Index

Products for Conscious Consumers

ISBN: 978-1-80262-838-8, eISBN: 978-1-80262-837-1

Publication date: 6 July 2022

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(2022), "Index", Ogunyemi, K. and Burgal, V. (Ed.) Products for Conscious Consumers, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 235-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-837-120221015

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INDEX

Advertising, children
, 29

Airbus
, 8

Airtel Money
, 199

Amazon
, 156

American Marketing Association (AMA)
, 28

Apple
, 156

Applying ethics
, 9

Authentic environmental marketing
, 10

Authentic policies
, 51, 55–56

Bayer
, 5

B Corporation
, 144–145, 156–157, 162

Bixar
, 144–146

Boosts
, 55

defined
, 115

melamine
, 24

nudging
, 114, 116–117

Bouchee

consumption technology and culture
, 102

customer interaction model
, 103

pricing
, 103

product and distribution
, 101–102

sustainable branding
, 103–104

Brand image
, 10, 51–52, 143, 155–156, 168, 189

Brand manager
, 9, 47

Briefing
, 39–40

communication and PR
, 46

distribution
, 46–47

press release and messages
, 45

price
, 45

British Petroleum
, 170–171

Building legitimacy
, 169

Business models
, 38, 171, 187, 212–213, 230

Business process reengineering (BPR)
, 207–208

Business Roundtable (BRT)
, 156

Caveat emptor/buyer beware
, 25

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
, 186, 189–190, 192–193, 195, 198–199

