Welcome to the first iteration of the eb™ Journal. At this stage, it contains over one thousand academic papers and other research that have been produced over several decades by over two thousand authors from around the world. The vast majority are selected because they use terms such as ethical brand and ethical branding to characterise settings and outcomes in many different techno-industrial consumption contexts that concern the social, economic and environmental well-being of humanity.
Research into food waste has shown that around one third of the food that is produced for human consumption ends up going to waste. The reasons for this are many but in reports and campaigns the role Read More »
While repair appears antiquated in the 'disposable era' (Packard, 2011 [1960]: 55) – implying return and retrospection – its sympathizers celebrate repair's queering of capitalist growth Read More »
This special issue of ephemera aims to investigate contemporary practices of repair as an emergent focus of recent organizing at the intersection of politics, ecology and economy (e.g. Bialski et Read More »
The online engagement is one of the biggest challenges in the context of digitalization. Consumers, clients, and networks are looking for their services and applications for solving their problem in Read More »
Ethical consumption is more likely when consumers are receptive to ethical product information and consider such information when making purchasing decisions. Building on communication theory, we Read More »