A number of self-beneficial motives can trigger pro-environmental and prosocial behavior of individuals. We focus on the role of the warm glow of giving-the personal benefit people experience when doing good irrespective of the consequences-in the valuation of ethically certified food products....

The substitution of meat with legumes is one way of making food consumption more sustainable. The substitution would ease the debate on food security and is aligned with the recommendations of climate change experts. The stagnation or decline of meat consumption in many developed countries and...

In einer in Bezug auf Alter, Geschlecht, Bildung und regionale Verteilung repräsentativen Online-Befragung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland haben wir im Zeitraum vom 9. April bis zum 20. April 2020, also zu einem Höhepunkt der bisherigen Einschränkungen des öffentlichen und privaten Lebens...

Default nudges are an increasingly prominent tool for promoting healthy and sustainable food choices; however, questions of acceptance remain. While default nudges are more acceptable to the public than traditionally paternalistic tools that aim to restrict choice, they are also the least...

Due to growing health and environmental problems related to the overconsumption of meat in western diets, we investigated consumer demand for dishes that reduce or replace beef with: (1) plant-based products that mimic the functionality and taste, (2) authentic plant-based ingredients that just...