Highlights Consumers care about the environmental impacts of the last mile delivery they generate. This is given from stated preferences of last mile deliveries from clothing rentals. Emission of local air pollutants (PM) and greenhouse gasses (CO2) are considered. Consumers accept increased delivery time to reduce emissions. The results differ between groups of respondents.

    Abstract This paper addresses whether consumers’ environmental attitudes and behavior are reflected in their stated preferences for last mile delivery options for clothing rentals, and whether preferences are heterogenous across groups of respondents in terms of socioeconomic characteristics, income, and environmental attitudes. The analysis relies on data collected through a discrete choice experiment among Norwegian females between 18 and 70 years of age. The key results are: i) females have a negative utility from delivery time, delays, local air pollutants (PM) and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) from last mile deliveries, and a positive utility from information services and ii) females consumers are likely to accept increased delivery time if it implies reduced emissions. The findings are relevant for both urban planners, online retailers, and transport operators as they show that consumers prefer environmentally sustainable last mile delivery options and that other measures than price can incentivize consumers to choose sustainable deliveries.


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    Title :

    The sharing economy and consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable last mile deliveries


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    Publication date :

    2021-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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