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How does the world perceive our changing environment?

IPSOS GLOBAL ADVISOR

Global Views on the Environment – 2018

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Which environmental issues are most concerning to citizens?


Environmental Issues



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Global warming or climate change

Air pollution

Dealing with waste

Water pollution

Future energy sources and supplies

Deforestation

Natural resource depletion

Overpopulation

Wildlife conservation

Poor quality drinking water

Future food sources and supplies

Emissions

Flooding

Over-packaging of consumer goods

Soil erosion

Don't know

None of these

Base: 20,794 online adults aged 16-64 across 28 countries March 23 – April 6, 2018

[TOPIC] is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders?

Top environmental issues around the world

• Across the world, global warming/climate change, air pollution, and dealing with waste are the top three environmental issues of concern.

• Meanwhile, soil erosion, over-packaged consumer goods, flooding, and emissions are reported as less concerning issues.


Top Issues in Each Country

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Global warming 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 2

Air pollution 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 3

Water pollution 3 1 2 2 3 1 2

Overpopulation 2 3 3

Dealing with waste 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 1

Emissions 2

De-forestation 1 2 1 1 3 1

Soil erosion


Depletion of natural resources

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Flooding 2 1

Future energy supplies and sources

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Future food supplies and sources

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Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders?

Top environmental issues around the world

• Global warming, air pollution, and dealing with waste tie for the top issue around the world.

• These issues are also mentioned as a top-three issue in the most countries.

• De-forestation is only a top-three issue in six countries. But for countries who label it a top-three issue, it is most likely to be the most pressing issue.

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Global warming or climate change is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Global warming

Global warming or climate change

• Global warming, or climate change, is the observation that the Earth has seen an average global temperature increase over recent centuries. Scientists expect these changes to have a corresponding effect on the weather and climate systems of the Earth.


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Air pollution is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Air pollution

Air pollution

• Air pollution refers to the existence of harmful or excessive quantities of gases or particulates in the atmosphere.


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Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Dealing with waste

Dealing with waste

• As global income increases, so too will the demand for goods and the waste generated from their production and use.


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Water pollution is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Water pollution

Water pollution

• Water pollution refers to the contamination of water bodies. Usually, contaminants are introduced by human activities such as farming or waste production.


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Future energy sources and supplies are a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Future energy sources and supplies

Future energy sources and supplies

• Some energy sources take millions of years to develop and are depleted after one use.

• Energy use of this form has a finite supply, whether it be in the short term or the long term.


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Deforestation is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Deforestation

Deforestation

• In recent years, the Romanian government has been forced to take policy action combatting widespread illegal logging.


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Natural resource depletion is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Natural resource depletion

Natural resource depletion

• Natural resource depletion is a difficult discussion topic.

• On the one hand natural resources are finite and rarely replenish at a sustainable rate compared to their demand.

• On the other hand, though, they are necessary to produce goods and services needed across the entire global population.


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Overpopulation is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Overpopulation

Overpopulation

• As the global population grows, so too will competition for space and resources.


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Wildlife conservation is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Wildlife conservation


• According to the World Wildlife Foundation, the number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years.


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Poor quality drinking water is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Poor quality drinking water


• Cape Town, South Africa has been mired in a three-year drought.

• This drought and the infrastructure within Cape Town has citizens facing a real possibility of not having clean water for daily use in the near future.


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Future food sources and supplies are a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Future food sources and supplies

Future food sources and supplies

• The global population is expected to continue growing and to need to produce greater and greater quantities of food.


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Emissions are a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Emissions

Emissions

• A common example of an emission can be seen in the gas discharged from a car’s tailpipe.


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Flooding is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Flooding

Flooding

• The World Resources Institute estimates that 4.24% of the world’s population is exposed to river flood risk.


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The over-packaging of consumer goods is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Over-packaging of consumer goods


• In a world that is increasingly reliant on e-commerce and shipping, overpackaged goods run the risk of creating unnecessary waste.


