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{"title":"Towards sustainable production of sesame products: Comparison of traditional and modern production systems via a life cycle assessment approach","authors":"Bahar M. Fereidani ,&nbsp;Fehmi Görkem Üçtuğ","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Burgeoning ecological crises of food production sector has made the environmental impact evaluation of various food products a sustainability imperative. Specifically, in pursuit of identifying a sustainable production model of high-demand food items, implementing a comparative life cycle assessment of various production approaches is of paramount importance. The energy consumption and environmental impacts of manufacturing two popular sesame products, Tahini (milled sesame paste) and Halva (sweetened sesame paste) in Iran was realized by using life cycle assessment methodology. In this regard, two production systems of traditional and modern, based on sesame cultivation and processing seeds were modeled. Moreover, production of milling stone, as the main instrument in Tahini and Halva production, was evaluated within the boundary of each product system. The highest energy used pattern and carbon footprint were attributed to the traditionally produced Tahini with 89.3 MJ/kg and 12.4 kg CO₂eq/kg respectively; while, the lowest results were associated with modern-based Halva production with 47.8 MJ/kg and 5.4 kg CO₂eq/kg. Compared to the traditional method, modern production of tahini was found to increase acidification potential and ozone layer depletion potential the most, with 73.1 g SO₂eq and 0.735 mg R11eq respectively. Production of milling stone was the predominant hotspot for all products in traditional and modern systems, with average of 56% and 45% contribution to the total energy used, and 75% and 71% contribution to the carbon footprint of products in the former and latter systems respectively. Moreover, implementation of agrivoltaics system and circular economy-based milling stone as the alternative scenarios were evaluated from LCA perspective, which demonstrated that adoption of alternative milling stone could reduce the impact results significantly. It is believed that the novel evaluation framework of this study could serve as an example for future LCA studies to expand the common routine of evaluation and include production of instrument within the product's system boundary.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100166"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000670/pdfft?md5=ef79bc751758da3e208ddfef5da91fb2&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000670-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139195267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of environmental literacy on residents’ green consumption：Experimental evidence from China","authors":"Lanting Liu ,&nbsp;Grace R. Tobias","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100165","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The environmental pollution and climate change caused by rapid industrialization and economic growth have become worldwide concerns. In order to alleviate environmental pressures and seek sustainable development pathways, green consumption has become a focal point of attention. However, the practice of green consumption often constrained by individuals' levels of environmental literacy. Therefore, this study focuses on Shandong Province, comprehensively assessing residents' environmental literacy through four dimensions: environmental values, environmental responsibility, environmental problem perception, and environmental behavioral skills. Similarly, residents' green consumption is evaluated through four dimensions: green products, material recycling, biodiversity conservation, and efficient use of energy. The study investigates the connection between these two aspects to provide robust support for regional sustainable development. Data from 210 valid surveys collected through online questionnaires in Shandong Province revealed a generally high level of environmental literacy and green consumption, but relatively lower performance in dimensions like environmental behavioral skills, green products and material recycling. Further analysis demonstrates significant positive correlations between the four dimensions of environmental literacy and green consumption. Notably, environmental behavior skills and environmental responsibility played pivotal roles in influencing green consumption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000669/pdfft?md5=af30b1c75429da646c1f3848e08c9d7d&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000669-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139107640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of voluntary sustainability adjustments on greenhouse gas emissions from food consumption – The case of Denmark","authors":"Jonas Nordström ,&nbsp;Sigrid Denver","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study we ask how a range of environmental sustainability adjustments that consumers find it easy to adopt affect the carbon footprint of their food consumption. The study is based on information about real purchases of food products and responses to a questionnaire about the various sustainability adjustments that the study participants apply and their concern about climate change. Based on principal component and regression analysis the results from the study indicate that sustainability adjustments such as organic consumption, buying domestically produced food and eating seasonal produce, as well as concern about climate change, are associated with a reduced carbon footprint from food consumption. The largest reductions were found for organic consumers. The results suggested that most committed organic consumers have a carbon footprint that is about one third smaller than that of consumers who seldom buy organic food products. The results also indicate that these voluntary sustainability adjustments are not sufficient to secure conformity with today’s goals for reduced greenhouse gas emissions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000657/pdfft?md5=5e641cfd1593296955fabb9ccdfb365a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000657-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139024638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the acquisition, usage, and disposal behaviours in sustainable food consumption: A framework for future studies","authors":"Thi Xuan Dieu Phan","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Food sustains human life, but household food consumption impacts negatively on the environment. Therefore, many studies in the literature focus on sustainable food consumption. However, these studies are quite fragmented and study only some aspects of food consumption. By applying the thematic analysis approach to available studies in the literature, this research aims to build a framework covering all