Journal: Policy Paper

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NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation, ETH Zurich

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  • Why Don’t Swiss Buy More Fair Trade Chocolate?
    Item type: Other Publication
    Günther, Isabel; Lefoll, Erwin; Veronesi, Marcella (2020)
    Policy Paper
    Consumers often state that they are willing to pay a higher price for fair trade, but actual fair trade consumption remains low. An online experiment finds that Swiss respondents want to buy fair trade chocolate, but do not pay enough attention when buying chocolate. In addition, fair trade labels do not necessarily increase consumer awareness of production conditions. These results suggest that production standards should be made more salient in stores and may need to be supplemented by government regulations to improve the welfare of producers in developing countries.
  • Old mobile phones: A potential gold mine
    Item type: Other Publication
    van der Merwe, Antoinette; Günther, Isabel (2020)
    Policy Paper
    Mobile phones are the most commonly owned and one of the most frequently replaced personal electronic devices. Most people keep their old phone at home once they replace it. Although this might seem harmless, it withholds minerals from re-entering supply chains, which constitutes a significant lost resource. We estimate that about 6.5 million unused phones are laying around in drawers in Switzer-land. Return rates of old devices for recycling remain low, despite most people saying they know where to recycle their old phones. The sale of second-hand devices also is low, even though more than half of people state that they are willing to sell their old devices for as little as CHF 5. Most people do not really know why they keep their old phones. We recommend that awareness campaigns should not only emphasise the environmental impact of e-waste but also the harm of keeping “retired” phones at home.
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