The purchase of products labelled with Carbon footprints is one option for consumers to act climate-friendly and consumers frequently state that they are interested in this kind of labels. But even though various carbon footprint labelling schemes exist throughout Europe, their market relevance...

We investigate the role of information strategy in shifting the purchasing preferences of “green” organic consumers towards a subset of “greener” products that foster adaptation to climate change. We focus on organic pasta, a widely consumed food, to conduct field experiment that...

Food choices contribute to the climate crisis, cause species loss, impair water and air quality, and accelerate land use degradation. The causes of these environmental costs are many - the livestock industry, diet, agricultural practices like pesticides and fertilization, and large-scale food...

This case study is part of the CEPS project ‘Climate for Sustainable Growth', whose main objective is to analyse the impacts of climate change mitigation measures on the three pillars of sustainable development: the economic, environmental and social dimensions. It analyses food labeling via...

Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that the physical consequences of climate change and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy are posing risks to companies and must be managed accordingly. At the same time, around half a million sites belonging to companies and other...