« This paper explores how pro-environmental behavior, illustrated with organic food consumption, is related to trust in the information provided by environmental NGOs (ENGOs) on the environmental impacts of products. Using data from an OECD survey of about 12,000 individuals in 11 countries and controlling for the endogeneity of trust in ENGOs as a predictor of organic food consumption, we show that the share of organic labeled products in respondents’ spending on fresh fruit and vegetables is significantly and positively related to trust in ENGOs. The higher the trust in the information provided by ENGOs, the higher the share of organic food consumed. Our results suggest that ENGOs play a very important role in shaping pro-environmental behavior » .
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