This paper considers the ethical purchasing of what is described as conscious consumers.
Conscious consumers remain a 'work in progress', and present a complex mix of …

Despite their ethical intentions, ethically minded consumers rarely purchase ethical products
(Auger and Devinney: 2007, Journal of Business Ethics 76, 361–383). This intentions …

Purpose–Literature examining resistant consumer behaviour from an ethical consumption
stance has increased over recent years. This paper aims to argue that the conflation …

Many consumers profess to want to avoid unethical offerings in the marketplace yet few act
on this inclination. This study investigates the nature of the rationales and justifications used …

This paper investigates the role of emotions and the prevalence of dissonant/incongruent
choice behaviour within the context of ethical consumption. Based on 31 in-depth interviews …

We intend our book to be a broad introduction to the notion of 'the ethical consumer'that has
arisen around the turn of the twenty-first century. The notion is important because some …

Although consumers are increasingly engaged with ethical factors when forming opinions
about products and making purchase decisions, recent studies have highlighted significant …

Ethical consumption is part of a broader consumption picture. This paper conceptualizes
ethical consumption by theoretically positioning it within Holt's typology of consumption …

Purpose This paper aims to explore why consumers absorb ethical habits into their daily
consumption, despite having little interest or understanding of the ethics they are buying …

Consumer concern for ethical issues has been well documented across much of the
developed world. Research on values is also prominent in the literature. Neglected in …