Eco-business and its influence on the environmental awareness of the traders of a supply market: The case of Ancieta market in Lima, Peru

Carlos Alberto Castañeda Olivera, Elizabeth Garay Atunca, Elmer Gonzales Benites Alfaro, Rita Jaqueline Cabello Torres, Juan Manuel Ipanaque Roña

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Resumen

Environmental awareness is a worrying factor that needs to be strengthened by raising public awareness in order to reduce environmentally damaging habits and attitudes. To this end, the research studied the influence of eco-business on the environmental awareness of traders in the "Ancieta" supply market in Lima, Peru. To assess the influence of eco-business, awareness-raising activities were carried out and evaluated on the basis of questionnaires for both a pre-test and a post-test in 59 traders. These awareness programs were related to environmental practices (efficient use of electrical energy, reduction of single-use plastic, recovery of used vegetable oil and waste management) and types of consciousness (conative, cognitive, active and affective). The results of the pretest showed that 91.5% of the merchants had a low level of environmental practices and in the posttest they obtained high and very high levels, corresponding to 84.7% and 15.3%, respectively. Concerning environmental awareness, initially, 86.4% of the merchants presented a low level of environmental awareness and in the post-test they obtained high and very high levels corresponding to 42.4% and 57.6%, respectively. Finally, it is concluded that eco-business had a positive influence on traders, suggesting that awareness programs are a strategy to improve workers' environmental awareness.

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Título de la publicación alojadaProceedings of the 21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Subtítulo de la publicación alojadaLeadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development, LACCEI 2023
EditoresMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Jose Texier, Rodolfo Andres Rivas Matta
EditorialLatin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
ISBN (versión digital)9786289520743
EstadoPublicada - 2023
Evento21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duración: 19 jul. 202321 jul. 2023

Serie de la publicación

NombreProceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Volumen2023-July
ISSN (versión digital)2414-6390

Conferencia

Conferencia21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2023
País/TerritorioArgentina
CiudadBuenos Aires
Período19/07/2321/07/23

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