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What is ethical consumption?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ethical consumption means \"ethical consumption,\" a consumption behavior of choosing products and services with an emphasis on human rights, labor conditions, environmental conservation, and consideration for local communities. Against a backdrop of the spread of the SDGs and sustainability, it draws attention across a wide range of fields \u2014 food, clothing, daily goods, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a consumption style that emphasizes \"social significance\" over just \"cheapness and convenience,\" it's spreading especially among younger people and urban consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The features and background of ethical consumption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Definition: consumption behavior considerate of people, society, and the environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background: since the UN's adoption of the SDGs (2015), the Japanese government and local governments have also promoted awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative examples: fair-trade products, organic food, recycled products, regional-revitalization products<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits: achieving social contribution and environmental consideration through purchasing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trend: it's taking hold as a value of Generation Z and millennials and influencing companies' product planning too<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of Agriture's use of ethical consumption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OEM proposals for dried foods and powders that make use of non-standard vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing sustainable products combining fair-trade raw materials and domestic ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposing food as ethical gifts and novelties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing regionally contributive OEM products through partnership with farmers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related keywords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fair trade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcycling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDGs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What is the sustainable food culture that vegetarians are spreading?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relationship between non-standard vegetables and food loss | Solutions and case studies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable upcycle food brands | A sustainable choice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q1. What is the difference between ethical consumption and sustainable consumption?
A. Sustainable consumption is a concept emphasizing \"sustainability,\" while ethical consumption is a consumption behavior emphasizing \"ethical consideration.\" The two overlap greatly and are mutually related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. What are representative products of ethical consumption?
A. Fair-trade food, organic food, products using recycled materials, local-production-for-local-consumption products, and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Can Agriture develop products that respond to ethical consumption?
A. Yes. Making use of non-standard vegetables and fair-trade raw materials, we can plan and develop OEM foods with social value added.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":834,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30a8\u30b7\u30ab\u30eb\u6d88\u8cbb\u3068\u306f\u3001\u300c\u502b\u7406\u7684\u306a\u6d88\u8cbb\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u3001\u4eba\u6a29\u30fb\u52b4\u50cd\u74b0\u5883\u30fb\u74b0\u5883\u4fdd\u5168\u30fb\u5730\u57df\u793e\u4f1a\u3078\u306e\u914d\u616e\u3092\u91cd\u8996\u3057\u3066\u5546\u54c1\u3084\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u3092\u9078\u3076\u6d88\u8cbb\u884c\u52d5\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002SDGs\u3084\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30ca\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u3092\u80cc\u666f\u306b\u3001\u98df\u54c1\u3001\u8863\u6599\u3001\u65e5\u7528\u54c1\u306a\u3069\u5e45\u5e83\u3044\u5206\u91ce\u3067\u6ce8\u76ee\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"\u30a8\u30b7\u30ab\u30eb\u6d88\u8cbb","ssp_meta_canonical":"","ssp_meta_robots":"","ssp_meta_title":""},"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-519","word","type-word","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ingredient"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/word"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}