Collaborative planning for intermodal transport with eco-label preferences

Sustainability is a common concern in intermodal transport. Collaboration among carriers may help in reducing emissions. In this context, this work establishes a collaborative planning model for intermodal transport and uses eco-labels (a series of different levels of emission ranges) to reflect shippers’ sustainability preferences. A...

Are green buildings more liveable than conventional buildings? An examination from the perspective of occupants

In response to excessive energy consumption and severe pollution, green building has gained increasing attention around the world. Governments’ top-down incentive schemes and consumers’ bottom-up choice preferences are two major channels of residential green building promotion. Regarding the bottom-up route, high liveability performance is...

Designing for Packaging Sustainability: The Effects of Appearance and a Better Eco-Label on Consumers Evaluations and Choice

The environmental burden of packaging is huge. However, redesigning packaging to make it more sustainable without damaging its other functions is not always easy and can have a negative impact on consumers’ choice. In this paper, we adopt a user-perspective and test the effects of packaging appearance and a better eco-label on consumers’...

The influence of product environmental labelling on industrial designers in the UK

Environmental labels (also known as „Green labels? or eco-labels) are applied to a wide range of products. These labels aim to inform consumers about the environmental credentials of the product, ultimately to influence purchasing decisions. Labels are generally applied to the finalised design at the marketing stage. Because industrial designers...