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Food waste is one of society's biggest problems, with huge ecological, economic and social consequences. Hence, there is a necessity to derive a better insight in how consumers can be triggered to avoid food waste. Although it is generally known that motivations are important drivers of human behavior, limited attention has been paid to motivations in the food waste context and no viable measurement instrument exists that systematically takes into account the different motivations underlying the avoidance of food waste. Current scales related to food waste concern encompass attitude and awareness items only. The current paper aims to fill this gap and develops a 21-item Motivation to Avoid Food Waste (MAFW) scale. Since consumers may be driven by different motivations to avoid food waste, special attention is paid to the multidimensionality of food waste avoidance motivations. Specifically, the MAFW-scale consists of four motivations: environmental, moral, financial and social motivations. Three studies demonstrate the scale's internal reliability, test-retest reliability, nomological validity, and predictive validity. The MAFW-scale fosters research into the genesis of consumers’ food waste behaviors, and can serve as a tool to segment and target (un)motivated consumers.

The impact of environmental motivations on the individual’s decisions regarding investments in energy efficiency and the adoption of energy-saving habits are analyzed for a representative sample of Chinese inhabitants from the larger Beijing area, replicating a comparative study on Western Europe. For the considered type of energy efficiency investments and daily energy-saving activities similarities and discrepancies between the two regions are discussed in regard to their sociocultural background as well as governmental regulations. The study provides empirical evidence that for Chinese environmental issues if all only play a tertiary role after monetary and regulatory incentives. The findings could suggest that in China policy programs aimed at raising environmental awareness and forming pro-environmental motivations might not lead to an increase in energy efficiency investments and daily energy-saving activities and the Chinese government’s interests in this regard might be better served by implementing corresponding incentives via regulations. In the long-term. However, social peer pressure might affect a change in the Chinese mentality.

The purpose of this study is to replicate and extend the results of the previous study (https://osf.io/tn28x/?view_only=3b307759e1be4979b567aae9f5747717) that focused on whether COVID-19-related restrictions affected people’s environmental motivation and their pro-environmental behavior. More specifically, the purpose of the current study is to replicate the following findings of the original study: (i) COVID-related restrictions did not have a uniform effect on engagement in pro-environmental behaviors; (ii) COVID-related restrictions did not have a uniform effect on behavioral costs of pro-environmental behaviors; (iii) COVID-related restrictions increased perceived behavioral costs of online shopping (delivery time, availability of products, overall difficulty of making the purchase). (iv) COVID-related restrictions did not change preference for environmentally friendly delivery of goods bought online; (v) COVID-related restrictions decreased the weight of environmental attitude as a factor of choice of environmentally friendly delivery options; (vi) COVID-related restrictions increased the weight of delivery time as a factor of choice of delivery options; (vii) COVID-related restrictions did not affect the weight of delivery price as a factor of choice of delivery options. Prior to the current study, we conducted another study using data collected before COVID-related restrictions were introduced (Sample 1, February 19-March 6, 2020) and after they were introduced (Sample 2, April 10-May 11, 2020, respectively); all participants of S2 were in s1, but identifiers of individuals that would link data from S1 and S2 were not available (datasets and materials available here: https://osf.io/tn28x/?view_only=3b307759e1be4979b567aae9f5747717). The current study uses data collected at the time when COVID restrictions were relaxed (Sample 3, September 2-October 3, 2020) and then re-introduced (Sample 4, November 20-December 30, 2020); same participants took place in S3 and S4 and the datasets are linked using identifiers of individual participants.

[Resumo]: A compra e venda de segunda man existe dende hai séculos, mais a aparición das novas tecnoloxías favoreceu o crecemento acelerado dos últimos anos. En vistas da escaseza de investigacións centradas nas motivacións do consumidor, a investigación tivo o obxectivo de identificar as variables con influencia na intención de mercar produtos de segunda man en internet. Levouse a cabo un estudo empírico que partiu do modelo da aceptación e uso da tecnoloxía (TAM). Seleccionáronse as variables máis importantes do modelo (utilidade percibida e facilidade de uso percibida) e engadiuse o risco percibido, o aforro esperado, a motivación ética e ambiental. Difundiuse unha enquisa en liña de xeito aleatorio entre persoas adultas residentes no país, con 371 respostas válidas rexistradas. A evidencia recollida demostrou que o consumidor ten intención de mercar segunda man en liña grazas ao aforro esperado, é a variable máis importante. A utilidade percibida da plataforma de venda inflúe lixeiramente menos e apenas incide a motivación ambiental. Polo tanto, as tres variables poden augurar o comportamento, as restantes rexéitanse por non influír significativamente [Abstract]: The second hand sell and purchase has existed for centuries, however the creation of the new technologies favoured the fast growth of the last years. In sights of the shortage of consumer motivation investigations, this study had the objective of identifying the variables with influence on the intention of buying second-hand product buying on the Internet. An empirical study was done from the acceptance and use of the technology model (TAM). The most important variables of the model (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use) were selected and added the variables perceived risk, expected savings, ethical motivation and environmental motivation. An online survey were randomly spreadded between adults residents in Spain, with 371 valid answers collected. The empirical evidence showed that the customer intends to buy second hand items online due to the expected savings, which is the most important variable. The perception of usefulness of the salling platforms has slightly less influence and hardly affects the decisions, and also environmental motivation hardly matters. Therefore, those three factors can predict consumer behaviour. The remaining variables are refused as they are not influencing significantly. Traballo fin de grao (UDC.ECO). ADE. Curso 2021/2022

