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Title:
INTERVENTIONS TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PRACTICES AMONG CONSUMERS

Authors:
Ruchika R. Bhuyan

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Ruchika R. Bhuyan
Dhirubhai Ambani International School

MLA 8
Bhuyan, Ruchika R. "INTERVENTIONS TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PRACTICES AMONG CONSUMERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 10, Oct. 2022, pp. 3277-3286, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.004. Accessed Oct. 2022.
APA 6
Bhuyan, R. (2022, October). INTERVENTIONS TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PRACTICES AMONG CONSUMERS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(10), 3277-3286. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.004
Chicago
Bhuyan, Ruchika R. "INTERVENTIONS TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION PRACTICES AMONG CONSUMERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 10 (October 2022), 3277-3286. Accessed October, 2022. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i10.004.

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ABSTRACT:
This paper summarizes interventions at the market and government levels to encourage sustainable consumption behaviours and purchase decisions among consumers. Sustainable consumption is obstructed by an inconsistency of consumers’ behaviours with their sustainable attitudes. To dispel this attitude-behaviour gap, interventions must be designed to tackle the challenges to the manifestation of sustainable consumption. To this effect, challenges hindering the effectuation of sustainable consumption practices are also encapsulated. Secondary research and analysis have been employed.

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