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Soil erosion is a top three environmental issue

Q. In your view, what are the three most important environmental issues facing [COUNTRY] today? That is, the top environmental issues you feel should receive the greatest attention from your local leaders? – Soil erosion

Soil erosion

• Soil erosion refers to the removal of the Earth’s topsoil, the most fertile, uppermost layer of the ground.




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How do citizens perceive climate change?


Climate Change



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Yes – I think that the world’s climate is changing

Q. As far as you know, do you think the world’s climate is changing or not?

Perceiving climate change

No – I do not think that the world’s climate is changing

Don’t know

• The vast majority of the world’s population believe climate change is occurring in some capacity.


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Q. Thinking about the causes of climate change, which, if any, of the following best describes your opinion?

Natural or human caused?

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Climate change is entirely a natural process

Climate change is mostly a natural process

Climate change is partly a natural process and partly human caused

Climate change is mainly caused by human activity

Climate change is entirely human caused

Climate change does not exist




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How can we deal with products like plastic and packaging that are non-recyclable?


Non-Recyclable Product Waste





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How concerned is the world with non-recyclable product waste?





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Q. Some people have recently been discussing the effects on the environment of plastic packaging, plastic bags, and other disposable objects which cannot be recycled. How concerned, if at all, would you say you are about this issue?

Concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products

Concerned Not concerned Don’t know

• Plastic straws, for example, are given by default in nearly every drink purchased at a restaurant, then thrown away.

• These straws are non-recyclable and take 200 years to degrade.

• In general, citizens across the world are at least somewhat concerned with the overuse of disposable, non-recyclable products.




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What kind of policy action should be taken?





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Fining households that do not recycle enough

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Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?

Potential policy actions

This policy would be effective in reducing the use of non-recyclable products

• A plurality of global respondents believe increased government spending would help reduce the use of non-recyclable products.


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Germany

Japan

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – Forcing local government to spend more on recycling so that a wider range of items can be recycled

Government investment to improve recycling


• Increasing government investment in recycling would require a tax increase, a decrease in funding for another sector, a loan from another country.


31%

45%

44%

43%

40%

39%

37%

37%

36%

36%

35%

34%

32%

32%

31%

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

29%

28%

27%

27%

24%

21%

19%

18%

17%

World

China

Great Britain

Chile

India

Peru

Romania

Argentina

Turkey

Serbia

Belgium

France

Mexico

Spain

Malaysia

Canada

Australia

South Africa

South Korea

Germany

Poland

Sweden

Saudi Arabia

Hungary

Italy

United States

Russia

Brazil

Japan

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – Higher taxes on supermarkets and shops which use a lot of packaging that cannot be recycled

Higher taxes on supermarkets and shops using a lot of non-recyclable packaging


• Increasing taxes on supermarkets or shops that use a lot of this kind of packaging would incentivize these businesses to find alternative products or to raise their prices.


28%

47%

42%

41%

37%

37%

37%

35%

34%

33%

31%

30%

28%

28%

27%

27%

27%

26%

26%

25%

25%

24%

22%

20%

20%

19%

18%

15%

14%

World

China

Great Britain

India

Chile

South Korea

Sweden

Argentina

Peru

Serbia

Australia

Turkey

South Africa

Germany

Poland

Romania

Canada

Malaysia

Mexico

Spain

United States

Belgium

Saudi Arabia

Japan

Hungary

Italy

France

Brazil

Russia

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – A tax on containers such as plastic drinks, bottles, and disposable coffee cups that cannot be recycled to increase their price

Taxing non-recyclables


• Taxing non-recyclable containers would put the onus of reduction on the consumers of these goods.


