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Article    1 November 2024
Francesco Scalamonti
This article is part of the Special Issue Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation.
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 4, pp. 354–373
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Article    12 September 2024
Denise A. Baden, Kate E. Horton and Jordan D. Peel
This study explores image discrepancies as motivators for sustainable practice adoption in the hairdressing industry. Textual responses from open-ended surveys (n = 166) and semi-structured interviews (n = 14) of UK hairdressers revealed discrepancies between their This study explores image discrepancies as motivators for sustainable practice adoption in the hairdressing industry. Textual responses from open-ended surveys (n = 166) and semi-structured interviews (n = 14) of UK hairdressers revealed discrepancies between their perceptions of the occupation’s current image and desired image and between how they viewed their occupation and how it was seen by their clients. These arose from the perception that hairdressing was undervalued and partially stigmatized and currently failed to live up to sustainable, professional ideals. Our analysis showed that by engaging with sustainability concerns hairdressers could present themselves as experts helping to address societal issues through haircare, thus claiming a more prestigious occupational status/image. In doing so, we shed light on image discrepancies as motivating factors towards sustainable practice. This study also has practical implications for how to motivate ethical and sustainable practices in small and medium-sized enterprises, with implications for individuals, businesses, and broader society. or Access Full Article
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 3, pp. 338–353
488 Views88 Downloads
Article    24 August 2024
Duanhong Ding and Yishuang Xu
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 3, pp. 308–337
499 Views152 Downloads
Article    23 August 2024
Gulnara N. Nabiyeva and Stephen M. Wheeler
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 3, pp. 294–307
549 Views169 Downloads
Article    24 June 2024
Vesela Veleva, Svetlana Todorova, Kevin Bleau, Joy Mohr and Rob Vandenabeele
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 3, pp. 275–293
1038 Views410 Downloads
Article    30 May 2024
Aristotelis Martinis, Maria Kaloutsa and Katerina Kabassi
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 255–274
838 Views339 Downloads
Article    10 May 2024
Henri Giudici, Kristin Falk, Gerrit Muller, Dag Eirik Helle and Erik Drilen
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 240–254
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Article    2 May 2024
Michael Benson
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 184–204
918 Views227 Downloads
Review    18 April 2024
Md Tasbirul Islam, Usha Iyer-Raniga and Amjad Ali
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 129–162
1432 Views291 Downloads
Article    14 February 2024
George-Cornel Dumitrescu
This article is part of the Special Issue Green Economic Growth and Energy Consumption.
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 1, pp. 76–83
1077 Views326 Downloads
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