Sustainable Brand Management and Consumer Perceptions (2nd Edition)
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: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 7180
Special Issue Editors
Interests: services marketing; consumer behaviour; ICT; innovation; sustainability
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Interests: consumer behaviour; innovation; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Changes in consumer behavior are vital to understanding, analyzing, and shaping the transition towards sustainability (Hojnik et al., 2019), as consumption directly or indirectly drives much of the environmental impact produced by the goods and services demanded, produced, and delivered (Witt, 2011). The complexity of internal and external factors that motivate consumers to be interested in strong and functional interactions with brands has been widely reported. However, as highlighted by Majerova et al. (2020), research on the impact of the sustainable brand value management of goods and the individual brand value sources is still limited and inconclusive.
This Special Issue, entitled “Sustainable Brand Management and Consumer Perceptions (2nd Edition)”, will analyze the role of sustainability as a driver of marketing decisions. Thus, we will cover a wide set of topics within the field of marketing, with a particular focus on branding (see enclosed table of potential topics). Sustainability is addressed in many marketing journals, but the evidence of branding decisions to improve sustainability and their impact on consumer behavior is still scarce. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to address the existing gap in the literature by concentrating on the most relevant aspects of sustainable branding and consumer behavior.
We invite submissions on a broad range of issues, and we welcome both conceptual and empirical contributions. Some suggestions for broad themes include the following:
- Pro-environmental behavior conceptualization in different industries;
- Green consumer segmentation based on brand loyalty;
- Drivers of environmentally responsible consumption;
- Adoption of eco-innovations;
- Cross-cultural comparison of attitudes towards green brands;
- Green products, branding, and eco-labels;
- Eco-innovation and brand equity;
- Eco-literacy, environmental concerns, and behavioral intentions;
- Willingness to pay for green brands.
We further encourage studies that examine innovative and even risky ideas while maintaining methodological rigor and providing credible empirical evidence.
Prof. Dr. Irene Gil-Saura
Dr. María Eugenia Ruíz-Molina
Dr. Antonio Marín-García
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- sustainability
- brand management
- consumer perceptions
- services marketing
- consumer behavior
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