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15 Citations
5,439 Views
16 Pages

1 July 2022

Scholars have increasingly examined how education influences consciousness for sustainable behaviour, but studies focusing on developing economies are very few, and the role of sustainability-oriented marketing education is currently underexplored. B...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,734 Views
26 Pages

Sustainability Consciousness Research Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis

  • Yonis Gulzar,
  • Nisa Eksili,
  • Pınar Celik Caylak and
  • Mohammad Shuaib Mir

12 December 2023

Sustainability consciousness (SC) is a crucial determinant for the successful execution of sustainability initiatives. The changing of citizens’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors is an essential component in attaining sustainable development...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,001 Views
22 Pages

25 March 2020

The college impact model provides a valuable framework for explaining various college student learning outcomes. However, few quantitative studies have examined the effectiveness of college impact model in explaining engineering undergraduates’...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,740 Views
31 Pages

12 December 2024

This study investigates the sustainability consciousness and environmental behaviors of sports science students, focusing on demographic differences. A total of 440 voluntary students (213 females and 227 males) from the Faculty of Sports Sciences pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,499 Views
20 Pages

Promoting Environmental Citizenship in Education: The Potential of the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire to Measure Impact of Interventions

  • Marta Romero Ariza,
  • Jelle Boeve-de Pauw,
  • Daniel Olsson,
  • Peter Van Petegem,
  • Gema Parra and
  • Niklas Gericke

15 October 2021

Policy documents across the globe call for citizen engagement to fight climate change emergencies and build more sustainable societies. They also recognize the key role of formal and non-formal education in preparing citizens to address those challen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,614 Views
14 Pages

Construction and Validity of an Instrument to Evaluate Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability Perceptions for Social Consciousness

  • Adán Acosta-Banda,
  • Verónica Aguilar-Esteva,
  • Miguel Patiño Ortiz and
  • Julián Patiño Ortiz

21 February 2021

The construction and content validity of an instrument to evaluate the perception and social consciousness on renewable resources and energy sustainability was done. First, a review and analysis of the existing instruments in the literature was carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,469 Views
15 Pages

10 September 2024

The main purpose of this study was to reveal the relationships between green purchasing intention, sustainability consciousness, environmental attitude, and ecotourism experience within the scope of the theory of planned behaviour. The results of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,051 Views
25 Pages

12 October 2025

Promoting individuals’ sustainability consciousness (SC) is one of the important way of ensuring a sustainable world and finding ways toward a better life. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of learn–th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,397 Views
27 Pages

Green Core Competencies, Green Process Innovation, and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Sustainability Consciousness, a Mixed Method Study on Golf Hotels

  • Derya Ozilhan Ozbey,
  • Gul Coskun Degirmen,
  • Osman Nurullah Berk,
  • Emine Sardagi,
  • Emel Celep,
  • Durmus Koc and
  • Ebru Gozen

16 May 2024

Sustainability of biological, social, and economic systems is crucial for protecting our common future and preserving the balance between nature and humans. Environmental concerns should be adopted by all units of society and sustainability awareness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,579 Views
20 Pages

Analysis of the Consciousness of University Undergraduates for Sustainable Consumption

  • Miguel Angel Pena-Cerezo,
  • Miren Artaraz-Minon and
  • Jorge Tejedor-Nunez

23 August 2019

This research seeks to measure the degree of consciousness for sustainable consumption in a wide sample of university students. The interest of this study is to analyze if students’ choice of degree, as well as their progress in university educ...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,281 Views
18 Pages

15 October 2018

The contents of Education for Sustainable Development should be included in teachers’ initial and advanced training programs. A sustainable consciousness is one of the main foundations for determining the key competences for sustainability. How...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,581 Views
22 Pages

17 July 2025

This study investigates the interconnected roles of financial planning, environmental consciousness, and artificial intelligence (AI) in fostering sustainable entrepreneurship among merchants in Machala, Ecuador. Through structural equation modeling...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,275 Views
16 Pages

