Abstract
In order to help meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, governments, businesses, as well as consumers are required to do their share. By means of buying decisions, consumers can contribute to sustainable consumption and also influence businesses to produce more sustainably. Buying groceries is an everyday activity where consumers can easily take action. This chapter focuses sustainable food logistics and describes an empirical study to address the questions of (1) how a consumer’s attitude toward sustainability in a food-logistics context can be assessed, (2) whether people with a positive attitude toward sustainability show a sustainable grocery shopping behavior, and (3) what individual characteristics are beneficial and which ones are cumbersome in this regard. We report the development of an attitude questionnaire and relate this to consumer behavior and personality. Results are discussed and practical implications for businesses and governments are provided to enhance sustainable consumption and production.
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Stöckigt, G., Strube, R., Lubjuhn, S., Brand, M. (2019). Assessment of Consumer Attitudes Toward Sustainability in Food Logistics and the Role of Shopping Behavior and Personal Characteristics. In: Melkonyan, A., Krumme, K. (eds) Innovative Logistics Services and Sustainable Lifestyles. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98467-4_4
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