Posted on 02/02/2022 5:37:54 AM PST by blam
Norwegian online grocer Oda has reportedly seen a drop in sales of carbon-intensive products after introducing sustainability scores to its receipts. As Statista’s Felix Richter reports, each product is given a rating based on its carbon footprint, aiming to raise awareness among customers, who are responding well to the initiative, according Oda’s sustainability director Louise Fuchs.
“Our customers told us that they find it close to impossible to know what is climate-friendly. We thought it was an important challenge to solve so we started looking for easy ways to communicate emissions,” she said.
Would a similar model be an option for the U.S. as well? According to findings from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, it seems unlikely.
A December 2021 survey among grocery shoppers found that U.S. consumers have their eyes on the price first, revealing that sustainability criteria (e.g. buying seasonal, regional, fairtrade) play a smaller role in the purchase decision.
Infographic: U.S. Grocery Shoppers Have Their Eyes on the Price | Statista
Raising awareness of products’ different carbon footprints could certainly be a first step towards creating more conscious shoppers, but for the millions of families just trying to make ends meet, price will always trump conscience.
what is the difference between freshness and quality for goods where if they are not fresh they are poor quality?
I ask this, because it is a constant problem with polling, not asking questions that illuminate the issue.
Second, price is always an issue. I buy top end power tools because in my mind quality is worth what it costs to get it. But price is still the most significant factor because if I can’t afford it I don’t buy it. I am not going to mortgage my house for a high end tool - well not yet anyway.
I agree with you; when it comes to perishables, freshness and quality go hand-in-hand.
I suppose you could have a difference where you have a fresh cut of low-grade meat. Or fresh fruit that is lacking in flavor.
I've been paying attention to where foods come from for over 50 years, long before the climate change crap.
The reason I prefer to buy as local as possible, is knowing what we now call the "supply chain" could be broken at any time, I want to economically support the closest food sources possible, so hopefully those foods at least will be available should transportation fail.
I think any human not making decisions this way is an irrational decision maker.
Low price = most calories for lowest expenditure of energy. That’s how life is wired on planet Earth.
Quality = Probably won’t kill you.
Only a libtard would make decisions otherwise?
The Norwegian word Oda translated into English = FUBAR
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