Consumers across the globe say they want less stuff

USA TODAY: …Half of them say they’d happily live without most of the items they own in a global survey of 10,574 adults ages 16 and up in 29 nations. The survey, titled “The New Consumer and the Sharing Economy,” was done by the communication giant Havas Worldwide and will be released Tuesday.

Seventy percent of those surveyed said that overconsumption puts the planet at risk…

Sixty-five percent of those surveyed said society would be better off if people shared more and owned less… (more)

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