‘Choose Happiness’ campaign
, 22

Climate change
, 4, 143

natural drivers
, 138

North Face
, 155–156

Coca-Cola
, 6–7, 31, 99

‘Choose Happiness’ campaign
, 22

Diet Coke
, 24

obesity and
, 23

recycling
, 142

Code of ethics
, 28

Coffee shop
, 101–104

Cognitive orientation
, 70, 94

Commercialisation
, 4, 206, 229

briefing
, 39–40

innovation process
, 36–38

product/service brief
, 38–39

sustainable
, 40–42

Common good
, 47, 226, 228–229

Common unethical marketing practices
, 9

Communication
, 17, 45, 74, 104, 140, 189

business
, 216–218

consumer
, 56

Corporate Social Responsibility
, 172

and PR
, 46

product
, 18

promotions and marketing
, 19

Company credibility
, 10

Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
, 69

Confidence and trust
, 10

Conscious Coffees
, 31

Conscious consumption
, 227

case studies
, 101–108

consumption patterns
, 90–97

developing countries
, 6–7

sustainable value propositions
, 98–100

Conscious consumption pattern

authority and experts
, 22

evolution of
, 92–93

hedonic
, 91–93

sustainable (conscious)
, 93–97

traditional (patriarchal)
, 91

transformation mechanisms of
, 97–98

Consumer awareness
, 50, 52, 155–156, 224

corporate social responsibility
, 4, 50, 56–57

marketer’s responsibilities
, 226–227

marketing
, 52–55

Consumer behaviour
, 56–57, 68, 226–227

consumption patterns and
, 90

customer value
, 213

marketers
, 70–75

psychological factors
, 74

social factors
, 72

Consumer choices
, 70–77

Consumer education
, 6, 54, 158

Consumer ethics
, 9–10, 229–230

Consumer knowledge
, 50, 58, 68

Consumer-led product
, 54–55

Consumer needs
, 54–55, 206, 226–227

marketing role
, 4

organisations endeavour
, 220

Consumer occupation
, 73

Consumer power
, 5–6

Consumer purchasing decision
, 27, 44–45, 69, 114, 153

consumer occupation
, 73

gender
, 73

lifestyle
, 73

personality and self-concept
, 73

Consumer rights
, 51

ethical behaviour and
, 56

privileges
, 200

sugar-sweetened beverages
, 23

Consumer's point of view
, 16, 44, 74, 190

Consumption
, 51, 152, 214

authority and experts
, 22

conscious. See Conscious consumption; Conscious consumption pattern

food
, 114

gross domestic product
, 152

infant formula
, 31

marketing and
, 153–158

meat
, 117

negative effects
, 20

sugar-sweetened beverages
, 23

sustainable
, 95–96, 226–227

Control risk management
, 169–170

Corporate financial performance (CFP)
, 168

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 7–8, 155

consumer awareness and
, 55–57

dangerous side
, 173–175

eco-friendly organisations
, 142–143

economic rationale
, 169

Exxon Mobil
, 176–177

legitimacy and governance
, 169

opportunistic side
, 171–173

planet and business
, 168–170

practices
, 170–171

programs
, 170–171, 173

reputation and risk management
, 169–170

stakeholder theory
, 57–58

superficial side
, 170–171

sustainability and green agenda
, 143

Corporate strategy
, 206–211

Country regulations
, 10

COVID-19
, 210

Creating and sustaining customer value
, 207–208, 213, 215

Credit Reference Bureau (CRBs)
, 186, 191, 193, 197–199

CSR. See Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Cultural factors
, 71

