Special Issue "Innovative Sustainable Practices from Product to Consumer"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang
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Hospitality and Retail Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Interests: psychology of sustainability; sustainable education and approaches; sustainable consumer behavior and culture
Prof. Dr. Stacy H. Lee
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Department of Hospitality and Retail Management, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415, USA
Interests: sustainability in retail industry; sustainable consumption and production; global supply chain; international trades; online multi-sided platforms; big data and social media; corporate social responsibility in organizational; consumer studies
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Dr. Seoha Min
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Apparel Merchandising and Management, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA
Interests: cultural aspects of design; sustainable design practices; innovative technology in the design proces

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Industry players have embraced sustainability in various forms within their business practices, from product development to consumer/retail management. To achieve sustainability goals, they have taken action on a number of initiatives, such as innovations in sustainability strategies. For example, adapting virtual prototyping technology enables designers and manufactures to achieve sustainability by resource-efficient, human-centered product development. In addition, there has been a sustainability movement to foster a change in the retail system towards ecological and social integrity, which can lead all stakeholders in the retail supply chain to rethink their actions with regard to sustainability. Innovative mindset and successful sustainability practice examples can help to build a sustainable culture for retailers and consumers, which, in turn, benefits the future industry. Therefore, it is important to understand the innovative sustainable practices that are currently in place and to explore how to broaden the understanding and action related to them.

In this context, this Special Issue invites research investigating innovative sustainable perspectives/practices, from product development to retail management and consumer behavior. The topics related to this Special Issues could be approached by a variety of methodological and philosophical means. Papers may address sustainability issues from the perspective of business and industry, marketing, psychology, sociology, or pedagogy. Contributions from an interdisciplinary perspective are also encouraged.

Deadline: December 31st, 2021

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Innovative approaches and strategies in sustainability issues in retail management;
  • Contemporary consumer behavior practices related to sustainability;
  • Sustainable supply chain management;
  • Communication strategies and big data analysis in sustainability;
  • Creative/innovative product development for sustainability;
  • Technology advancement in product development, supply chain, and retail business for sustainability.

Dr. Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang
Prof. Dr. Stacy H. Lee
Dr. Seoha Min
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • retail management
  • consumer behavior
  • product development
  • supply chain management
  • innovativeness
  • technology

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Sustainability Transparency and Trustworthiness of Traditional and Blockchain Ecolabels: A Comparison of Generations X and Y Consumers
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8469; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158469 - 29 Jul 2021
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Consumers and professionals realize the importance of adopting social and environmental responsibility, but it is not easy for companies to implement transparent sustainability strategies that consumers can trust. Thus, it is often hard for consumers to compare brands to make conscious sustainability decisions. [...] Read more.
Consumers and professionals realize the importance of adopting social and environmental responsibility, but it is not easy for companies to implement transparent sustainability strategies that consumers can trust. Thus, it is often hard for consumers to compare brands to make conscious sustainability decisions. Blockchain technology is proposed as a bridge between ecolabels and industry initiatives as this technology provides the transparency of sustainable business practices. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of effectiveness, knowledge of the sustainability initiative, and trust in claims made by a company in ecolabels (i.e., traditional and blockchain ecolabels) on intention to buy products by comparing Generations X and Y. A total of 200 participants completed the survey. The results indicated that both the trust and knowledge measures were higher for the blockchain label than for the traditional ecolabel for Generation Y. Thus, the companies should determine how to effectively integrate this technology to the mutual benefit of the retailer and consumer by different generations. Full article
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