Insights from new global study: people perceive high cost and lack of support as main barriers towards healthy and sustainable living

The newly released GlobeScan research shows that people around the world express a strong desire to live healthier and more sustainable, but the majority have not made major changes. Almost half of people think it’s too expensive. These insights confirm that IKEA has an important role to play by providing affordable and desirable solutions that inspires and enables the many people to healthier, more sustainable lives. Between June and July 2021, more than 30,000 people in 31 markets were surveyed about their attitudes, opinions, and behaviors linked to more sustainable…

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Global Study Of 1.3 Million People Points To Downward Trend In Generosity

A 10-year global study that surveyed more than 1.3 million people reveals that despite a growing culture of charitable giving across dozens of countries there has been a recent downward trend in giving behaviour in some of the world’s wealthiest places. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index 10th edition report examined aggregate data for each country across 10 years (2009-2018), drawing on surveys in 128 countries in order to capture longer term trends. The survey asks if people have helped a stranger, given money or volunteered for a…

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