ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

One of key challenges in sustainable development is to find innovative possibilities and new ways of approaching it. The Roman Catholic Church in the Slovak Republic has taken a clear position on the issue of sustainable development, which is based on the compliance with the fundamental moral and spiritual values of Holy Scriptures. In particular, rejection of consumer lifestyle, promotion of mutual trust, solidarity and involvement in environmental protection, can be taken as an indication of awareness of the personal responsibility of humans for their actions. The present paper relies on the results of the empirical research, whose aim was to determine the attitudes of believers to eco-innovation, to perception on the labelling the environment-friendly products and their impact on the shopping decisions.