents and cosmetic products). Based on previous studies, antecedents of purchase intention for green consumer chemicals are identified and the significance of their influence is subsequently verified by empirical research. Confirmatory analysis is based on structural equation modelling of data obtained from a questionnaire survey conducted among 250 consumers. The empirical findings show that the main antecedents of green purchase intention in are environmental concern, green lifestyle and product knowledge. The influence of promotion and community can be regarded as weak to insignificant. The degree of influence of all investigated antecedents depends on the gender, age and level of education of consumers. Increasing the volume of purchasing green consumer chemicals will in particular require provision of more information to consumers to increase their awareness of environmental protection and green products.

scholarly journals Generation Y’s Sustainable Purchasing Intention of Green Personal Care Products

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13385
Author(s):  
Massoud Moslehpour ◽  
Panita Chaiyapruk ◽  
Sahand Faez ◽  
Wing-Keung Wong
Keyword(s):  
Generation Y ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Intent To Purchase ◽  
Purchasing Intention ◽  
Green Packaging

Global warming and depletion of the environment are more than a hunch; they are irrefutable facts. While caring for the environment seemed like a luxurious hobby twenty years ago, it has become a crucial necessity these days. However, the sustainable demand for eco-friendly products seems to be less than it should be. In other words, the consumers seem to lack the intent to purchase green products. Therefore, studies on factors affecting sustainable green purchasing intent seem to be crucial now more than ever. This study attempts to shed some light on the matter using structural equation modeling. After receiving the answers of 357 respondents from Thai Generation Y participants, the estimations reveal that attitude towards green packaging and green marketing awareness have the strongest effects on purchasing intention. On the other hand, environmental concern seems to have the weakest effect on purchasing intention. The findings suggest that the producers must pay more attention to packaging and other novel forms of marketing to increase the customers’ intent for purchasing green products.

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