What Assures Consumers?

1st September 20072 Comments

New global research sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op shows that consumers want better independent, impartial assurance of corporations’ environmental claims.

The research, titled What Assures Consumers? and conducted by Consumers International and AccountAbility, clearly indicates that consumers are very concerned with the role corporations play in climate change:

Independent verification

70% of consumers want climate change claims made by businesses to be proven by independent third parties. (63.0% in the US, 76.8% in the UK)

Government intervention

Over 50% of consumers believe governments should be forcing businesses to phase out products that contribute to global warming. (45.7% in the US, 57.1% in the UK)

Better information

60% of consumers want companies to provide more information at the point of sale about the effects of their products on climate change. (56.3% in the US, 64.4% in the UK)

2 comments

Beverly Andrews
8th August 2007 at 5:27 pm

I believe that we have a need to stop global warming through positive action. I hear alot of words from our community leaders. However, until communities allow solar screens, UV protective plastic window covers and clothesline dryers in the yard there is no sincerity in the procession to conserve anything. Just like there was a challenge to conserve water and the communities need to have green lawns. The lawns won. Don’t bother me with so many articles on this subject, its all just words.

Ecio da Silva
12th August 2007 at 6:12 pm

To stop the global warming,is gonna cost money?,forget about it,they never gonna do it.

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