Consumers care about sustainability—and back it up with their wallets

Article by McKinsey and Company

A joint study from McKinsey and Nielsen IQ examines sales growth for products that claim to be environmentally and socially responsible.

Total US consumer spending accounts for over $14 trillion annually and two-thirds of the US GDP. An important subset of this spending goes toward everyday consumer packaged goods (CPG), ranging from foods and beverages to cosmetics and cleaning products. The sheer size of the CPG sector—with millions of employees and trillions of dollars in annual sales—makes it a critical component in efforts to build a more sustainable, inclusive economy.