Environment

One in seven say they would pay more for travel with lower carbon footprint than airplanes.

Younger, more educated consumers are more willing to use lower carbon-footprint alternatives to air travel.

One in five say the responsibility to reduce packaging falls on the company that produces the goods.

Four in ten people say they would eat a plant-based substitute for meat.

This article on the current state of the political left in France includes a comparative study of electoral trends in Canada, the UK, Italy, Sweden, Germany and Spain. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of parties on the left, changing voter profiles, and strategies for political renewal.

Why now is the moment for sustainable packaging in Japan.

Most are more willing to take personal actions to cut down waste, but are skeptical of policy actions.

Around the globe, people are more likely to think that their access to healthy and quality food will increase in the future, but that it will come at a price, according to a new Global Advisor survey from Ipsos. Those surveyed are more than twice as likely to say that the costs of food will get worse in the future than believe it will improve.

From the latest United Nations report on climate change, to the plastic straw bans taking effect in cities all over the world, concerns about our planet’s health are top of mind for many people.