Sustainable consumption: consumption, consumers and the commodity discourse

By J. Connolly, Andrea Prothero. 2003

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It’s not easy being green: the effects of attribute tradeoffs on green product preference and choice (2012, result): “In contrast to the mass-market, only the small “dark green” consumer segment consistently follows through on their pro-green attitudes by also performing pro-green behaviors (Connolly and Prothero 2003; Ginsberg and Bloom 2004; Peattie and Peattie 2009).”
When do materialistic consumers join commercial sharing systems (2016, background): “In a similar fashion, Connolly and Prothero (2003) reveal that consumers associate consumption self-restrictions as cold and dark.”
Compassion without action: Examining the young consumers consumption and attitude to sustainable consumption (2010, background): “By steering marketing practice towards considering broader environments and environmental definitions (Connolly and Prothero, 2003), a comprehensive approach to sustainable marketing and sustainable living can be achieved.”
Anti‐brand communities, negotiation of brand meaning, and the learning process: The case of Wal‐Mart (2010, background): “Passive resistance includes forms of frugality (Connolly and Prothero 2003 ; Lastovicka et al.”
Materialism: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2014, background): “Products allow people to construct their own desired identities, and thus may serve as self-signals of particular qualities (e.g. intelligence, taste) that are central to one’s self-identity (Connolly & Prothero, 2003; Elliot, 2013).”
An Environmental Perspective on Clothing Consumption: Consumer Segments and Their Behavioral Patterns (2017, background): “However, most consumers still do not link their clothing consumption patterns with environmental degradation [18,19].”
Business Unethicality as an Impediment to Consumer Trust: The Moderating Role of Demographic and Cultural Characteristics (2013, background): “…are likely to take various punitive measures (e.g., boycotting goods), if they feel that their supplying organizations are acting unethically (Connolly and Prothero, 2003); finally, there is evidence that a growing number of consumers takes into consideration corporate social responsibility…”
The coherence of inconsistencies: Attitude–behaviour gaps and new consumption communities (2012, background): “These consumption restraints did not portray suffering or ‘colder and darker places’ (Connolly & Prothero, 2003 ); rather such altered consumption practices seemed to liberate people from mainstream, consumerist norms and created joy through the achievement of environmental goals.”
Consciousness for sustainable consumption: scale development and new insights in the economic dimension of consumers’ sustainability (2013, background): “Likewise, consumers are expected to consume sustainably and pave the way for a sustainable development (Caruana and Crane 2008; Connolly and Prothero 2003; Devinney et al. 2006).”
Studying the ethical consumer: a review of research (2007, background): “Connolly and Prothero (2003) argue that such message sending through consumption and nonconsumption behaviours reveals the consumer as the holder of power.”
Consumer Receptivity to Green Ads (2012, background): “Green marketing strategies have grown to encompass tactics such as cause-related marketing for product sales and corporate image enhancement (Connolly and Prothero 2003), but it is not clear which of these tactics might yield more positive consumer response than product claim strategies.”