The compatibility between luxury and sustainable development has been increasingly examined in recent literature, but a number of ethical issues remain unexplored. One such concern is animal welfare, a recurrent question in the luxury goods sector. This is one of the first research articles to shed light on this subject, utilising two studies, one qualitative and the other quantitative with conjoint analysis, conducted among 12 and 253 French consumers, respectively. The results reveal that consumers are sensitive to the challenge of animal welfare in luxury, but fall into two different groups. Some have a preference for animal‐based raw materials sourced from livestock farms that respect animal welfare, whilst others are more favourable to the use of synthetic raw materials. In particular, the results show that the use of synthetic raw materials is accepted by some consumers but can lead to a reduction in the perceived value of luxury products.

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动物福利是奢侈品消费者的中心问题吗？

在最近的文献中，越来越多地研究了奢侈品与可持续发展之间的兼容性，但仍未探讨许多道德问题。此类问题之一就是动物福利，这是奢侈品领域经常出现的问题。这是最早针对这一主题的研究文章之一，它分别在12名和253名法国消费者中进行了两项研究，一项是定性研究，另一项是通过联合分析进行定量研究。结果表明，消费者对奢侈品中动物福利的挑战很敏感，但分为两个不同的群体。有些人偏爱那些尊重动物福利的，来自牲畜场的动物性原材料，而另一些人则更喜欢使用合成原材料。特别是，