conscious consumer
Ethical purchasing person
A conscious consumer makes purchasing decisions based on ethical, environmental, or social considerations rather than price or convenience alone.
The term implies awareness of how products are made, who makes them, and what impact buying them has: As a conscious consumer, she avoids fast fashion.
The phrase often appears in marketing that appeals to values like sustainability or fair trade.
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- mindfulConsciously attentive
- eco-friendlyNot harming the environment
- organicFrom living matter
farm to table · green · intentional · responsible · aware · supply chain · thoughtful · local · cruelty-free · recycled · values · carbon footprint · footprint · impact · choices · labels · vegan · fast fashion
- shoppersshoppers, bargain hunters, window shopper, impulse buyers, window shoppers
- ethical shoppingfair trade coffee, ethical sourcing, sustainable sourcing, ethical shopping, buy local
- consumerismconsumers, shopping, buying, purchases, purchase
- spending habitsspending habits, frugality, overspending, impulse buying, reckless spending
- sustainable eatingsustainable food, ethical eating, local food, organic food, plant-based
conscious, consumer, conscience, consciously, unconscious, unconsciously, consciousness, unconsciousness, self-conscious