Выделена и рассмотрена ступенчатая система общества и зависимость культурных и мировоззренческих структур в человеке в отношении экоосознанности, экоповедения, экоответственности. Современные инструменты распространения информации и как они взаимосвязаны с экополитикой на внутренних и внешних уровнях. Формирование новых алгоритмов поведения с экопрофилем, является основой устойчивого развития человека и окружающей среды в безопасной перспективе. The step system of society and the dependence of cultural and ideological structures in a person in relation to eco-awareness, eco-behavior, eco-responsibility are highlighted and considered. Modern tools of information dissemination and how they are interconnected with eco-policy at internal and external levels. The formation of new behavior algorithms with an ecological profile is the basis for sustainable human and environmental development in a safe perspective.

Eco-conscious behaviors have become a global imperative for entrepreneurs, as the consumer demand for products and services has become increasingly green. Hence, the purpose of this study is to identify the role of entrepreneurship education in environmental sustainability as measured by the launch of green ventures. This study also aims at extending the literature of resource-based view and flow theory by highlighting their application into the green venturing context. Data were collected from 420 Pakistani students having studied an entrepreneurship course in their university life by using the convenience sampling technique. The covariance based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was used to test the hypothesized relationships, and it was identified that entrepreneurship education evokes commitment to the environment, subsequently leading towards university green entrepreneurial support, environmental motivation, and green entrepreneurial behavior. University green entrepreneurial support also significantly influences green venturing, however, environmental motivation does not affect green entrepreneurial behavior. The findings of this study can be useful for policymakers in higher educational institutions, regulatory bodies, and diverse-government agencies dealing with UN sustainable development goals.

Some human actions are linked to the decline of the environment on a planetary scale. In order to motivate individuals to adopt pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs), it is important to understand how individuals react when exposed to persuasive messages. The goal of this program of research was to examine the influence of images of climate change causes, consequences, and solutions on the relationships between environmental motivation, psychological discomfort, discomfort compensation strategies, as well as changes in pro-environmental attitude and PEBs. In Study 1 (N = 199), I identified visual stimuli (pictures) depicting causes, consequences or solutions to global warming to be used in Study 2. Also, I examined the relationship between environmental motivation and competency on the perception of these pictures. The results indicated that the pictures depicting causes or consequences were perceived more negatively than pictures depicting solutions. In addition, findings showed that regardless of the individual’s perceived level of environmental competence and their type of motivation towards PEBs, individuals had a negative perception of pictures depicting causes and consequences to global warming as well as a positive perception of pictures related to solutions to global warming. In Study 2 (N = 312), I examined the relationships between environmental motivation, psychological discomfort, discomfort compensation strategies, as well as changes in pro-environmental attitude and PEBs following the exposition to images identified in Study 1. Three models based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Action-Based Model, and the Hierarchical Action-Based model of Inconsistency Compensation in the Environment (HABICE) domain were examined. The results indicated that exposure to pictures alone is not enough to generate a significant change in pro-environmental attitude or PEBs. The findings showed that the SDT model was best suited to explain the process leading to PEBs changes when exposed to pictures depicting causes of global warming. Finally, the results indicated that the HABICE model was best suited to explain changes in pro-environmental attitude when individuals are exposed to pictures depicting consequences. The HABICE was also a good model to explain the relationships among the different variables when individuals are exposed to pictures depicting solutions to global warming. Overall, this program of research contributed to both SDT and the HABICE models by supporting their conceptual framework.

The literature shows that threats unrelated to environmental problems can shift attention away from these problems and affect pro-environmental behavior. It is not clear whether the COVID-19 crisis that started in 2019 had any uniform effect on pro-environmental behavior and decision making. In two preregistered panel studies conducted before and during the first COVID wave (n1 = 206, n2 = 164) and before and during the second COVID wave (n3 = n4 = 260), we found that the crisis had had no uniform effect on pro-environmental behaviors, environmental attitude, nor on the behavioral costs of general pro-environmental behavior. Analysis of one specific pro-environmental behavior, the choice of environmentally friendly delivery of products, revealed that the general preference for green delivery services and heightened preference for green delivery services among people with higher attitude levels remained unchanged by the COVID-19 crisis. Thus, if the COVID-19 crisis has had any effects on pro-environmental behaviors, these effects are probably fragmented, specific to certain population segments, and not visible in the short-term perspective.

