Increasing pollution and environmental awareness make sustainability an increasingly important factor in consumers' purchasing decisions. This also applies to the area of packaging in the context of online shopping, which is being used by more and more people. Online shopping requires large volumes of packaging, so consumers want it to be as sustainable as possible. Since packaging influences consumers purchasing decisions, it is very important that
online retailers pay attention to it. Through quantitative research, my master thesis aimed to investigate the importance of the sustainability aspect of packaging for consumers in the context of online shopping. Additionally, I examined how various factors influence consumers' intentions to choose sustainable packaging when shopping online. I extended Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour (1991) with two additional variables and developed a conceptual model based on the literature. I collected quantitative data through an online survey. Data analysis showed that consumers generally consider the amount of packaging used in e-commerce to be
excessive. Moreover, consumers also want to have the option of choosing sustainable packaging when shopping online. Factors positively influencing consumers' intention to choose sustainable packaging when shopping online are perceived behavioural control, willingness to pay more, subjective norms and attitude towards sustainable packaging. However, environmental concern does not have a significant impact on the consumer's intention to choose sustainable packaging when shopping online.
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