three phases of food consumption: the acquisition phase (purchasing ingredients), usage phase (cooking, eating, sharing leftover food), and disposal phase (food waste). The framework proposed in this research can become a more comprehensive reference source for future studies in sustainable food consumption topics. In specific, policymakers can use this framework to design effective campaigns/policies to promote sustainable food consumption practices of their residents. Future researchers can reference this framework to conduct more comprehensive studies on sustainable food consumption topics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000633/pdfft?md5=c5e339db798c8ec6255bc60dacc31ff8&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000633-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138839802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aligning community outreach initiatives with SDGs in a higher education institution with artificial intelligence","authors":"Jaluza Maria Lima Silva Borsatto ,&nbsp;Carla Bonato Marcolin ,&nbsp;Etienne Cardoso Abdalla ,&nbsp;Fabiola Dutra Amaral","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Considering the role of community outreach of a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in promoting sustainable regional development, based on the objectives of the UN 2030 Agenda, the present study aims to verify, with the usage of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, the alignment of community outreach actions of an HEI to the SDGs and identify its actions with the greatest impact.</p></div><div><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p>The study is descriptive through a case study at a university in Brazil. Documentary analysis was carried out using data on more than 15,000 community outreach projects developed from 2009 to 2022, using natural language processing (NLP). In addition to the descriptive aspects, combining NLP with statistical techniques allowed us to discuss the alignment between community outreach projects and the SDGs from a longitudinal perspective.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>The results demonstrated that the main SDGs in community outreach actions are SDG 17: Partnerships and Means of Implementation; SDG 4: Quality Education; SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. These results are prominent because community outreach aims to establish a dialogical relationship between society and the university, conceiving the exchange of knowledge based on the actions developed and sharing knowledge with those involved in community extension.</p></div><div><h3>Originality</h3><p>The use of AI technologies to identify and monitor data on community outreach actions in HEI towards the SDGs, and to propose ways to share this information with internal and external stakeholders of the institution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266678432300061X/pdfft?md5=cad0f087d406da1af37d36a7b851f793&pid=1-s2.0-S266678432300061X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138988321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of multiple livelihood diversification strategies on diet quality and welfare of smallholder farmers: Insight from Kaffa zone of Ethiopia","authors":"Kindineh Sisay","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In Ethiopia, agriculture is the primary source of food and livelihood for many rural households, making it a dominant sector that seeks to reduce food/nutrition insecurity and poverty. Even if it is dominant, currently the sector is facing many challenges such as unexpected shock like drought and flooding, reduction in output mainly due to soil nutrient degradation and lack of capital to use improved agricultural technologies. Hence, rural households are compelled to develop strategies to cope with the increasing vulnerability associated with agricultural production. The current study therefore assessed rural households' participation in a combination of multiple livelihood diversification strategies and its impact on diet quality and welfare of smallholder farmers in Southwestern Ethiopia. As the average treatment effect on the treated result from multinomial endogenous switching regression model shows, an isolated participation in non-farm livelihood diversification results in a significant effect on smallholder farmers' welfare but, it doesn't have a significant effect on nutrition security measured in dietary diversity. Likewise, joint participation in off-farm and non-farm livelihood diversification results in a significant effect on rural households' nutrition security however it doesn't have a significant effect on welfare. The only livelihood diversification package that has a significant effect on both welfare and nutrition security simultaneously is off-farm livelihood diversification alone. As a result, policymakers and rural finance programs should shift their focus and place a greater emphasis in incentivizing smallholder farmers to invest on diversification strategies that can boost both welfare and nutrition security simultaneously, which is off-farm diversification.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000621/pdfft?md5=4b67b39cf3a807d3b536cc65c0383a28&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000621-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138713229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors affecting sustainable consumption behavior: Roles of pandemics and perceived consumer effectiveness","authors":"Tri Cao Minh,&nbsp;Nga Nguyen Thi Quynh","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objective of the study is to assess the roles of pandemics and perceived consumer effectiveness in factors affecting the sustainable consumption behavior in the Vietnam's context. Based on two main theoretical foundations: Ajzen's TPB theory (1991) and Schwartz's NAM model (1977), the study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods with 9 scales of 43 observed variables. 645 valid survey responses were collected from five major cities in Vietnam in 2022 and were analyzed by using SPSS and SmartPLS 3.8 softwares. The results showed that pandemics have positive impacts on factors affecting the sustainable consumption behavior, including: environment concern, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, personal norms. Except the subjective norms factor which did not reach statistical significance, the remaining hypotheses were tested to have positive impacts on the intention and sustainable consumption behavior. In addition, the study also demonstrated a positive moderating effect of perceived consumer effectiveness on the relationship between intention and sustainable consumption behavior. Some managerial implications and future researches are also suggested.