Essays about: "ecological consumer"

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  1. 1. Ecological Fashion Perspectives of the Green Generation: Examining Gen Z and Millennial attitudes towards the Swedish fashion industry's efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Amanda Håkansson; [2023-10-18]
    Keywords : sustainable development; fashion industry; environmental discourses; greenhouse gas emissions; attitudes;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to examine how young Swedish consumers appurtenant to Generation Z and the Millennial generation perceive the effort made by four leading Swedish fashion companies H&M, Lindex, Kappahl, and Gina Tricot to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. Further, it explores the general attitudes that these generations hold toward the Swedish Fashion Industry’s approach to sustainable dev elopment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Framing sustainable consumerism in the retail market : a case study of Axfood

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Antonia Wistbacka; [2023]
    Keywords : environment; communication; framing; sustainable consumerism; retail market; consumers;

    Abstract : The pressure on retail businesses to be a part of, or even lead, the transition into a more sustainable world is putting a lot of pressure on the wholesale market. The debate on whom the responsibility should fall on is divided between consumers, the government, and companies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Centering farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser made from human urine: a case study on Gotland, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Nicola Parfitt; [2023]
    Keywords : circular nutrient economy; human urine fertiliser; ecological sanitation; eutrophication; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To reduce eutrophication and close the nutrient loop between sanitation and agriculture, innovations to recycle human waste are being further developed. As there is little research on Swedish farmer perspectives towards human urine fertilisers, this study investigates Gotlandic farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser derived from human urine, developed by Sanitation360. READ MORE

  5. 4. The effects of fishing on stability of a food web under climate warming

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Gabriel Nordström; [2023]
    Keywords : fishing; climate change; temperature; predator; consumer; resource; stage-specific; food webs; ontogenetic assymetry; biomass overcompensation; emergent Allee effects; limit cycles;

    Abstract : Predicting the effects of fishing in a warmer environment caused by climate change requires knowledge of what trophic level is fished on, the physiological effects of temperature on fish, and how these two affect ecological interactions. Both temperature and fishing are known to affect the stability of food webs in several ways. READ MORE

  6. 5. "The Limits of Nudging": A Case Study on Nudge-based Interventions in E-commerce Sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Athulya Purushothaman; [2023]
    Keywords : Pro-Environmental Behavior; Nudge; E-Commerce; Digitization; Digital Nudges; Consumer Behavior; Digital Marketing; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Modern consumerism and overconsumption in e-commerce have profound ecological ramifications, necessitating the adoption of pro-environmental behavior. Imagine a world where sustainable choices are seamlessly integrated into our online shopping experience. READ MORE