Customer-centric
, 205, 208, 225

Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM)
, 215–216

Customer satisfaction
, 197–198

Danone
, 7–8, 31, 156

Deceptive branding
, 28–29

Deceptive pricing
, 18

Descriptive labelling
, 126

Digital loans
, 225

consumer rights infringements
, 194–195

customer satisfaction levels
, 197–198

default rates and blacklisting
, 190–191

ethics theories
, 187–188

inclusion
, 190

Kenya
, 189–199

loan appraisal
, 196–197

loan disbursement
, 199

loan recovery
, 198

marketing
, 195–196

pricing model and short loan tenures
, 191–194

product/service development process
, 188–189

regulation
, 198–199

Dimensions of conscious consumption
, 89–90

Bouchee
, 101–104

consumption patterns. See also Conscious consumption pattern
, 90–97

Enjoy the Run
, 104–106

sustainable value propositions
, 98–100

Eco-consumption
, 96–97

Eco-labelling
, 96–97

Ecological Union
, 96–97

Educating consumers
, 6

Emotional marketing
, 22

Empathy
, 22

Eni
, 8

‘Enjoy the Run’
, 104–106

Environment
, 141–142

conserve water
, 141

install renewables
, 141

market strategies and tactics
, 142

reduce, reuse, recycle
, 142

Environmental friendliness
, 102

Environmental marketing
, 144, 146, 152–153, 158, 162, 230

Environmental Working Group (EWG)
, 136

Equity Bank
, 212–213

Ethical communication campaign
, 9

Ethical duties
, 75–77

Ethical issues

delivery channels:
, 20

marketing research
, 19

pricing
, 19

product management
, 19

promotions and marketing communications
, 19

sales personnel
, 19

target market audience
, 19

Ethical marketing
, 9

benefits of
, 26

challenge
, 27

concepts
, 18–19

customer satisfaction levels
, 197–198

defined
, 16

dilemmas
, 224–226

distribution and sales
, 18

emotional marketing and
, 22

ethical issues
, 19–20

ethical theories
, 20

food industry
, 22–25

influences affecting
, 21–22

marketing research
, 17–18

need for
, 20–21

pillars of
, 21

price advertisement
, 18

product communication
, 18

product ideation to commercialisation
, 35–36, 38–40, 42, 47

stakeholders
, 27

stimulus
, 52–53

upholding practices
, 26–27

Ethical product development. See also Digital loans
, 98

Ethical products
, 68

Ethical relativism
, 20

Ethical theories
, 20

Ethics

distribution and sales
, 18

marketing research
, 17–18

price advertisement
, 18

product communication
, 18

Evaluative labelling
, 126

Exxon Mobil
, 176–177

Facebook
, 5, 190

brand relationship
, 6

Fashion

brands
, 4, 68

ethical issues in
, 77

market
, 69

sustainability
, 76–77

Fashion industry
, 8, 69

gender
, 73

macro-issues
, 77

Food industry
, 6, 40

beef sale, in Kenya
, 23

chicken sandwich with fifty percent DNA
, 23

horsemeat scandal
, 24

infant formula scandal
, 24–25

melamine, in milk powder
, 24

sugar-sweetened beverages
, 23–24

unethical marketing
, 25–26

Food labels
, 10

Governance
, 169

Government of Kenya (GoK)
, 189–190

Green marketing
, 5, 56, 69, 136–137, 227

Greenwashing
, 7–8, 76, 227

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 152–154, 162–163, 212

Health hazards
, 25

Hedonic consumption
, 91–93

Heineken
, 22

H&M
, 9–10, 76

Horsemeat scandal
, 24

Human-centred business
, 102

Ideal product
, 9

Ideation. See also Ethical marketing
, 229

Impact on society
, 10, 69, 155, 187

Incentive to act correctly
, 10

Infant formula scandal
, 24–25

Informing and educating consumer
, 6

Innovation process
, 36–38

capability
, 37

feasibility (project viability)
, 37

ideas
, 36–37

launch
, 37–38

Instrumentalising CSR
, 175, 228

Interdependence
, 157

Kenya. See also Digital loans
, 219

beef sale
, 23

Credit Regulatory Bodies (CRBs)
, 193

digital industry
, 189–199

horse meat scandal
, 25

preserved mangoes in
, 54

Kenya Breweries
, 216

Koppert Cress
, 41–42

Labor standards
, 161

Legitimacy
, 169

Levi Strauss
, 158–159

influencers and partners
, 160

social and sustainability marketing
, 159–162

sustainability
, 162

Lifebuoy
, 6

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
, 100

Loan appraisal
, 196–197

Loan disbursement
, 199

Loan recovery
, 198

Long-term
, 21, 114

micro-issues
, 77

new product/service development process
, 188

profit first
, 21–22

unethical products/services
, 140–141

L’Oréal Group
, 80–83

Lush
, 94

Marketer/project leader
, 47

Marketing concepts. See Ethical marketing

Marketing consultancy
, 230

Marketing ethics. See also Ethical marketing

ethical relativism
, 20

greater good (utilitarianism)
, 20

quality of life marketing theory
, 20

universal ethics
, 20

virtue ethics
, 20

Marketing for practitioners
, 162–163, 188

Marketing for society
, 187, 206, 210–211

Marketing mix strategy
, 5, 46, 227–228

Marketing role
, 4–5

Marketing strategy
, 4

appropriate
, 54

Coca-Cola
, 23

cultural factors
, 71

Levi Strauss
, 161–162

L'Oréal Group
, 80–83

sustainable value proposition
, 98

Marketing teaching and research
, 229–230

Market share
, 10, 22–23, 70, 168, 211, 215

Marocaine Des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS)
, 173–174

Mars
, 51–52

McDonald’s
, 29, 137, 208

Melamine
, 24

META
, 6

Milk powder
, 24

Mindful consumption
, 95–96

Misleading information
, 28–29

Mobile loans

consumer rights infringements
, 194

loan appraisal
, 196–197

monthly and annual percentage rate (APR)
