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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aaf0e4 |
Peeling back the label-exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom | |
Ostfeld, Rosemary1; Howarth, David1; Reiner, David2; Krasny, Pawel3 | |
2019 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 14期号:1 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England |
英文摘要 | Palm oil production has been linked to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. We explore consumer awareness of palmoil, perceptions of its environmental impact, recognition of ecolabels including the Roundtable on Sustainable PalmOil (RSPO) ecolabel, and inclusion or avoidance of ecolabels in household shopping using a representative sample of the British population. We find consumer awareness of palmoil to be fairly high (77%), with 41% of those aware of palm oil perceiving it as 'environmentally unfriendly', more than double the level of any other vegetable oil examined. However, recognition of the RSPO ecolabel is the same as those who 'recognize' a fictitious ecolabel, making recognition indistinguishable fromzero. Based on our logistic regression analysis, members of the British population most likely to actively include ecolabelled products in their weekly household shopping are those who are female, from higher socioeconomic groups, spend more than 120 pound per week on household shopping, and have received a Bachelors degree or higher. Despite clear benefits of environmental certification and ecolabelling, a relatively niche segment of the general population actively includes ecolabelled products in their weekly household shopping. Therefore, we recommend current policies be amended to require companies to source 100% identity preserved certified palm oil that can be traced to the plantation level to avoid having to rely on consumer decisions to enable a shift towards more responsibly-sourced palm oil. Additionally, requiring multinational companies to map and publicly disclose full supply chain information for all global operations, including palmoil suppliers and concessions, could help illuminate and discourage unsustainable practices. |
英文关键词 | roundtable on sustainable palm oil ecolabel environmental certification palm oil |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000455056100001 |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/31023 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Cambridge, Dept Land Econ, 19 Silver St, Cambridge CB3 9EP, England; 2.Univ Cambridge, Judge Business Sch, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1AG, England; 3.European Bank Reconstruct & Dev, One Exchange Sq, London EC2A 2JN, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ostfeld, Rosemary,Howarth, David,Reiner, David,et al. Peeling back the label-exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2019,14(1). |
APA | Ostfeld, Rosemary,Howarth, David,Reiner, David,&Krasny, Pawel.(2019).Peeling back the label-exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,14(1). |
MLA | Ostfeld, Rosemary,et al."Peeling back the label-exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 14.1(2019). |
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