Barkemeyer, R., Young, C.W. orcid.org/0000-0003-2586-9450, Chintakayala, P. K. et al. (1 more author) (2022) Eco-labels, Conspicuous Conservation and Moral Licensing: An Indirect Behavioural Rebound Effect. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2022), 05-09 Aug 2022, Seattle, Washington, USA. Academy of Management , NY, USA
Abstract
Does the purchasing of eco-labelled products really support a transition towards more sustainable consumption? In this paper, we explore eco-labelling through the lens of the rebound literature, extending its rationale to products that are associated with a price premium in return for added environmental quality attributes. Reporting on two inter-related studies into the link between eco-labelled product purchasing and environmental resource consumption, we find that eco-labels flourish in more affluent economies characterised by higher levels of resource consumption; and that willingness to consume eco-labelled products is positively related to higher individual resource footprints, constituting an indirect behavioural consumer rebound effect.
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
| Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/S007164/1 ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/L011891/1 |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2025 12:49 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2025 22:50 |
| Published Version: | https://journals.aom.org/doi/epdf/10.5465/AMBPP.20... |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Academy of Management |
| Identification Number: | 10.5465/ambpp.2022.236 |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:225496 |

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