ETHICAL CONSUMERS IN GREECE: WHO ARE THEY?

Antonia Delistavrou (), Hristo Katrandjiev () and Irene Tilikidou ()
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Antonia Delistavrou: TEI of Thessaloniki, Department of Business Administration
Hristo Katrandjiev: University of National and World Economy
Irene Tilikidou: TEI of Thessaloniki, Department of Business Administration

Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series, 2017, vol. 17, issue 3, 45-67

Abstract: The paper presents a segmentation on the basis of the overall ethical consumption concept for the first time in Greece. Four segments were identified: Ethical Consumers (18.09%), Boycotters (20.48%), Ecological Consumers (27.86%) and Conventional Consumers (33.57%). The Ethical Consumers’ segment consists of well educated citizens, who adopt all ethical behaviours more frequently. These consumers were found to be more confident they can control politics, less materialists, most attracted by postmaterialist goals, as well as less sceptical towards ethical products and less indifferent about ethical consumption issues. This segment may be considered as attractive enough to be targeted by business and non-profit organisations.

Keywords: ethical consumption; segmentation; ethical consumers; ethical unconcern; materialism/postmaterialism; policy control; demographics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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