ABSTRACT
“Consumer” and “consumption” are the commonly known terms widely associated with goods and services. Modern societies have developed a consumption pattern based on the conviction that the more goods or services we produce, own and use, the better. However, currently, the negative effects of this approach on man and the environment are also widely recognized. The issue of the modern consumption pattern is explored not only by the UN, but also by the Catholic Church. Like the UN, she addresses the human good and concentrates on universal values and global matters. The Agenda says that people can develop properly and live lifestyles in harmony with nature only if their human needs are fulfilled. The theory, which is among the most widely recognised theories of needs, is Maslov’s hierarchy of needs. Maslov is one of the main representatives of humanistic psychology.
