The role of awareness of circular economy’s concept in purchase of sustainable goods and access-based and collaborative consumption – Porto case

Elvira Vieira, Ana Pinto Borges, Paula Lopes Rodrigues, Ana Maria Reis and Svitlana Ostapenko

Social Responsibility Journal, 2024, vol. 20, issue 7, 1217-1239

Abstract: Purpose - Circular economy (CE) is receiving increasing worldwide attention as a manner to overcome the challenges linked to current trends of unsustainable energy and resource consumption. This paper aims to fill this gap and analyze the adherence to sustainable, access-based and collaborative consumption practices by exploring the role of CE awareness, specifically in the context of Porto, the second-largest city of Portugal. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology of choice is quantitative, based on partial least square-based structural equation modeling. Findings - The result shows that there is an influence of CE awareness on subsequent sustainable consumption models. Research limitations/implications - Present research contributes to the theory on CE awareness and sustainable consumption. It proposes a model that could be applied in other countries. As this research is developed within the city of Porto, it may limit generalizations of obtained results. Practical implications - As CE practices are embodied into national and local policies, this research contributes to understanding local contexts of CE practices dissemination, providing practical suggestions for businesses and policymakers aiming the transition to the CE. Originality/value - An original approach to measuring the awareness of CE economy is proposed, that is analyzed not only from the familiarity perspective but in six dimensions of its construction: familiarity, importance, perception or interpretation, advantages, social impact and barriers in this process. Further, the conceptual model of the impact that these dimensions have on the adoption of sustainable consumption models (purchase of sustainable products, access-based and collaborative consumption) is proposed.

Keywords: Circular economy; Awareness; Porto; Purchase of sustainable goods; Access-based consumption; Collaborative consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-07-2023-0415

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