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Sustainability: Buy one, get one tree Print
7th May 2021
Concern for the environment among UK consumers has been building steadily in recent years, particularly after the release of David Attenborough’s
Blue Planet II TV series in 2017.
A recent study from business consultant Accenture found that concern had only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase in what it called “conscious consumption” – greater consideration by shoppers of the environmental and societal impacts of what they put in their baskets.
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers are focusing on limiting food waste, for example, while two-thirds (66%) say they are making more sustainable choices when shopping. Jill Standish, head of Accenture’s global retail industry group, says: “People’s values are increasingly becoming infused in their shopping habits as consumers think more about balancing what they buy with global issues of sustainability. This calls for retailers t
Grocery shopping habits changing to combat food waste, research finds Print
1st April 2021
More than 60% of consumers are likely to shop more often and in smaller quantities, to avoid having to throw away unwanted or spoiled food, new research reveals.
The research by Proagrica, the global agricultural and animal health data business, shows 67% of consumers are now likely to buy more frozen food for the same reason, and 76% suggest they are prepared to buy the ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables that often sit unwanted on the supermarket shelf.
More than 40% of respondents believe it is their responsibility to do the right thing, while 21% thought the responsibility lies with grocers and supermarkets.