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Rola ekotargów w promocji zrównoważonej konsumpcji
The Role of Eco Fairs in Promotion of Sustainable Consumption

Author(s): Ewa Koreleska
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Health and medicine and law, Marketing / Advertising
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: sustainable consumption; ecological product; fair; Natura Food; ecological marketing;

Summary/Abstract: An aim of considerations is to define the importance of eco fairs in promotion of sustainable consumption. In the course of research there was revealed, inter alia, the opinion of exhibitors on the fair function as well as defined the sources of financing their participation in Natura Food. Moreover, there was presented in the article the notion of sustainable consumption, fairs as well as characterised the Natura Food fair against the background of other important national and global fair events in the ecological branch. The author also presented the notion of ecological product in the light of present legal regulations and those related to sustainable consumption. The own research was carried out in the area of Fair Centre in Łódź in October 2014. The selection of exhibitors was of the purposive nature. In the research, was used the method of direct interview. In the course of research, the author ascertained that eco fairs played an important role in promotion of sustainable consumption. He noted that exhibitors taking part in the research treated fairs as the place of information exchange, the tool for carrying out marketing and trade activities.

  • Issue Year: 360/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 40-52
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish