Evaluation of the consumer initiative Bavaria
ConPolicy starts research project for the Bavarian Ministry for Environment and Consumer Protection
The consumer initiative of the Bavarian Ministry for Environment and Consumer Protection is aiming to strengthen the consumer education in Bavaria and to enable different consumer groups in making informed decisions. ConPolicy supports this project by conducting an empirical evaluation study.
Building upon a previous evaluation study, the initiative for consumer education Bavaria will be investigated regarding different aspects like network development and development of the educational offer, or digitalization of consumer education work. To examine the status quo, stakeholder interviews as well as online surveys will be applied. Based on the attained empirical results, recommendations of action shall be determined with the goal to further institutionalize and promote the consumer education work in Bavaria.
Mobility
E-scooters popular especially among younger consumers
Today, the digital association Bitkom published new survey results on the use of e-scooters in Germany, which have been legal since June 2019.…
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Sustainability
Despite concerns about rising prices, sustainability remains an important purchase criterion
Today and for the first time, the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) published its GfK Sustainability Index that examines the attitudes of German…
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Consumer protection
Stricter rules for online financial services
Today, the European Commission adopted a reform proposal to modernize current EU rules on distance marketing of consumer financial services. The aim…
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Sustainability
Meat substitutes continue to trend among consumers
The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) published today new figures on the production of meat substitutes in Germany. The numbers show that…
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Digitalization
IT security label now also for smart consumer products
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) introduced a new IT security label that manufacturers of smart consumer products can register…
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