Towards A Greener Future: Consumer Rights And Legal Framework For Global Sustainability
- IJLLR Journal
- Feb 17
- 1 min read
Nayana M S & M C Usharani, JSS Law College, Mysuru
ABSTRACT
The quest for greener tomorrow is contingent upon the robust legal framework that enshrines consumer rights, ensures sustainable consumption, and stimulates transitions towards the circular economy. As the green agenda becomes increasingly intense, the role of consumers is central to ensuring sustainable action and thereby they are to be empowered to make informed decisions that can influence responsible consumption. Nonetheless, issues like disinformation, ineffective regulatory implementation, company hesitance, and greenwashing might discourage them from doing the correct thing. Enhanced legal frameworks of consumer rights would make things more transparent, fair in business practices, and responsible, hence encouraging sustainability objectives and delivering long-term social and environmental benefits. This into the crucial position of consumer rights to ensure sustainability, recognizing the need to realize policy gaps, and enhance existing laws, hence enhancing best international practices. Additionally, it calls for the adoption of digital innovations, obligatory disclosures of sustainability, and more enhanced enforcement mechanisms capable of driving sound decision-making and enhanced consumer accountability towards international sustainability development.
Keywords: sustainability, consumer rights, legal framework, policy gaps, digital innovations.
