Chart of the Month: Consumers and Companies Align on Climate Concerns and Sustainability Action
Paula Ferolla
Many consumers strive to make sustainable choices in their purchases and daily habits. This puts increased pressure on brands to provide transparency and ethical products and services to their customers. In response, many companies have a proactive sustainability strategy in place.
Sustainability Gaining Momentum in Home Care in Middle East
Steve Odinga
Home care in the Middle East is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by the convergence of two factors: a surge in consumer demand for innovative cleaning solutions and the active promotion of sustainable and eco-friendly practices by governments. As such, consumers are seeking cleaning solutions that offer eco-friendly formulations, sustainable packaging, and stress-relieving fragrances tailored to regional preferences
Unwrapping Sustainable Packaging: Redesign for Circularity
Jorge Zuniga
During the current Global Recycling Awareness Week, celebrated on March 18th, it is worth noting that five fmcg industries contributed to four trillion retail packaging units in 2023, a figure expected to rise by 2% by 2026, according to Euromonitor’s packaging data. In this week that aims to generate awareness around the environmental significance of recycling, it is also important to understand that addressing sustainability is not only a moral requirement but also a business opportunity.
Megatrends: Quantifying Sustainable Living
Jorge Zuniga
Sustainable living continues to hold significant relevance for both consumers and corporations, as ethical considerations and moral values grow in importance. This is particularly true in light of the tightening regulations surrounding sustainability reporting and the validation of sustainable claims across the EU, UK and US.
Heat Pumps: The Low-carbon Heating and Cooling System of the Future
Tim Chuah
Heat pumps are the low-carbon heating and cooling systems of the future. The EU has identified them as a sustainable solution to reach its goal of energy independence and decarbonisation. In the long term, heat pumps have the potential to replace air conditioners and boilers, becoming the all-in-one air treatment appliance.
Riding the Wave of Recommerce: Why Brands Must Seize This Opportunity
Marija Milasevic
Despite the longstanding existence of the resale model, recent years have witnessed a transformative surge in recommerce. Fuelled by ongoing digitalisation, global financial instability, and a growing commitment to sustainability, recommerce has reached heretofore unforeseen levels.
What Are the Top Consumer Trends in 2024?
Alison Angus
New year, new trends. And one fact remains true—consumer behaviour can be unpredictable. This article helps you make sense of their preferences, lifestyles and motivations this year.
Gen AI: Game Changer in Sustainable Fashion?
Marguerite LeRolland
As COP28 recently concluded in Dubai, with promising commitments from fashion players, it is undeniable that there has been an acceleration in the pace towards positive change across the industry since the pandemic, with a growing number of market players improving their efforts in terms of diversity and inclusion, while taking measures to address their negative environmental footprint.
Davos 2024: Responding to Global Changes with Resilience and Sustainability
Euromonitor International
This year's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland revolves around the pivotal theme of “Rebuilding Trust” amidst a period of "permacrisis" – a prolonged era marked by uncertainty, stemming from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Euromonitor International has identified two vital responses to today's transformed world, with a summary of key content focussing on resilience and sustainability.