‘Sustainable’ marketing mixes and the paradoxical consequences of good intentions

Erik L. Olson

Journal of Business Research, 2022, vol. 150, issue C, 389-398

Abstract: Global resource use and related emissions continue to rise despite decades of public and private sector marketing efforts to encourage more sustainable consumption. One question seldom addressed in the sustainability literature is the degree to which sustainable marketing mixes might paradoxically encourage higher levels of consumption by reducing purchase related guilt and costs. The current research examines fast fashion sustainability initiatives and finds evidence of moral self licensing and rebound effects that lead to higher predicted sales even among the most environmentally conscious consumers. Implications for sustainability researchers and practitioners are then discussed.

Keywords: Fast fashion; Sustainability; Green marketing; Moral self licensing; Rebound effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.05.063

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