Ethics and sustainability
When it comes to vegan nutrition, ethics play a significant role. Ethics involves contemplating moral and philosophical questions, primarily concerning whether a certain action is right or wrong. For many vegans, it is a moral responsibility to avoid consuming animal products and adopt a plant-based diet. They aim not only to eat healthier but also to eat fairly and compassionately.
Whether a dietary choice is sustainable or ethically justifiable also depends on the consumer behavior, namely, the products and quality consumed.
Ethics is multifaceted. It encompasses not only the product itself but also the individual production processes, logistics, and the living beings associated with them. Therefore, topics such as working conditions in agriculture, the use of worker bees in monocultures, the involvement of animals in agriculture, as well as issues like sustainability, ecosystems, and regenerative agriculture are addressed.