Publication detail

Exploring relationship between environmentalism and consumerism in a market economy society: A structured systematic literature review

Panizzut, N., Rafi-ul-Shana, P.M., Amar, H., Sher, F., Mazhar, M.U., Klemeš, J.J.

Original Title

Exploring relationship between environmentalism and consumerism in a market economy society: A structured systematic literature review

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Managing environmental sustainability has become a critical challenge and an essential agenda for academics and corporations alike. This study conducted evidence-based research to explore whether it is possible to maintain a balance between environmentalism and consumerism in a capitalist society. A triangulated approach is followed by combining systematic literature review (SLR) and text mining for cross-validation, thus, limiting subjective bias. The findings suggest that, although, it is possible to achieve a balance in the long run but this necessitate enormous amount of efforts and resources due to the complexity and paradoxical nature of environmentalism and consumerism coupled with the current way of capitalist societies’ life. Building on the findings and the Operations Management Input-Transformation-Output model, a research framework is proposed. The proposed framework suggests that to keep a balance between environmentalism and consumerism in a capitalist society, a progressive and transformational change could be instrumental for a viable solution. Finally, building on current gaps in the research domain, six future research directions are proposed to carry forward the notion of environmentalism and consumerism in a capitalist society.

Keywords

Environmentalism; Consumerism; Capitalist society; Sustainability; Cleaner production and COVID-19

Authors

Panizzut, N., Rafi-ul-Shana, P.M., Amar, H., Sher, F., Mazhar, M.U., Klemeš, J.J.

Released

1. 6. 2021

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd.

ISBN

2666-7908

Periodical

Cleaner Engineering and Technology

Number

2

State

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pages from

100047

Pages to

100047

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790821000070

BibTex

@article{BUT171488,
  author="Jiří {Klemeš}",
  title="Exploring relationship between environmentalism and consumerism in a market economy society: A structured systematic literature review",
  journal="Cleaner Engineering and Technology",
  year="2021",
  number="2",
  pages="100047--100047",
  doi="10.1016/j.clet.2021.100047",
  issn="2666-7908",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790821000070"
}