In La Réunion, outdoor activities are at the core of environmental issues. Increasingly, these activities are presented as passionate practice. According to the kind of passion, engagement in the activity is different and the degree of opening to nature and environment would be impacted. Therefore, passion could be a key factor in pro-environmentalism development following outdoor activities practice. The objective of this thesis is to study the role of passion for outdoor activity on nature affiliation and conflict toward environmental protection and their influence on environmental motivation, while emphasizing the role of emotions and place attachment as mediators., À La Réunion, les activités de pleine nature sont au cœur d'enjeux environnementaux importants. De plus en plus, ces activités sont présentées comme des pratiques passionnées. Selon le type de passion, l'engagement dans l'activité est différent et le degré d'ouverture à la nature et à l'environnement pourrait être impacté. En ce sens, la passion pourrait être un facteur clé dans le développement d'un pro-environnementalisme à la suite de la pratique de ces activités. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'étudier le rôle de la passion pour une activité de pleine nature sur l'affiliation à la nature et le conflit vis-à-vis de la protection de l'environnement et leur influence sur la motivation environnementale, tout en soulignant le rôle des émotions et de l'attachement au lieu comme médiateurs.

Управління персоналом – одна з основних задач менеджера. Вплив соціально-психологічного клімату в колективі на економічну ефективність його роботи добре вивчені в роботах численних дослідників ХХ ст. Серед основних умов забезпечення високої мотивації працівників – створення сприятливої екологічної обстановки. Крім ергономіки і раціональної організації праці необхідно вирішувати проблеми промислової та екологічної безпеки. При цитуванні документа, використовуйте посилання http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/33127

In recent years, in addition to financial and social objectives, the microfinance industry has started to look at its environmental bottom line. The objective of this paper is to identify why microfinance institutions (MFIs) decide to go green. Data was collected through a quantitative survey of 160 MFIs and qualitative semi-structured interviews of 23 MFIs’ top managers. Basing our analysis on the model of ecological responsiveness developed by Bansal & Roth (2000), we discover that MFIs that are the most proactive in environmental management are primarily motivated by social responsibility, additionally by competitiveness, and to a lesser extent by legitimation (stakeholder pressure). MFIs for which legitimation is the dominant driver tend to adopt a defensive approach and set up more superficial negative strategies to appear green. In contrast, MFIs for which social responsibility is the dominant driver tend to be more proactive and innovative and develop adapted financial and non-financial services to promote environmentally-friendly practices., info:eu-repo/semantics/published

In recent years, in addition to financial and social objectives, the microfinance industry has started to look at its environmental bottom line. The objective of this paper is to identify why microfinance institutions (MFIs) decide to go green. Data was collected through a quantitative survey of 160 MFIs and qualitative semi-structured interviews of 23 MFIs’ top managers. Basing our analysis on the model of ecological responsiveness developed by Bansal & Roth (2000), we discover that MFIs that are the most proactive in environmental management are primarily motivated by social responsibility, additionally by competitiveness, and to a lesser extent by legitimation (stakeholder pressure). MFIs for which legitimation is the dominant driver tend to adopt a defensive approach and set up more superficial negative strategies to appear green. In contrast, MFIs for which social responsibility is the dominant driver tend to be more proactive and innovative and develop adapted financial and non-financial services to promote environmentally-friendly practices.

We explore whether environmental motivation affects environmental behavior by focusing on volunteering. The paper first introduces a theoretical model of volunteering in environmental organizations. In a next step, it tests the hypothesis working with a large micro data set covering 32 countries from both Western and Eastern Europe using several different proxies to measure environmental motivation. Our results indicate that environmental motivation has a strong impact on individuals’ voluntary engagement in environmental organizations. A higher level of environmental motivation due to higher environmental moral standards may lead to a stronger voluntary involvement in environmental organizations.

We explore whether environmental motivation affects environmental behavior by focusing on volunteering. The paper first introduces a theoretical model of volunteering in environmental organizations. In a next step, it tests the hypothesis working with a large micro data set covering 32 countries from both Western and Eastern Europe using several different proxies to measure environmental motivation. Our results indicate that environmental motivation has a strong impact on individuals' voluntary engagement in environmental organizations. A higher level of environmental motivation due to higher environmental moral standards may lead to a stronger voluntary involvement in environmental organizations.

We explore whether environmental motivation affects environmental behavior by focusing on volunteering. The paper first introduces a theoretical model of volunteering in environmental organizations. In a next step, it tests the hypothesis working with a large micro data set covering 32 countries from both Western and Eastern Europe using several different proxies to measure environmental motivation. Our results indicate that environmental motivation has a strong impact on individuals’ voluntary engagement in environmental organizations. A higher level of environmental motivation due to higher environmental moral standards may lead to a stronger voluntary involvement in environmental organizations.