The most important factor of product packaging according to respondents across ten countries is hygiene and food safety. This was followed by shelf life. The environmental impact of packaging was relatively less of an important factor for consumers, especially in Japan. In comparison, 80 percent of respondents in India cited environmental impacts of packaging as extremely or very important. Product packaging can negatively impact the environment in a number of ways such as deforestation due to increasing demand for paper packaging, emissions from production, and littering by end consumers.
Most important factors of product packaging in selected countries worldwide 2020
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Brazil
Indonesia
Italy
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McKinsey & Company. (October 21, 2020). Most important factors of product packaging in selected countries worldwide 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232561/importance-of-packaging-worldwide-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Most important factors of product packaging in selected countries worldwide 2020." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232561/importance-of-packaging-worldwide-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. (2020). Most important factors of product packaging in selected countries worldwide 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232561/importance-of-packaging-worldwide-by-country/
McKinsey & Company. "Most Important Factors of Product Packaging in Selected Countries Worldwide 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232561/importance-of-packaging-worldwide-by-country/
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Most important factors of product packaging in selected countries worldwide 2020 [Graph], McKinsey & Company, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232561/importance-of-packaging-worldwide-by-country/