Environment: Convince at a Cost ~ Ecological Footprint
♣ The difference between convenience products and ecofriendly products with regards to environmental impact is convince products are produced because they become popular among consumers. As the popularity of a product increases more production is needed, which is the first problem. The more production of a product, the more waste is produced from the factories and the consumers who throw out the packaging producing more waste. Convenience products are also all about being appealing to the consumers, that way consumers purchase more. To make it appealing more ink and often packaging is used. Larger card board boxes, or an avocado which is pre cut and packaged. The difference is environmentally …show more content…
An issue is the quality of the product; consumers believe that eco friendly products are not as effective. Not many consumers will go out of their way to buy eco friendly products therefore ecofriendly products will have to be more known and available to consumers. People are not going to pay more for ecofriendly products unless there is substantial value therefore the ecofriendly products must be displayed a durable and be appealing to consumers. The products must be 100% ecofriendly otherwise hypocrisy becomes an issue. Also knowledge must become a factor, people must understand what has truly happened to the environment, not may people care to learn resource management. An example about education is the Leonardo DiCaprio speech when he received his Grammy. He said the making of his movie “The Revenant” could not be filmed in Calgary because of the weather due to climate change, when all it was, was a chinook. I think once these factors can combine and develop and eco friendly product the market could have huge potential but until then no, I think everything will stay at convenience. Technological advancements are making people more content to have everything with the click of a button, therefore these green products will have to be easily accessible to gain some
♣ The difference between convenience products and ecofriendly products with regards to environmental impact is convince products are produced because they become popular among consumers. As the popularity of a product increases more production is needed, which is the first problem. The more production of a product, the more waste is produced from the factories and the consumers who throw out the packaging producing more waste. Convenience products are also all about being appealing to the consumers, that way consumers purchase more. To make it appealing more ink and often packaging is used. Larger card board boxes, or an avocado which is pre cut and packaged. The difference is environmentally …show more content…
An issue is the quality of the product; consumers believe that eco friendly products are not as effective. Not many consumers will go out of their way to buy eco friendly products therefore ecofriendly products will have to be more known and available to consumers. People are not going to pay more for ecofriendly products unless there is substantial value therefore the ecofriendly products must be displayed a durable and be appealing to consumers. The products must be 100% ecofriendly otherwise hypocrisy becomes an issue. Also knowledge must become a factor, people must understand what has truly happened to the environment, not may people care to learn resource management. An example about education is the Leonardo DiCaprio speech when he received his Grammy. He said the making of his movie “The Revenant” could not be filmed in Calgary because of the weather due to climate change, when all it was, was a chinook. I think once these factors can combine and develop and eco friendly product the market could have huge potential but until then no, I think everything will stay at convenience. Technological advancements are making people more content to have everything with the click of a button, therefore these green products will have to be easily accessible to gain some