, 192

Mobile money transfer (MMT)
, 198

Modern-day marketing philosophy
, 207–208

Mondelēz
, 51–52

Monsanto
, 5, 11

Moral actions
, 20

M-Pesa
, 196, 199, 212–213

Nestlé
, 24–25, 51–53, 139–140

Neuralink
, 177–178

New product development (NPD)
, 185–186, 188, 225

core venture
, 186–187

digital lenders
, 200

digital loans
, 195

efficiency and effectiveness
, 186

ethical practices
, 187

Kenya
, 186

marketing practitioners
, 188

New Service Development (NSD)
, 188

Non-fully informed consumers
, 11

Non-regulated industry
, 11

Nudges
, 114–115, 226–227

vs. boosting
, 116–117

educative
, 117

systematic literature review (SLR)
, 114–115

Patagonia
, 5, 142, 156

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
, 76

PepsiCo
, 142

Personal factors
, 72–73

Personal values
, 10, 20

Place
, 18, 40–41, 50–51, 138, 153, 190, 207–208

Planet
, 7–8, 137–138, 140, 144, 161, 168, 170, 225

Positive impact
, 143, 169

Positive social impact
, 10

Predatory pricing
, 18

Price
, 45

adjustment
, 45

advertisement
, 18

Bouchee
, 103

competitive
, 70

discrimination
, 18

gouging
, 19

gross domestic product
, 152

Producing low-cost
, 9–10

Product development. See also New product development (NPD)
, 9, 98, 193

Product information
, 9

Product launch
, 9, 186–187

Production
, 4, 76, 186–187

agriculture
, 114

Bouchee
, 104

cotton
, 159

distribution cost
, 214

environment
, 141

factories and
, 41–42

gas
, 100

gross domestic product (GDP)
, 152

mass and serial
, 91

oil
, 140

Product launch
, 9, 186–187

Product more sustainable

factories and production processes
, 41–42

ingredients
, 40–41

legal
, 42

people
, 42

quality and safety
, 42

recipe composition
, 40

suppliers
, 41

Products and services
, 188–189

adoption
, 53

brief
, 38–39

consumer awareness
, 50–51

consumer occupation
, 73

consumer power
, 5

development/improvement
, 54–55

ethical duties
, 75–77

globalisation
, 70

marketing role
, 4

short-term and long-term impact
, 136–137, 139, 141–144, 146

Profitable decisions
, 9

Profit first
, 21–22

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
, 139

Rainforest Alliance
, 41, 44

Raw materials
, 8, 36, 93–94

Regulating marketing
, 25–26

Respecting consumer rights
, 51, 194–195

Responsibility. See also Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 51, 154

ethical marketing
, 224

Responsible consumer
, 56–57, 216

Responsible price
, 9

Return-on-investment
, 171–172, 200

Right place
, 9

Risk management
, 169–170

Round-table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
, 139

Ryanair
, 212–213

Safaricom
, 193, 196, 199, 212–213

Samsung
, 100

Sanlu Group
, 24–25

Satisfying the customer needs
, 189

Schiphol
, 115

Segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP) strategies
, 212

Self esteem
, 22

7-Eleven
, 71

Shell
, 140, 170–171, 176

Short-term impact
, 139–140

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
, 208

Social consequences
, 11

Social factors
, 72

Social impact
, 11, 69, 187

Social intervention initiative
, 142–143

Social responsibility. See also Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 16

pecuniary benet
, 168

Societal costs
, 26

Sports Club
, 10

Stakeholders
, 16, 196, 214–215, 226

business owners and
, 138–139

ethical marketing
, 27

organisation
, 21

quality of life marketing theory
, 20

theory
, 57–58

Subway
, 23

Sugar-sweetened beverages
, 23–24

Supply chain
, 27, 172

responsibility
, 153–154

sustainable food choices
, 117

Sustainability
, 6, 171–172

business
, 215

corporate
, 153

economic transformation
, 154

food
, 114

Google
, 76

green consumerism and
, 69

innovation process
, 36

marketing
, 227–228

operationalising
, 155

packaging
, 41

questionnaire results
, 78–79

short-term effects
, 139

social marketing and
, 159–162

suppliers
, 41

Uniqlo
, 155

Zara
, 155

‘zero-waste’ and
, 76

Sustainable consumption patterns
, 93, 97, 117, 172, 226–227

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 138–139

Sustainable/ethical fashion
, 69, 76–77

Sustainable food choices (SFC)
, 117–118, 229

Sustainable marketing
, 4–5, 156, 228

corporate interest
, 157

marketing practitioners
, 162–163

sustainable value propositions
, 98

Sustainable policies
, 9

Sustainable value proposition
, 90

comparative analysis
, 101

conscious consumers
, 98–100

promotion strategy
, 98

typology of
, 99

Sustainable world
, 172

Systematic literature review (SLR)
, 114–115

conducting
, 119

planning
, 118–119

reporting and dissemination
, 119

Tesla
, 100, 177

The North Face
, 155–157

Tiffany's
, 5

Tradewind Bank
, 210, 218–219

Traditional consumption
, 91

TV test
, 27

Typologies
, 98–100

Unethical marketing practices
, 7–8, 18–19

beef sale, in Kenyan
, 23

conscious consumer
, 21

emotions
, 21

food industry
, 25–26

Nestlé’s marketing
, 52

sugar-sweetened beverages
, 23

Unilever
, 6

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)
, 90

Universal ethics
, 20

Upholding ethical marketing practices
, 26–27

Value chain
, 98, 136–137

corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 171

palm oil
, 139

product
, 224–225

Virtue ethics
, 20

Visibility enhancement
, 126

Volkswagen
, 170–171

Walmart
, 212–213

Worker well-being
, 161

Zara
, 9–10, 76, 155