The Environmental Commitment of Consumer Organizations in Denmark, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Belgium

Consumer organizations have traditionally been concerned with protecting, informing, and educating the weak consumers. These policies were deemed necessary because of the unequal power balance and conflicts of interests between consumers and producers. Since there are also conflicts between the inte...

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Published in:Journal of consumer policy 1997, Vol.20 (1), p.45-67
Main Authors: Grunert-Beckmann, Suzanne C., Grønhøj, Alice, Pieters, Rik, van Dam, Ynte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Belgium
Consumer attitudes
Consumer movements
Consumer organizations
Consumer policy
Consumer protection
Consumers
Consumers' associations
Denmark
Environmental health
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Great Britain
Leerstoelgroep Marktkunde en consumentengedrag
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
Marktkunde en Consumentengedrag
MGS
Netherlands
Studies
United Kingdom
Western Europe
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Summary:Consumer organizations have traditionally been concerned with protecting, informing, and educating the weak consumers. These policies were deemed necessary because of the unequal power balance and conflicts of interests between consumers and producers. Since there are also conflicts between the interests of nature on the one hand, and consumers and producers on the other, the rationale of consumer organizations' involvement in environmental issues while considering their original objectives is discussed. The commitment of several European consumer organizations with respect to environmental issues during the past two decades is identified and discussed in order to assess whether and how environmental issues are internalized in consumer policy across time.
ISSN:0168-7034
1573-0700
DOI:10.1023/A:1006892501430