23%

45%

39%

37%

33%

33%

30%

29%

29%

28%

27%

24%

23%

21%

21%

21%

20%

18%

18%

17%

17%

16%

16%

16%

15%

13%

11%

11%

10%

World

Peru

Turkey

India

Saudi Arabia

Malaysia

Chile

Mexico

Poland

China

Brazil

Romania

Argentina

Serbia

Australia

South Africa

South Korea

Sweden

Great Britain

Spain

Italy

Hungary

United States

Belgium

Canada

France

Russia

Germany

Japan

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – A public information campaign funded by taxpayers’ money to tell people about the issue

Public information campaign


• A public information campaign seeks to educate consumers and producers about the consequences of their actions in the hope of changing behaviour without a financial incentive


23%

40%

38%

37%

37%

37%

34%

33%

30%

29%

26%

25%

25%

23%

23%

22%

21%

20%

20%

19%

18%

15%

14%

14%

12%

11%

11%

10%

9%

World

Chile

Great Britain

Peru

India

Turkey

China

Argentina

Russia

Mexico

France

South Africa

Romania

Spain

Australia

Saudi Arabia

Canada

Brazil

Germany

Malaysia

Belgium

Italy

Serbia

Poland

South Korea

United States

Japan

Sweden

Hungary

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – The government “naming and shaming” supermarkets and shops which use a lot of packaging that cannot be recycled

The government “naming and shaming” bad businesses


• “Naming and shaming” culpable businesses could incentivize decreased use if the negative publicity begins to have an effect on sales.


22%

37%

35%

35%

31%

28%

28%

28%

28%

27%

25%

24%

23%

23%

22%

21%

21%

20%

20%

19%

19%

17%

15%

15%

14%

13%

13%

12%

12%

World

China

India

Malaysia

Turkey

Peru

South Korea

Mexico

Italy

Brazil

Romania

Chile

South Africa

Great Britain

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Poland

France

Canada

Germany

Belgium

United States

Hungary

Japan

Australia

Spain

Sweden

Russia

Q. Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? – Big fines for householders who do not recycle enough of their rubbish

Fines for households that do not recycle enough


• A fine policy would require investment in the infrastructure that provides households the opportunity to recycle.




34

What personal actions are citizens willing to take?





53%

47%

36%

18%

12%

12%

10%

5%

Re-using disposable items

Buy products made from recycled materials

Stop buying goods that have non-recyclable packaging

Stop going to shops that use a lot of non-recyclable packaging

Pay more tax so recycling facilities can be improved

Pay extra for goods without non-recyclable packaging

Don't know

None of these

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?

Personal actions around the world

• More than half of global respondents would re-use their disposable items to help cut down on waste.

I would personally do this to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled


53%

76%

70%

68%

66%

66%

64%

63%

60%

58%

57%

56%

55%

54%

53%

53%

50%

50%

50%

49%

49%

48%

45%

44%

43%

39%

39%

36%

29%

World

Chile

Mexico

Argentina

Great Britain

South Africa

Peru

Australia

Spain

Canada

United States

Malaysia

Belgium

China

Poland

Sweden

India

Brazil

Romania

Hungary

France

South Korea

Italy

Russia

Germany

Serbia

Turkey

Saudi Arabia

Japan

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Re-use disposable items such as plastic bags and plastic bottles

Re-using disposable items


• National Geographic estimates that 40 percent of plastic produced is used once and then discarded.


47%

65%

63%

60%

58%

57%

55%

52%

51%

50%

49%

49%

47%

47%

46%

46%

46%

44%

43%

43%

43%

43%

42%

39%

38%

37%

35%

28%

27%

World

Chile

Mexico

Sweden

South Africa

Peru

Argentina

Canada

Australia

India

Great Britain

China

Germany

Spain

Brazil

Turkey

United States

Italy

Romania

Hungary

France

Belgium

Malaysia

Russia

Poland

Serbia

South Korea

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Buy more products made from recycled materials

Buy products made from recycled materials


• Every ton of recycled plastic bottles saves 3.8 barrels of oil resources.


