Main purchase drivers behind sustainable online shopping in Latin America 2023

Published by Daniela Coppola, Mar 8, 2024
Mercado Libre carried out a survey on sustainable online shopping in Latin American countries, outlining the main features of a sustainable product according to online shoppers. According to the survey results released in March 2023, 40 percent believed a product had to last over time, while nearly the same number of respondents wished the product was socially and environmentally sustainable.

Main purchase drivers behind online shopping of sustainable products in Latin America in 2023

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Release date

December 2023

Region

LAC

Survey time period

April 2022 to March 2023

Number of respondents

3,271 online shoppers

Age group

18 years and older

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Mercado Libre consumers*

Supplementary notes

Survey carried out in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay.
*Online consumers purchasing at least one sustainable product between April 2022 and march 2023

By sustainable product, the source refers to products that promote a sustainable lifestyle and have a positive environmental and/or social impact.

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