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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/aaf0e4
	Peeling back the label - Exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom
	Ostfeld R.; Howarth D.; Reiner D.; Krasny P.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	17489318
卷号	14 期号:1
英文摘要	Palm oil production has been linked to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. We explore consumer awareness of palm oil, perceptions of its environmental impact, recognition of ecolabels including the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ecolabel, and inclusion or avoidance of ecolabels in household shopping using a representative sample of the British population. We find consumer awareness of palm oil to be fairly high (77%), with 41% of those aware of palm oil perceiving it as 'environmentally unfriendly', more than double the level of any other vegetable oil examined. However, recognition of the RSPO ecolabel is the same as those who 'recognize' a fictitious ecolabel, making recognition indistinguishable from zero. Based on our logistic regression analysis, members of the British population most likely to actively include ecolabelled products in their weekly household shopping are those who are female, from higher socioeconomic groups, spend more than -120 per week on household shopping, and have received a Bachelors degree or higher. Despite clear benefits of environmental certification and ecolabelling, a relatively niche segment of the general population actively includes ecolabelled products in their weekly household shopping. Therefore, we recommend current policies be amended to require companies to source 100% identity preserved certified palm oil that can be traced to the plantation level to avoid having to rely on consumer decisions to enable a shift towards more responsibly-sourced palm oil. Additionally, requiring multinational companies to map and publicly disclose full supply chain information for all global operations, including palm oil suppliers and concessions, could help illuminate and discourage unsustainable practices. © 2019 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
英文关键词	ecolabel; environmental certification; palm oil; roundtable on sustainable palm oil
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Biodiversity; Climate change; Deforestation; Environmental impact; Regression analysis; Supply chains; Sustainable development; Biodiversity loss; Consumer awareness; Ecolabels; Environmental certification; General population; Logistic regression analysis; Multi-national companies; Representative sample; Palm oil; certification; consumption behavior; ecolabeling; food consumption; logistics; plantation; sustainability; vegetable oil; United Kingdom
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154727
作者单位	University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economy, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EP, United Kingdom; University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG, United Kingdom; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, One Exchange Square, London, EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ostfeld R.,Howarth D.,Reiner D.,et al. Peeling back the label - Exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom[J],2019,14(1).
APA	Ostfeld R.,Howarth D.,Reiner D.,&Krasny P..(2019).Peeling back the label - Exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom.Environmental Research Letters,14(1).
MLA	Ostfeld R.,et al."Peeling back the label - Exploring sustainable palm oil ecolabelling and consumption in the United Kingdom".Environmental Research Letters 14.1(2019).