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000591/pdfft?md5=bc85c9dbc1596ed357968c447d973fe7&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000591-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138633528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumption patterns of organic vegetable consumers in Ghana","authors":"Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa,&nbsp;Stephen Prah,&nbsp;Samuel Asare Austin,&nbsp;Emmanuel Agyei Amponsah,&nbsp;Caleb Achina,&nbsp;Davis Aban Ekow,&nbsp;Iddris Hudard Mazzola,&nbsp;Samuel Tweneboa Kwaku","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study examined organic vegetable attributes, consumer decisions and consumption patterns of consumers in Ghana. A sample of 399 consumers was selected using a simple random sampling technique and data was collected through structured questionnaires. The study analyzed the important attributes of organic vegetables using Kendall's coefficient of concordance. The factors influencing consumers' decision to consume organic vegetables and the proportion of their total expenditure allocated to organic vegetables was analyzed using Cragg's double hurdle model. Finally, ordered logit regression was employed to analyse the factors influencing the consumption patterns of organic vegetables consumers. The results revealed that consumers prioritize health concerns and sensory attributes when purchasing organic vegetables as these were identified as the most important attributes. Also, socioeconomic factors, viz. age group, educational level and income level, as well as institutional factors, viz. market type, availability of organic vegetables and accreditation, significantly influenced the decision and expenditure on organic vegetables. In addition, consumers exhibited irregular consumption patterns, and a significant proportion of consumers acquired information about organic vegetables through family and friends. Furthermore, the ordered logit regression analysis revealed several factors that significantly influenced the consumption patterns of organic vegetables. These include age category, educational level, household head, household size, income level, type of market, time to market, and accreditation. The study recommends that government and other stakeholders should consider consumers' consumption patterns, attributes of organic vegetables they consider prior to purchasing as well as factors influencing their decision-making when developing marketing strategies and policies for organic vegetable farmers. This approach can help meet consumer demands and help improve the development and promotion of organic vegetables in the market.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000608/pdfft?md5=9a942a501971da11dd1541965086ca85&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000608-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138616197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bringing the circular economy home – Insights from socio-technical perspectives on everyday consumption","authors":"Mary Greene ,&nbsp;Kersty Hobson ,&nbsp;Melanie Jaeger-Erben","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transitions toward a circular economy require a nuanced understanding of how change plays out in households in relation to the role of consumers and daily consumption practices. However, little policy and research attention has been paid to the complexities of achieving necessary transformations in everyday cultures of consumption and the possible challenges faced by citizens and householders in achieving a circular economy. As a result, we know little about how circular consumption practices are already emerging in everyday life and can be scaled up across society. Additionally, critical gaps in understanding exist concerning how rebound and spillover effects occur in daily practices and the role of social and material contexts in configuring possibilities for circular consumption. Addressing these gaps, we develop an agenda for attending to the social embeddedness and complexity of participating in the circular economy. This agenda includes several critical elements, including the examination of routine and habitual aspects of social life, dynamics of rebound and spillover effects within interconnected practices, and the impact of institutional-material arrangements and provisioning systems on how consumers use services and products in the performance of social practices. In discussing these elements we outline research gaps and recommendations for future CE policy and research that better appreciates the social and material dynamics of everyday life, with the aim of addressing critical scientific and societal knowledge gaps concerning circular consumption transformations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266678432300058X/pdfft?md5=d0b74b6533bd552469b94282a08a798e&pid=1-s2.0-S266678432300058X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138616605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Engaging hotel guests to reduce energy and water consumption: A quantitative review of guest impact on resource use in tourist accommodation","authors":"S. MacAskill,&nbsp;S. Becken,&nbsp;A. Coghlan","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2023.100156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Compared to residential and commercial buildings, hotels use a high amount of resources in their operation, particularly electricity, water and gas. Resource use in hotels is influenced by both hosts and guests, however initiatives to reduce consumption are typically initiated by the host. To improve the effectiveness of host requests aimed at guests to use less resources, it is important to understand how hotel guests contribute to overall consumption. This study assesses quantitative resource consumption and occupancy data from two Australian case study hotels and investigates the impact of guest occupancy on net resource use. Agency theory is adopted as a framework to examine the host (principle) – guest (agent) exchange, and the agency costs associated with discretionary resource usage by the guest. It is found that guest numbers have little impact on net electricity consumption, however, are closely correlated with water consumption in both case studies. The findings suggest that strategies to reduce resource use are to be organised differently between electricity and water, with the former targeted at the hosts and the latter with the guests. Engaging with guests to reduce discretionary water consumption is expected to achieve greater reductions as compared to electricity and gas. The findings have implications for hotel operators and researchers toward designing and implementing effective resource use reduction strategies in hotels, and for understanding hotel resource use in the context of agency theory.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784323000578/pdfft?md5=d9b1a51dd94f2bf8160fe9d27c6ac48e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784323000578-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138549444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}