What is CSR ethical responsibility?
Ethical responsibilities are self enforced initiatives that a company puts in place because they believe it is the morally correct thing to do rather than out of any obligation. Businesses consider how stakeholders will be affected by their activity and work to have the most positive impact.
Why is it important to be a responsible consumer?
By being responsible consumers, students can combat global injustice. An ethical consumer is a person who only purchases items — clothing, food, even furniture — from companies who treat their employees fairly and who do as little harm to the environment as possible.
What is responsibility of consumer?
Consumer responsibility is taking personal responsibility for the environmental costs and consequences of what you purchase and use. Zero waste is first about preventing waste – to reduce and reuse as much as possible before buying new, then about recycling and composting.
How can we possibly become a responsible consumer?
They do not involve radical changes but help us to contribute to the Global Goal for Responsible Consumption:
- Avoid wasting food.
- Avoid wasting water.
- Buy less plastic.
- Refill water bottles.
- Cut down or cut out meat from your diet.
- Cut down or cut out fish from your diet.
- Reduce the amount of energy that you use.
What are the characteristics of a responsible consumer?
What is a responsible consumer?
- Reducing consumption.
- Being more active.
- Consuming local products and contracting local services, as well as secondhand products.
- Keeping and investing their money in an ethical bank.
- Reusing, repairing and recycling.
Why is it important to know your rights as well as your responsibilities as a consumer?
Consumers need to be able to obtain accurate, unbiased information about the products and services they purchase. This enables them to make the best choices based on their interests and prevents them from being mistreated or misled by businesses.
What is meant by consumer Behaviour?
Consumer behavior is the study of individuals and organizations and how they select and use products and services. It is mainly concerned with psychology, motivations, and behavior. The behavior of consumers while researching and shopping.
What factors influence consumer behavior?
3.2 The factors which influence consumer behaviour
- Psychological (motivation, perception, learning, beliefs and attitudes)
- Personal (age and life-cycle stage, occupation, economic circumstances, lifestyle, personality and self concept)
- Social (reference groups, family, roles and status)
- Cultural (culture, subculture, social class system).
What are the four factors that influence consumer behavior?
There are four psychological factors that influence consumer behaviour: Motivation, perception, learning, and attitude or belief system. Motivation speaks to the internal needs of the consumer.
What are the social factors affecting consumer Behaviour?
Social factors affect consumer behavior significantly. Every individual has someone around influencing their buying decisions. The important social factors are: reference groups, family, role and status. (Perreau, 2014.)