In a 2023 survey conducted among Australian consumers regarding their sustainable and ethical shopping habits, the leading action respondents planned to take in the coming year to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits was to reduce the amount of products they buy, with just over 50 percent of those surveyed indicating this. Researching how to responsibly dispose of their clothing items was the next most prevalent action respondents intended to take to reduce their fashion footprint.
Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023
nationally representative survey by age, gender, and state
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: How likely are you to take one of the following actions to reduce your environmental and human rights impacts in the next year? (Shows the percentage of respondents who answered "extremely/very likely to.")
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Baptist World Aid Australia. (November 7, 2023). Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/
Baptist World Aid Australia. "Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023." Chart. November 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/
Baptist World Aid Australia. (2023). Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/
Baptist World Aid Australia. "Leading Actions Consumers Intended to Take to Reduce The Environmental and Social Impacts of Their Fashion Habits in The Coming Year in Australia as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/
Baptist World Aid Australia, Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Leading actions consumers intended to take to reduce the environmental and social impacts of their fashion habits in the coming year in Australia as of September 2023 [Graph], Baptist World Aid Australia, November 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462841/australia-actions-shoppers-intend-to-take-to-reduce-the-impact-of-their-fashion-habits/
