FMN | February 1st, 2021

Consumer Trends (Cont’d from Page 11)

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ingly aware of the spaces in which they live and has driven their demand for sustainability even higher. The report surmises that population stress and a new climate reality will drive politics,societies,science,and economics to innovate how we use our space more ethically. Consumer consciousness of sustainability

TLMI Converter Meeting March 21-23, 2021 Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans, LA

drupa 2021 April 20 – 30, 2021 Dusseldorf, Germany

FTA InfoFlex 2021 May 3-4, 2021 Kansas City, MO

Labelexpo Americas June 8-10, 2021 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL

SuperCorrExpo 2021 August 8–12, 2021 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL

will evolve beyond recycling and carbon emissions into a more holistic, longer-term view. More than 40 percent of Americans strongly agree that it’s worth making individual sacrifices to protect the health of the greater community; 61percent of Canadian adults disagree that nothing can be done to save the environment at this point; and 48 percent of Indian consumers strongly agree that, post COVID-19, they will buy more from local businesses. As consumers continue to demand increased trans- parency, they will increasingly scrutinize how brands plan to tackle sustainability challenges. Offsetting pro- duction processes will no longer be enough: consum- ers will want brands to be actively part of the solution, not just to clean up after themselves, according to the report. “Consumers are more aware of how a culture of con- sumption has impacted the environment and left them disconnected from how and where their purchases are produced,” stated the report.“They are looking for brands to offer a better vision of how we reconnect with our spaces and resources in the future.”

Labelexpo Europe September 21-24, 2021 Brussels Expo Brussels, Belgium

CorrExpo 2021 September 27 - 29, 2021 St. Louis, Missouri

FTA Fall Conference October 4-6, 2021 Frisco, TX

TLMI Annual Meeting October 17-19, 2021 Naples Grande Beach Resort Naples, FL

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