The ethics of consumption : The citizen, the market, and the law / / edited by Helena Röcklinsberg, Per Sandin.

• HerausgeberIn: Röcklinsberg, Helena.; Sandin, Per.
• Place / Publishing House: Wageningen : : Wageningen Academic Publishers :, Imprint: Wageningen Academic Publishers,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed. 2013.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (542 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

We are all consumers. What we consume, how, and how much, has consequences of great moral importance for humans, animals, and the environment. Great challenges lie ahead as we are facing population growth and climate change and reduced availability of fossil fuels. It is often argued that key to meeting those challenges is changing consumption patterns among individual as well as institutions, for instance through reducing meat consumption, switching to organic or fair trade products, boycotting or 'buycotting' certain products, or consuming less overall. There is considerable disagreement regarding how to bring this about, whose responsibility it is, and even whether it is desirable. Is it a question of political initiatives, producer responsibility, the virtues and vices of individual consumers in the developed world, or something else? Many of these issues pose profound intellectual challenges at the intersection of ethics, political philosophy, economics, and several other fields. This publication brings together contributions from scholars in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, law, economics, sociology and animal welfare, who explore the theme of 'the ethics of consumption' from different angles.

Table of Contents

""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; "" Keynote contributions""; ""Economization of animals: the case of marketization of halal foods""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction to economization of animals via marketization""; ""References""; ""The virtue of simplicity3""; ""Abstract""; ""References""; ""Placing and scaling ethical choices: ethical consumption and ethical public procurement""; ""References""; ""Intellectual property rights and food security: the role of external relations""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Role of external relations""; ""Conclusion""

""Acknowledgments""""References""; ""Section 1. Market and policy""; ""Impacts of sustainability labels on consumers� purchasing decisions for fish""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Research approach""; ""Results""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Food for good: social movement organizations making sustainable markets for �good food�""; ""Abstract""; ""Background""; ""Social movements as market makers""; ""The practice of market making""; ""Research context and method""; ""Food collective movement""; ""Method""; ""Food collectives making the markets for good food""; ""Conclusions""

""References""""Who owns hazard? The role of ownership in the GM social experiment""; ""References""; ""Category management in Swedish food retail: challenges in ethical sourcing""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction � perspectives on ethical consumption in food retail""; ""Corporate responsibility as category management � a conceptual framework""; ""Two cases of category management � instrumental and political CR""; ""References""; ""Consumer perspectives on ethics in garment consumption:perceptions of purchases and disposal""; ""Abstract""

""Introduction � perspectives on consumption of garments""""Aim, objectives and approach""; ""An empirical study of consumer behaviour � to buy and dispose of garments""; ""References""; ""The international regulation of the food market: precedents and challenges""; ""Abstract""; ""The orthodox view: trade restrictive measures are an unlawful restraint on free trade""; ""The �EU veal calves� case""; ""The view of the WTO: �Tuna-Dolphins� and �Shrimp-Turtle�""; ""Embracing fisheries-related trade restrictive measures post-millennium""

""Trade measures as a means of regional fisheries management""""Fisheries trade measures and the European Union: Regulation 1005/2008""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Precaution or prudent vigilance as guiding the path to global food security?""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Precautionary Principle in context""; ""Prudent vigilance""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Certification for sustainable biofuels""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Biofuel certificates""; ""The sustainable production assumption""; ""The use plan approach""; ""Use plans and certificates""

""Can proper use of certification fulfil the EU Renewable Energy Directive goals?""