1 February 2025

(1) Background: With the growing severity of global environmental issues and increasing consumer health consciousness, green consumption has become a prominent focus in both research and practice. However, studies on the mechanisms of health consciou...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,974 Views
22 Pages

3 January 2025

The primary objective of this study is to validate the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire (SCQ) for the Portuguese population, ensuring its reliability and applicability across the dimensions of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,443 Views
15 Pages

Social Preferences, Awareness and Ecological Consciousness of Sustainable Drinking Water Options

  • Glykeria Theodoridou,
  • Persefoni Avramidou,
  • Panagiotis Kassianidis,
  • Maria Partalidou,
  • Evangelia Lakioti,
  • Vayos Karayannis and
  • Petros Samaras

16 April 2025

This innovative study focuses on identifying the primary trends in citizens’ decision-making regarding sustainable and healthy water use and the promotion of tap water options. The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether ther...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,656 Views
20 Pages

14 September 2020

To what extent are the values of employees and employers aligned in the context of sustainability and how might this be assessed? These are the main research questions in a case study involving a Swedish Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) with ambition...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,116 Views
22 Pages

15 January 2023

Since the United Nations’ declaration on education for sustainable development (ESD), countries and universities across the globe aim to enhance sustainability consciousness, knowingness, attitude, and behavior among learners. However, there is...

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  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,669 Views
24 Pages

8 April 2022

Electric vehicles have been identified as a viable option for optimization of the energy structure to foster energy conservation and a reduction in emissions, as well as to promote the development of a sustainable economy. Recently, China announced t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,114 Views
12 Pages

Sustainability Awareness of In-Service Physical Education Teachers

  • Salvador Baena-Morales,
  • Alberto Ferriz-Valero,
  • Javier Campillo-Sánchez and
  • Sixto González-Víllora

7 December 2021

Physical Education has been described as a subject with unique characteristics that can contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals. However, an analysis of PE teachers’ (PETs) sustainability consciousness has not yet been conducted....

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  • Open Access
56 Citations
8,143 Views
22 Pages

Analysis of Sustainability Knowingness, Attitudes and Behavior of a Spanish Pre-Service Primary Teachers Sample

  • José María Marcos-Merino,
  • Isaac Corbacho-Cuello and
  • Míriam Hernández-Barco

10 September 2020

In the context of climatic emergency, teaching for sustainability is crucial to transform damaging behavioral social paths into sustainable ones. In this contribution, we focus on the relevance of the Degree in Primary Education to reach this change,...

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  • Open Access
1,526 Views
18 Pages

9 May 2025

In order to achieve environmental sustainability within the tourism industry, it is vital to understand the components that encourage sports tourists to behave in an environmentally friendly way. However, the approach by which environmental aspects a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,308 Views
23 Pages

Religious Travellers’ Improved Attitude towards Nature

  • Rafael Robina Ramírez and
  • Manuel Pulido Fernández

28 August 2018

Pilgrimage is one of the most ancient forms of tourism. Nowadays, it is becoming a mass phenomenon that can lead to serious problems of environmental degradation in valuable sites. In this work, we have analysed by means of a structural equation mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,472 Views
19 Pages

18 January 2024

This study seeks to explore the impact of the sustainable features of running shoes on consumers’ inclination to pay a premium price. This research delves into the mediating effect of perceived sustainability and the moderating roles of environ...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,700 Views
27 Pages

17 August 2025

This research utilised Value–Belief–Norm theory (VBN) to develop a conceptual framework to test the impact of environmental consciousness on green purchasing behaviour through financial attitude. In addition, this study tested the moderat...

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  • Open Access
46 Citations
26,317 Views
14 Pages

21 July 2022

The circular economy is one of the crucial issues in fashion because the fashion industry is a major global polluter. Many consumers are adopting a more sustainable lifestyle and it shows in their buying preferences and behaviors. This study aims to...

