By no means do I want to doubt the significance of such groups. I think there are many people here who are still ignorant but would be willing to substantially change their behaviour. The decisions of such consumers can have a relatively significant influence on producers. Educating and raising awareness of consumers requires a lot of work. Efforts in these areas are beginning to appear in the countries of Central Europe but are still developing very slowly.
Legislation protects consumers, but it is so vague that no one dares to use it.
A big problem is that the public sector does not know how to give preference to environmentally friendly products and services. For example, towns do not know how to order a building with low energy use from a construction company, even though it is the town that will, of course, be paying the future energy bills for the building. These examples are but one more indication of how little still we are able to influence what is offered on the market and how little we are aware of the consequences of bad consumer behaviour. Receive Central Europe Review free via e-mail every week. Wiping Your Feet on Tomas Pecina's Doormat Argument Please E-MAIL US with your comments and suggestions.