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Comparative study of socially responsible consumption measurement in three Latin American countries

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  • Lida Esperanza Villa‐Castaño
  • Jesús Perdomo‐Ortiz
  • Sebastián Dueñas‐Ocampo
  • William Fernando Durán León

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Socially responsible consumption reflects a consumer's political and ethical act. Its measurement is dependent on the socio‐economic and cultural context. Consequently, measurement instruments reflecting various behaviour profiles of global consumers have been developed. This study employs a Latin‐American‐specific measurement instrument to compare socially responsible consumption behaviours in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, countries with the same cultural cluster, that is they reflect a set of values shaped by religion, family, a sense of authority and a nationalist bias in their cultural pattern. The empirical test included confirmatory factorial analysis exercise, factorial invariance analysis and a contrast analysis of variance. The results for the three Latin American countries show the following. (i) The Mexican consumer, compared to the Peruvian and Colombian one, exhibits a stronger tendency to evaluate external practices of corporate social responsibility as a criterion of consumption. (ii) The rationality of the Mexican consumer is better in terms of consumption volume of products, resources and services. Finally, (iii) Peruvian and Mexican consumers (vs. Colombian consumers) exhibit a tendency to assess the responsible practices of companies in labour matters more as a consumption criterion. This study provides empirical evidence of the context‐dependent nature of measuring socially responsible consumption. For practitioners, identifying consumer profiles based on the market context enables them to customise goods and services. Moreover, policymakers should implement a sustainable consumption agenda with public policy guidelines tailored to the specific context.

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  • Lida Esperanza Villa‐Castaño & Jesús Perdomo‐Ortiz & Sebastián Dueñas‐Ocampo & William Fernando Durán León, 2025. "Comparative study of socially responsible consumption measurement in three Latin American countries," Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(2), pages 565-580, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:buseth:v:34:y:2025:i:2:p:565-580
    DOI: 10.1111/beer.12669
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