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  • Open Access
177 Citations
19,281 Views
21 Pages

An Investigation of Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Sustainable Development in Malaysia

  • Mohd Yusoff Yusliza,
  • Amirudin Amirudin,
  • Raden Aswin Rahadi,
  • Nik Afzan Nik Sarah Athirah,
  • Thurasamy Ramayah,
  • Zikri Muhammad,
  • Francesca Dal Mas,
  • Maurizio Massaro,
  • Jumadil Saputra and
  • Safiek Mokhlis

31 August 2020

This study aimed to examine the role of environmental commitment, environmental consciousness, green lifestyle, and green self-efficacy in influencing pro-environmental behaviour. Data were obtained through a survey of 72 students at one of the train...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,271 Views
1 Page

27 February 2024

The Sustainability Editorial Office retracts the article “An Exploratory Study of the Intrinsic Mechanisms of Occupational Stigma Consciousness, Career Development, and Work–Life Balance among Female Leaders” [...]

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  • Open Access
99 Views
18 Pages

21 January 2026

This study explores the factors that influence Gen Z consumers’ green purchasing behavior, addressing a gap in current research by combining the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Theory of Consumption Values, and Generational Theory, and applying...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,249 Views
24 Pages

Factors Influencing Consumption Intention of Insect-Fed Fish among Italian Respondents

  • Luca Mulazzani,
  • Brunella Arru,
  • Luca Camanzi,
  • Roberto Furesi,
  • Giulio Malorgio,
  • Pietro Pulina and
  • Fabio A. Madau

2 September 2023

The rise in the world’s demand for fish is increasingly met by aquaculture. However, this sector still shows various criticalities in terms of sustainability of practices, first and foremost, that of feed availability. Nowadays, the use of inse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
358 Citations
53,166 Views
25 Pages

The Effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development

  • Jelle Boeve-de Pauw,
  • Niklas Gericke,
  • Daniel Olsson and
  • Teresa Berglund

24 November 2015

Perhaps the most important issue in our time is how to sustain our planet’s resources, while developing wealth and well-being for a growing population. This monumental task has been defined in the concept of sustainable development (SD). During the l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,779 Views
20 Pages

The promotion of sustainable schools is an important criterion for the promotion of ecological protection and the transformation of today’s society into a more sustainable one. The early childhood environment is believed to provide the ideal fo...

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545 Views
19 Pages

2 December 2025

As the global context for sustainable actions increases continuously, understanding the psychological and demographic factors that influence green purchase intention (GPI) is vital for promoting sustainable consumer behavior. This study addresses the...

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  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,369 Views
17 Pages

31 October 2022

Animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and food safety have become topics of international concern. With the rise of friendly rearing and green consumption consciousness, consumers can use animal welfare certification labels as references to m...

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  • Open Access
39 Citations
13,318 Views
11 Pages

11 February 2022

Dietary choices, as the types and amounts of foods that individuals consume, are a major determinant of human health and environmental sustainability. From a marketing perspective, it becomes imperative to identify and understand the factors that mot...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,492 Views
13 Pages

The Paddy Procurement System for Sustainability: Evidence from Bangladesh Agriculture Sector

  • Md. Ashraful Islam,
  • Md. Aminul Islam,
  • Farid Ahammad Sobhani,
  • Pradip Royhan,
  • Md. Kausar Alam and
  • Md. Sharif Hassan

22 March 2023

Bangladesh derives one-half of its agricultural GDP and one-sixth of its national income from paddy. It is crucial to the farmers’ ability to survive. This paper aims to investigate current paddy procurement system and farmer awareness in the B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
14,284 Views
20 Pages

18 January 2023

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of supply chain integration (SCI), demand for halal products (DHP), halal marketing (HM), process quality improvement (PQI), food safety concerns (FSCs), and health consciousness (HC) on sustainab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,638 Views
15 Pages

Drivers of Purchase Intentions of Generation Z on Eco-Products

  • Alina Filip,
  • Alin Stancu,
  • Lucian-Florin Onișor,
  • Oana Cristina Mogoș,
  • Ștefan-Alexandru Catană and
  • Dumitru Goldbach

15 January 2025

Concerns about environmental protection and sustainable consumption increased among Generation Z, as a consequence of more perceived risks emerging in the context of climate change and depletion of natural resources. The aim of the present research w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,069 Views
20 Pages