36%

55%

52%

51%

51%

46%

43%

42%

39%

38%

36%

36%

35%

35%

35%

35%

34%

34%

34%

33%

33%

32%

32%

29%

28%

26%

25%

20%

20%

World

Peru

Mexico

Turkey

Sweden

Chile

India

Serbia

Great Britain

Argentina

Belgium

Germany

Australia

Spain

Canada

South Africa

Poland

Italy

Russia

Romania

France

Hungary

Malaysia

China

Saudi Arabia

Brazil

United States

Japan

South Korea

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Stop buying goods that have packaging that cannot be recycled

Stop buying goods that have non-recyclable packaging


• Styrofoam is an example of a product commonly used in packaging that is also very difficult to recycle.


18%

40%

31%

30%

23%

22%

22%

21%

20%

20%

20%

20%

19%

19%

18%

18%

17%

16%

16%

16%

15%

14%

14%

13%

12%

11%

10%

10%

9%

World

China

Turkey

India

Peru

Poland

France

Saudi Arabia

Great Britain

Italy

Chile

Hungary

Argentina

Mexico

Sweden

Serbia

Germany

Belgium

Canada

Spain

South Africa

South Korea

Malaysia

Australia

United States

Romania

Brazil

Japan

Russia

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Stop going to supermarkets and shops which use a lot of packaging that cannot be recycled

Stop going to supermarkets and shops that use a lot of non-recyclable packaging


• This is one of the actions that information campaigns rely on to make change.


12%

27%

26%

24%

23%

18%

15%

15%

14%

14%

13%

12%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

10%

10%

9%

9%

8%

8%

7%

7%

6%

6%

5%

3%

World

China

Turkey

India

Romania

Serbia

Sweden

United States

Saudi Arabia

Poland

Australia

Great Britain

Peru

Chile

Canada

South Africa

Malaysia

Argentina

Brazil

South Korea

Mexico

Germany

Hungary

Russia

Italy

Spain

Belgium

Japan

France

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Pay more tax so recycling facilities can be improved, allowing a wider range of items to be recycled

Pay higher taxes


• Paying higher taxes would aid the government in recycling facility investment.


12%

28%

23%

18%

17%

16%

15%

14%

13%

13%

13%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

11%

11%

10%

9%

9%

9%

8%

8%

7%

6%

5%

World

India

China

Turkey

Sweden

Saudi Arabia

Romania

Hungary

Australia

United States

Malaysia

Poland

Peru

Chile

Argentina

Germany

Great Britain

South Africa

Serbia

South Korea

Canada

France

Mexico

Brazil

Belgium

Spain

Italy

Japan

Russia

Q. Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled? - Pay extra for goods that have no packaging that cannot be recycled

Pay extra for goods without non-recyclable packaging


• Those who pay extra for goods without non-recyclable packaging are said to be purchasing “utility” in the form of the feeling of environmental responsibility.




42

Who should lead efforts to reduce non-recyclable product waste?





37%

20%

16%

10%

8%

7%

1%

1%

All of the above equally

Companies that produce packaged goods

Government

Companies that sell packaged goods

Consumers

No opinion/don't know

Nobody has a responsibility

Other

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold?

Who’s responsible?

This entity should take responsibility

• The plurality of global respondents believe the government, producers, and consumers should work together to take responsibility for the issue.


37%

52%

52%

49%

49%

48%

48%

48%

44%

43%

43%

42%

39%

39%

37%

36%

36%

34%

34%

34%

34%

32%

31%

26%

26%

23%

23%

22%

21%

World

Serbia

Mexico

Romania

Australia

Canada

Chile

South Africa

Peru

Argentina

Spain

United States

India

Great Britain

Poland

Malaysia

Italy

Sweden

China

Brazil

Russia

South Korea

Hungary

Turkey

Belgium

Germany

France

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold? - All of the above equally

