CONSUMPTION - French people less sensitive to the ecological character of products
A study carried out by Cetelem on new or second-hand purchases, all goods combined, reveals that only 56% of French consumers take into account the ecological character of the product before buying it.
The ecological criterion would be taken into account by 56% of French people during the process of buying a product. With this figure, France is far behind the European average which is 62%. And, the same is true for national preference: 42% of French buyers say that they take into account the national origin of the product when purchasing it, compared to 47% in the rest of Europe.
These figures are partly explained by the fact that French consumers are also the most sensitive to the price of products. The price is involved in 98% of purchases against 96% for the others.
Source: http://www.enviro2b.com/2011/02/14/cons ... -produits/
Notes:
a) In practice, these figures already seem high to me: 56% of households that take into account the eco impact? Sorry, when we see the environmentalists' score in the different elections, well I really can't believe it ...
Then if that was the case why do we still see apples from South Africa everywhere? For the minority?
b) It reminds me of and contrasts with a survey of some time ago (which I can no longer find Help please!) which said that (supposedly) more than 80% of French people took into account the eco impact of their purchases...
Figure that, of course, I NEVER believed ...
c) All this should be qualified because of the source "Cetelem" (consumer loans). The respondents are therefore a priori people having recourse (at least once?) To credit to the CON ... summons.
This shows once again the difference between words and deeds ...