When sustainable alternatives are widespread, affordable and just as good or better than the legacy option, then eco-consumption becomes less about the status of opting in and more about the shame of opting out. That’s why in 2020, millions of consumers will seek out products, services and experiences that help them alleviate rising eco-shame. It’s the evolution of eco-consumption as a status play.
Just take a look at three iconic eco-consumption moments. Way back in 2008 Tesla launched the Roadster, a $100,000 supercar. In 2016 Adidas partnered with Parlay for Oceans to produce a limited-edition line of sneakers made from recycled ocean plastic; only 50 pairs were made.
Also in 2016, NYC’s Momofuku Nishi becomes the first restaurant in the world to offer the Impossible Burger, which looks, cooks, smells, sizzles, and tastes like conventional ground beef but is made entirely from plants.
But what has been the story since then? Fast-forward to 2019, and Tesla’s Model 3 is a play for the mainstream driver, and now the third best-selling car in the UK. Adidas made 11 million pairs of ocean plastic sneakers in 2019. And Impossible Burger is available at over 7,000 Burger King outlets cross the US.
Quote Of The Day
“If you plan on being anything less than capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”
Abraham Maslow
Alternative Quote Of The Day
“I’m normally not a praying man, but if you’re up there, please save me Superman.”
Homer Simpson
From high-end and rare to affordable and widespread: that’s the eco-consumption journey across the last few years. And when eco-alternatives go mainstream in this way, they’re no longer an exciting status currency.
The key implication? A shift in the moral calculus for consumers. Because when eco-alternatives are as available, affordable and effective as the legacy option, there’s no reason not to choose them.
Throw in Extinction Rebellion, the global Strike for Climate movement, and Greta, and you have a tipping point in awareness also fueling this crucial shift. Increasingly widespread shame at air travel – or flygskam in the original Swedish – is now set to diffuse across every B2C industry. It’s a shift with profound implications for consumerism, business, everyone.
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PS.
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