Adopting Green Behaviors in the Construction Sector: The Role of Behavioral Intention, Motivation, and Environmental Consciousness

  • Ahsen Maqsoom,
  • Muhammad Umer,
  • Wesam Salah Alaloul,
  • Alaa Salman,
  • Fahim Ullah,
  • Hassan Ashraf and
  • Muhammad Ali Musarat

14 April 2023

Non-renewable resources have been becoming scarcer on a global scale by the day, while energy demand has been rising exponentially. To tackle this problem, organizations worldwide have been striving to learn and adopt green practices to sustain thems...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,999 Views
11 Pages

Sustained Axonal Degeneration in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness

  • Sergio Bagnato,
  • Maria Enza D’Ippolito,
  • Cristina Boccagni,
  • Antonio De Tanti,
  • Lucia Francesca Lucca,
  • Antonio Nardone,
  • Pamela Salucci,
  • Teresa Fiorilla,
  • Valeria Pingue and
  • Maria Andriolo
  • + 5 authors

14 August 2021

(1) Background: Sustained axonal degeneration may play a critical role in prolonged disorder of consciousness (DOCs) pathophysiology. We evaluated levels of neurofilament light chain (NFL), an axonal injury marker, in patients with unresponsive wakef...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,637 Views
20 Pages

13 January 2025

The discourse on understanding and implementing sustainable development has so far focused primarily on the external aspects, neglecting the internal dimension of people. The main purpose of our paper is to contribute to addressing this research gap....

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,566 Views
14 Pages

The Effect of Environmental Consciousness on Environmental Management

  • Cheng-Li Huang,
  • Fan-Hua Kung and
  • Chia-Ling Cheng

6 November 2022

The objective of this study was to combine environmental, social, and governance (ESG) theories, namely instrumental, political, integrative, and ethical theories, to understand whether differences in environmental consciousness of managers led to di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,945 Views
26 Pages

23 December 2022

Biowaste and manure are resources readily available as feedstock for biogas production. Possible scenarios with increased use of biowaste and manure for biogas production in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are investigated in this study using an Agent-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
19,234 Views
18 Pages

22 November 2022

With environmental issues rapidly emerging on a global scale, a growing number of the companies are paying greater attention to the behavioral outcome of general consumers who are more or less prone to purchasing eco-friendly products. Based on this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,469 Views
11 Pages

1 June 2020

Decorative paints may evaporate hazardous emissions such as volatile organic compounds and formaldehydes. Studying the paints’ packaging showed that a great amount of decorative paints available in the German market contain low concentrations o...

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  • Open Access
1,033 Views
12 Pages

Climate change is a pressing global challenge, significantly influenced by human actions. Considering that buildings account for approximately 40% of total US energy use in the United States, this study examines how humanized energy labeling can infl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,588 Views
38 Pages

7 November 2024

Traffic inspection (TraffIns) work in this article is positioned as a specific module of road traffic with its primary function oriented towards monitoring and sustainably controlling safe traffic and the execution of significant events within a part...

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  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,749 Views
13 Pages

16 June 2023

The demand and commercialization of organic foods is developing rapidly. However, there is an imbalance between the increasing use of these products and the limited attention of researchers to this category of products. The present study intends to e...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,680 Views
14 Pages

16 October 2018

The concept of child-friendliness has appeared in numerous research studies concerning sustainability and the wellbeing of children. For this critical review of child-friendly environments (CFEs), an evaluation framework of CFEs has been developed, c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,895 Views
25 Pages

20 October 2021

For about two years, the climate youth activism initiative Fridays for Future has addressed climate emergency, receiving considerable attention because of their consistent protests every week in many different locations worldwide. Based on empirical...

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5 Citations
2,311 Views
13 Pages

20 October 2021

An oxymoron is a self-contradicting or incongruous word or group of words as in Lord Byron’s (1788–1824) line from his satirical epic poem Don Juan; “melancholy merriment”, An oxymoron is a rhetorical and epigrammatic device for effect, often reveali...

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