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    Environmentally sustainable consumption awareness among children: an empirical study
    (Inder Science, 2020) Rani, Leela
    Rising environmental deterioration and consequent environmental concern led to emergence of sustainability. Sustainable consumption behaviour encompasses all stages of traditional consumption {purchase, use and dispose off}, was redefined and reconceptualise to arrive at new frameworks of sustainable consumption. Within this frame work the role of education to create awareness and understanding has been widely acknowledged. With this backdrop, current study was designed to investigate awareness level of ESCB among primary school children. The current study investigates if the demographic variables have any influence on ESCB awareness. Results showed that at an overall level both gender and type of school had significant correlation with ESCB awareness levels. Gender and school type did not have significant correlation with reuse. This study has important implications for marketers, school authorities and education policymakers who can use the framework for in-depth investigation across the four phases of sustainable consumption process applicable to school children.
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    A Study of Children's Influence on Environmentally Sustainable Consumption Decisions in Household
    (Indianjournals, 2014) Rani, Leela
    This study aims to understand children's (in the age group of 6 to 10 years) influence on Environmentally Sustainable Consumption Decisions (ESCD). The data was collected from 120 respondents consisting of children and their parents. The scope of study was extended to 10 product categories and across three decision-making stages of sustainable consumption. Quantitative analysis was conducted on data collected through a 33-item questionnaire. The results show that children do exercise influence on environmentally sustainable consumption of certain product types. These findings help marketer to gain at better understanding of the influence of children's power on environmentally sustainable consumption decisions (ESCD)so that they can better design their market actions. This exploratory study demonstrates that children and parents both perceive children's influence on environmentally sustainable consumption decision for various product categories.