Why consumers buy green

Green Growth: Managing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy: Learning by Doing in East Asia and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 287-308

  Darnall, Nicole ^a   Ponting, Cerys ^b   Vazquez Brust, Diego A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco label; Environmental knowledge; Green consumerism; Green consumption; Green purchasing; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007301137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4417-2_15     Document Type: Chapter

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