Consumer attitude towards sustainable-labelled wine: an exploratory approach.

Giovanni Sogari, Chiara Corbo, Martina Macconi, Davide Menozzi, Cristina Mora

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Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate, using an exploratory approach, how environmental values and beliefs about sustainable labelling shape consumer attitude towards sustainable wine. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected with an online survey from 495 Italian wine drinkers in 2013. The survey was advertised through websites, blogs, social networks and emails. Based on background research and literature review, ten hypotheses were tested. Then a structural equation model was constructed using latent variables to test the causal links specified in the model. Findings – The results show that attitude towards sustainable-labelled wine is shaped by both environmental and quality beliefs about sustainable wine, while it is not affected by the economic dimension of sustainability. In addition, age appears to have a slight effect on attitude because young consumers seem to be more interested in sustainability aspects of food products than older people are. Practical implications – The paper suggests that company communication strategies should focus on sustainable issues to meet the requirements of environmentally conscious consumers. At the same time, sustainable certification on wine labels may help wineries to become more competitive using verifiable sustainable claims to differentiate their products.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-328
Number of pages17
JournalInternational Journal of Wine Business Research
Volume27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • wine

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