This study examines the relationship between digitalisation, digital marketing innovation, and sustainable consumption using macro-level longitudinal data for 2012–2025 (T = 14 annual observations). The core empirical analysis is correlational...
Food production and consumption present major sustainability challenges, and finding ways to reduce the environmental impact of food, for example through behavioural changes by consumers, is becoming increasingly important. In recent years, digital i...
The article aims to identify consumer types based on their attitudes and behaviors toward phygital tools and solutions. The analysis was based on the authors’ empirical research. The research was conducted on a sample of 2160 Polish consumers....
As global awareness of environmental and social challenges continues to rise, companies are increasingly re-evaluating how they connect with consumers. This study investigates the role of digital marketing in promoting more sustainable consumer behav...
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention not only on health and social issues, but on the issue of digital transformation as well. Within a very short time, universities had to convert their courses to digital formats and university life was reduc...
This paper aimed to understand consumer behaviour based on different constructs of buying behaviour antecedents, which included attitudes towards social aspects, green values, the value placed on digital channels, and green advertisements. Through an...
In the evolving digital marketplace, consumer behaviour is increasingly shaped by green marketing strategies, particularly in the context of sustainable consumption. This study aims to examine the mechanisms through which green content marketing and...
As digital consumption increasingly unfolds in hybrid phygital environments, algorithmic systems play a growing role in shaping user choices, perceptions of fairness, and sustainability-related behaviour. Prior research has examined sustainable consu...
This study investigates how digital lifestyles and cognitive fatigue influence sustainable behaviour and energy awareness among Generation Z. Drawing on environmental psychology and social science perspectives, it explores behavioural and cognitive m...
The sustainability debate in the food sector has exposed the current food system to critics, encouraging the significant growth of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), new ways of food production, distribution and consumption that aim to shorten the foo...
Inbound digital marketing strategies play a vital role in the tourism industry, significantly influencing visitors’ decision-making processes, enhancing tourist experiences, and ensuring post-consumption satisfaction. This study explores the ef...
OptimalMe is a digital healthy lifestyle intervention for women planning a pregnancy, with remotely delivered coaching. This follow-up study of Australian women, stratified by coaching delivery mode (phone vs. videoconferencing), assessed alignment t...
The transition of the energy system into a more efficient state requires innovative ideas to finance new schemes and engage people into adjusting their behavioural patterns concerning consumption. Effective energy management combined with Information...
The sharing economy substitutes owning with accessing, promoting sustainable development by reducing excessive consumption and resource overuse, which harm the environment. Sharing reduces resource and energy use, lowering emissions and waste disposa...
Sustainability and related issues are widely accepted as vital themes in contemporary fields. These include the idea of developing products and services necessary for individuals to lead sustainable lives into the future in Industry 4.0 (I4.0), the m...
The business figures linked to the economy of big companies have shown that large technology platforms are some of the few major beneficiaries of the global economic crisis generated by COVID-19. The study compares biannual results of digital consump...
This study investigates how young Chinese consumers across generational lines engage with wine, addressing three key research questions: What motivates their wine purchases? What sensory preferences do they exhibit? And through which channels do they...
Digital or intelligent water meters are being rolled out globally as a crucial component in improving urban water management. This is because of their ability to frequently send water consumption information electronically and later utilise the infor...
Information infrastructure is essential for digital transformation and AI-enabled services, but its operation also involves high electricity consumption and carbon emissions. This study develops a tripartite evolutionary game model involving the gove...
15 April 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has entailed an unprecedented health crisis with significant economic impacts in many sectors worldwide. The tourism sector has been one of the most affected, with significant impacts on the number of cancelled reservations, a d...
Switching out meat in favour of plant-based alternatives such as meat substitutes is an important step towards eating more sustainably. Here, the aim was to identify and explore the specific barriers experienced by Swedish consumers when replacing me...
The use of recycled aggregates in the manufacture of concrete is presented as a solution to reduce the consumption of resources and waste in the construction sector and contribute to a lower environmental impact. This work aims to explore the possibi...
Higher education institutions are increasingly expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining reliable educational, laboratory, and administrative operations. This challenge is particularly relevant in transition economies, where unive...
This study examines Italian adolescents’ willingness to use electronic devices rather than printed paper for reading and writing activities, a behavioural choice that differs from more conventional pro-environmental actions due to its implicati...
The global energy crisis has spurred increased investments in energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives; however, the results have fallen short of expected effectiveness. Concurrently, population growth and urbanisation drive a persistent surge...
