Sustainable Manufacturing and Its Impact on Consumer Perception: A Study on Swedish Manufacturing Organizations and the Perception of Swedish Consumers
(2021) INFM10 20211Department of Informatics
- Abstract
- As the environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution are increasing, the awareness and interest for sustainability has grown as well. Due to this, manufacturing organizations are put under more pressure from stakeholders, to manufacture products that have less negative impact on the environment. One of the stakeholders are the consumers who want to live more sustainably. However, they find it difficult to keep up with it due to the lack of information. Organizations are simultaneously investing more into spreading awareness. This study has conducted four interviews with individuals who work with sustainability in Swedish manufacturing organizations, and a survey with Swedish consumers. The findings show that Swedish... (More)
- As the environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution are increasing, the awareness and interest for sustainability has grown as well. Due to this, manufacturing organizations are put under more pressure from stakeholders, to manufacture products that have less negative impact on the environment. One of the stakeholders are the consumers who want to live more sustainably. However, they find it difficult to keep up with it due to the lack of information. Organizations are simultaneously investing more into spreading awareness. This study has conducted four interviews with individuals who work with sustainability in Swedish manufacturing organizations, and a survey with Swedish consumers. The findings show that Swedish consumers, for example, still believe that organizations are not spreading enough awareness and information despite the organizations’ efforts and investments. (Less)
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- author
- Hau Huang, Emelie LU and Zaheer, Sana LU
- supervisor
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- Paul Pierce LU
- organization
- course
- INFM10 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- sustainable manufacturing, sustainability, awareness, consumer, organization
- report number
- INF21-050
- language
- English
- id
- 9053991
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-21 12:16:15
- date last changed
- 2021-06-21 12:16:15
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