Abstract
This paper examines the business impact of the legislation in England requiring retailers to charge consumers for single-use carrier bags. The legislation impacts three key stakeholders – Government, retailers, and consumers. The primary focus of this study is, however, from the perspective of retailers and how this group of stakeholders may have benefitted from the charge. Retailers are using the collected revenues to promote their image in the marketplace and presenting themselves as corporate social responsible entities. For retailers, the charge provides an avenue for bolstering their carbon footprint as consumers are expected to reuse their plastic bags – i.e. the “bag for life” as they now have to pay for them. At the same time, the proceeds are helping some retailers to top up their coffers which to some extent implies that there is some misuse or abuse of the policy by retailers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 845-853 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
| Volume | 233 |
| Early online date | 9 Jan 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Are retailers “bagging” the carrier bag levy in England? An exploratory enquiry. / Jory, Surendranath R.; Benamraoui, Abdelhafid; Madichie, Nnamdi O.; Ruiz-Alba, José L.; Chistodoulou, Ioannis.
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T1 - Are retailers “bagging” the carrier bag levy in England? An exploratory enquiry
AU - Jory, Surendranath R.
AU - Benamraoui, Abdelhafid
AU - Madichie, Nnamdi O.
AU - Ruiz-Alba, José L.
AU - Chistodoulou, Ioannis
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - This paper examines the business impact of the legislation in England requiring retailers to charge consumers for single-use carrier bags. The legislation impacts three key stakeholders – Government, retailers, and consumers. The primary focus of this study is, however, from the perspective of retailers and how this group of stakeholders may have benefitted from the charge. Retailers are using the collected revenues to promote their image in the marketplace and presenting themselves as corporate social responsible entities. For retailers, the charge provides an avenue for bolstering their carbon footprint as consumers are expected to reuse their plastic bags – i.e. the “bag for life” as they now have to pay for them. At the same time, the proceeds are helping some retailers to top up their coffers which to some extent implies that there is some misuse or abuse of the policy by retailers.
AB - This paper examines the business impact of the legislation in England requiring retailers to charge consumers for single-use carrier bags. The legislation impacts three key stakeholders – Government, retailers, and consumers. The primary focus of this study is, however, from the perspective of retailers and how this group of stakeholders may have benefitted from the charge. Retailers are using the collected revenues to promote their image in the marketplace and presenting themselves as corporate social responsible entities. For retailers, the charge provides an avenue for bolstering their carbon footprint as consumers are expected to reuse their plastic bags – i.e. the “bag for life” as they now have to pay for them. At the same time, the proceeds are helping some retailers to top up their coffers which to some extent implies that there is some misuse or abuse of the policy by retailers.
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DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 30638627
AN - SCOPUS:85060540033
VL - 233
SP - 845
EP - 853
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
SN - 0301-4797
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