There is a growing frustration from the general public towards the so called “richest 1%” who owns and benefits from big corporations that thrive under capitalism, often at the expense of the less wealthy. Alongside this frustration, there is also a growing narrative that holds these big companies largely responsible for the climate crisis. The latter, leaves the borader public with the sense that they (and not the companies) will bear the brunt of the consequences, creating a sense of impending doom or eco-anxiety. These feelings are only exacerbated when big companies launch “envrionmentally friendly initiatives” that seem to be mere marketing strategies, rather than genuine attempts to decouple their production from fossil fuels and intensive natural resource extraction. Despite this sense of hopelessness, consumers are starting to push back, and boycotting movements are gaining strength as a way for customers to exercise their purchasing power. I am interested in researching a future in which customers hold companies accountable for their ecological harm through sustained and strategic boycotts. Could said movements truly disrupt large-scale production and lead the way towards sustainable consumption?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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