Topic 8.2: sustainable consumption

Question 1

Attitudes towards sustainability

Answer 1

Eco-phobes: actively resent talks of environmental protection
Eco-Fans: enthusiastically supports environmentally friendly practices as consumers
Eco-Warriors: actively demonstrate on environmental issues
Eco-champions: champion environmental issues with organizations

Question 2

Eco-labelling

Answer 2

This helps for the consumers to know how the manufacturer, use an disposal of the product will affect the environment

Question 3

Energy labelling

Answer 3

Focuses on energy consumption and efficiency it may have. They normally all have around the world aspects

Question 4

Pressure groups

Answer 4

Promotes positive impact in the community, they help promote and show through mainly social media and internet platforms

Question 5

Lifesyle consumerism

Answer 5

Constantly buy products and create an accumulation of things

Question 6

ethical consumerism

Answer 6

prioritize products that are ethically produced, don’t harm the environment or society