Myopia is an increasingly common refractive disorder in children, with growing concern regarding the potential role of screen time and digital device use in its development and progression. This systematic review assessed the association between scre...
Buildings account for a significant share of global energy consumption and carbon emissions, making deep renovations essential for climate mitigation. Renovation passports (RPs) are an emerging concept still in the early stages of development, design...
Energy labels are a powerful instrument to influence the electricity consumption of appliances and lighting devices in households. However, the real consumption data depend on a number of different factors, including marketing policies, purchase pref...
Digital leisure has become the main reason young people make use of the Internet and social media. Previous research shows the danger of certain activities in the online environment. Of particular concern are those of a recreational nature, which are...
Globally, nearly one third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. This equals a total of 1.3. billion tonnes per year, which is a large, unnecessary burden for the environment and the economy. Research and development have delivere...
Background/Objectives: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are important components of adolescent lifestyle, but favourable movement behaviour may not correspond to favourable behaviours across other health-related domains. This study aimed to...
As consumption becomes increasingly mediated by digital platforms, green nudging has emerged as an important tool for promoting sustainable consumption. Platform green nudging is characterised by datafication, interface design, algorithmisation, and...
4 September 2019
Introduction: There is strong evidence that people with disabilities suffer from a significant digital divide. However, there are reports indicating that Internet use may result in many benefits for those with disabilities. The aim of the study was t...
Digital food images cannot transmit real aroma, but visual aroma symbols may help communicate expected smell, freshness, and eating appeal. This repeated-measures visual perception study compared black visual aroma symbols applied to a digital pasta...
The development of restorative tourism in post-war countries is crucial to economic recovery, cultural preservation, and social stabilization. While various nations have adopted different reconstruction strategies following conflicts, Ukraine’s...
Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA) technology has emerged as a promising approach for constructing nanoscale digital circuits, offering notable advantages such as minimal power consumption, rapid processing speeds, and highly compact layouts. Tradit...
The building sector represents a major frontier in the global response to climate change, accounting for approximately one-third of global energy consumption and a comparable share of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. This review conducts a PR...
Global clothing production and waste continues to increase while garment utilisation is decreasing. Many consumers wear only a fraction of the clothing they own, often forgetting or overlooking items already in their wardrobes. This disconnection fro...
Beer consumption patterns are evolving, with gluten-free beers (GFBs) and low- and no-alcohol beers (NABLABs) exhibiting continuous growth, underpinned by health-conscious consumers, younger generations’ preference for moderate drinking, and a...
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a regulatory tool proposed by the European Union to strengthen traceability, sustainability and transparency in the textile industry. This study analyses the awareness, attitudes and behaviour of Portuguese consu...
7 November 2023
Excessive alcohol consumption carries a significant health, social and economic burden. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is one approach to identifying patients with excessive alcohol consumption and providing intervent...
Organic food consumption has attracted increasing attention as consumers become more concerned about health, sustainability, product quality, and the reliability of food information. However, positive attitudes toward organic food do not necessarily...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the foremost global cause of mortality, driven significantly by modifiable lifestyle factors. This study employs a data-driven approach to identify and evaluate these risk factors using advanced machine learning t...
The growing aging population are increasingly suffering from the negative health consequences of the age-related decline in their senses, especially their chemical senses. Unfortunately, however, unlike for the higher senses of vision and hearing, th...
This study develops and tests an integrated model explaining why travellers substitute conventional watches with smartwatches, incorporating functional, emotional, and health-related factors: travel convenience, perceived multifunctionality, digital...
Electric motorcycles are central to Sub-Saharan Africa’s transition to electric mobility, yet manufacturers in the region typically rely on costly and time-consuming physical prototyping to optimise powertrains built from imported components. T...
The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) refers to an architecture in which digital objects have identification, sensing, connectivity, and processing capabilities that allow them to connect with other devices as well as perform tasks on the i...
This study aimed to identify and evaluate physicians‘ perceptions of the key barriers that limit the consumption of dairy products, as well as the information sources and measures that could be implemented in marketing and educational practices...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the barriers to adopting lifestyle factors other than physical activity important for optimal peak bone mass (PBM) acquisition—namely, dietary factors, avoidance of cigarette smoking, and keeping alcoh...
Carbohydrates are important macronutrients in human and rodent diet patterns that play a key role in crucial metabolic pathways and provide the necessary energy for proper body functioning. Sugar homeostasis and intake require complex hormonal and ne...
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