All of the above

Everyone should take responsibility


20%

38%

33%

33%

30%

29%

28%

26%

23%

22%

22%

20%

19%

19%

19%

18%

17%

17%

16%

15%

15%

15%

14%

14%

13%

12%

12%

10%

8%

World

Russia

France

Hungary

Belgium

Sweden

Germany

Great Britain

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

Canada

United States

Brazil

China

South Africa

Chile

Australia

Argentina

Italy

Poland

Spain

Mexico

Malaysia

Serbia

India

Peru

Romania

Japan

Turkey

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold? -Companies that produce packaged goods

Packaged good producers

Companies that produce packaged goods should take responsibility

• If packaged good producers took the responsibility, they would need to reduce their production, which would harm profits, or find alternative methods of packaging.


16%

35%

25%

23%

23%

22%

21%

21%

20%

19%

18%

17%

17%

17%

15%

15%

15%

14%

14%

12%

12%

11%

11%

11%

10%

8%

8%

8%

5%

World

Turkey

Serbia

Malaysia

Spain

Italy

China

Peru

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

India

Poland

Chile

Romania

Belgium

Russia

Brazil

South Africa

South Korea

Australia

Japan

Mexico

Hungary

Great Britain

Germany

France

Canada

United States

Sweden

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold? -Government

The government

The government should take responsibility

• If the government takes responsibility for the issue, they would need to either invest in infrastructure to improve recycling capacity or create policy to incentivize producers, sellers, or consumers to purchase less of these items.


10%

19%

16%

16%

14%

13%

13%

13%

12%

11%

11%

10%

10%

10%

9%

9%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

7%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

5%

5%

World

France

Poland

South Korea

Sweden

Belgium

Germany

China

Great Britain

Saudi Arabia

India

Canada

Japan

Italy

South Africa

Hungary

Mexico

United States

Romania

Australia

Argentina

Chile

Spain

Peru

Russia

Malaysia

Brazil

Turkey

Serbia

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold? -Companies that sell packaged goods

Sellers of packaged goods

Companies that sell packaged goods should take responsibility

• Sellers of packaged goods are the middlemen. They buy from those who produce packaged goods in order to sell to individual consumers.

• If they take responsibility, they would need to find alternative goods to sell to consumers.


8%

16%

15%

14%

12%

12%

12%

11%

10%

10%

9%

9%

9%

9%

8%

8%

8%

7%

7%

7%

6%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

3%

2%

World

Turkey

Malaysia

Japan

Brazil

Peru

India

Germany

Romania

Sweden

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

United States

South Korea

Mexico

Belgium

Poland

Chile

South Africa

Italy

Hungary

China

Great Britain

Canada

Spain

Australia

France

Serbia

Russia

Q. Who if anybody do you believe should take most responsibility for finding a way to reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging which is sold? -Consumers

Consumers of packaged goods

Consumers should take responsibility

• If consumers bear the responsibility for the issue, they would have to choose to buy from responsible sellers.

• This would then incentivize sellers to become responsible, in turn incentivizing producers to decrease their production of unnecessary packaging.


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• In total 20,794 interviews were conducted between

DATES.

• The survey was conducted in 28 countries around the

world, via the Ipsos Online Panel system in Argentina,

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France,

Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,

Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia,

South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey,

Great Britain, and the USA.

• Approximately 1000 individuals aged 18-65 were

surveyed in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France,

Italy, Japan, Romania, Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and

the USA. Approximately 500 individuals aged 18-65 were

surveyed in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Hungary, India,

Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia,

South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey.

• Where results do not sum to 100 or the ‘difference’

appears to be+-1 more/less than the actual, this may be

due to rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of

don't knows or not stated responses.

• The data are weighted to match the profile of the

population. 17 of the 28 countries surveyed generate

nationally representative samples in their countries

(Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France,

Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland,

Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and

United States). Brazil, Chile, China, India, Malaysia,

Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and

Turkey produce a national sample that is considered to

represent a more affluent, connected population. These

are still a vital social group to understand in these

countries, representing an important and emerging

middle class.

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