The French don't really plan to change their habits

These are the “guilty pleasures” of the French. The Kantar Institute questioned a thousand French consumers on their behavior towards products or services often singled out for their harmful consequences on the environment or the social model. Imported fruits and vegetables, meat, bottled water, plane travel, rapid meal delivery, fashion, smartphones and cosmetics… A clear majority of French people (59%) do not feel guilty about consuming them. However, when asked the question, 85% of consumers say "that they would like to consume much more responsibly" in social or environmental matters, notes Pierre Gomy, sustainable development director of Kantar Insights, on BFM Business. It is the transition "from attitudes to actions" which blocks changes in behavior: only 4 in ten French people (39%) surveyed ultimately intend to change their consumption habits. “The first obstacle is that in guilty pleasure, there is pleasure,” says Pierre Gomy. The pleasure of consuming these products or ...