Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector
Eco-labelling is a promising approach to promote sustainable consumption. Despite a growing concern for the environmental consequences of food production, the use of eco-labels has remained low. To date, a large body of literature has focused on consumer perspectives of eco-labelling, while research...
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| Lenguaje: | sueco Inglés |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17786/ |
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| author | Larsson, Lina |
| author_browse | Larsson, Lina |
| author_facet | Larsson, Lina |
| author_sort | Larsson, Lina |
| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | Eco-labelling is a promising approach to promote sustainable consumption. Despite a growing concern for the environmental consequences of food production, the use of eco-labels has remained low. To date, a large body of literature has focused on consumer perspectives of eco-labelling, while research on the food industry’s perspective has remained scarce. This study starts to address this gap by analysing the diverse perceptions of eco-labelling among Swedish processors, retailers, and label organisations. The aim of this study is to identify the most critical challenges of eco-labelling and to understand in what form eco-labels can set incentives for the provision of ecosystem services within the agri-food production.
Q-methodology was used to reveal patterns of shared-meaning among ten participants within the Swedish food sector. The findings revealed three perceptions of eco-labelling: label optimists, true conservatives, and label sceptics. The main challenges of eco-labelling were related to consumers understanding and comprehension of labels’ meanings, information on products’ environmental impacts, and the increasing number of eco-labels on the market. The findings further revealed several suggestions for how eco-labels can increase incentives for ecosystem services. These include transparency, product-related information, and promotion of local ecosystem services. |
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| id | RepoSLU17786 |
| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Swedish Inglés |
| publishDate | 2022 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU177862022-06-08T01:01:29Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17786/ Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector Larsson, Lina Agro-industry Trade, marketing and distribution Eco-labelling is a promising approach to promote sustainable consumption. Despite a growing concern for the environmental consequences of food production, the use of eco-labels has remained low. To date, a large body of literature has focused on consumer perspectives of eco-labelling, while research on the food industry’s perspective has remained scarce. This study starts to address this gap by analysing the diverse perceptions of eco-labelling among Swedish processors, retailers, and label organisations. The aim of this study is to identify the most critical challenges of eco-labelling and to understand in what form eco-labels can set incentives for the provision of ecosystem services within the agri-food production. Q-methodology was used to reveal patterns of shared-meaning among ten participants within the Swedish food sector. The findings revealed three perceptions of eco-labelling: label optimists, true conservatives, and label sceptics. The main challenges of eco-labelling were related to consumers understanding and comprehension of labels’ meanings, information on products’ environmental impacts, and the increasing number of eco-labels on the market. The findings further revealed several suggestions for how eco-labels can increase incentives for ecosystem services. These include transparency, product-related information, and promotion of local ecosystem services. 2022-06-01 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17786/3/larsson-l-20220607.pdf Larsson, Lina, 2021. Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector : a Q-study to identify challenges and incentives among food processors, retailers, and label organisations. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-510.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-17786 eng |
| spellingShingle | Agro-industry Trade, marketing and distribution Larsson, Lina Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title | Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title_full | Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title_short | Perceptions of eco-labelling among the Swedish food sector |
| title_sort | perceptions of eco-labelling among the swedish food sector |
| topic | Agro-industry Trade, marketing and distribution |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17786/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17786/ |