Global Responsibility

Designers, manufactures, retailers and consumers all have some impact on the environment. Taking account of the material we sue, where they come from. and what we do with them at the end of their use full life is known as sustainability.

Non-renewable resources

Traditionally, designer and manufacturers have used a range of materials from non-renewable recourses. This means that the raw materials, such as oils, ores and minerals, are taken from sources that will eventually run out. they are naturally resources that have been produced over thousands of years.

Renewable resources

If we are to make our natural resources last longer, we must aim to use a greater quantity of renewable resources in our products. This will both help to protect our environment and will also help to safeguard the supply of products and services.

Carbon foot print

A carbon footprint is "the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person". Greenhouse gases can be emitted through transport, land clearance, and the production and consumption of food, fuels, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, and services. For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other green house gasses , emitted.
The concept name of the carbon footprint originates from ecological footprint discussion. The carbon footprint is a subset of the ecological footprint and of the more comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). All of these companies are trying to reduce the carbon foot print by using less fossil fuels and cutting down energy use.

Fair Trade

The fair trade foundation, based in the UK, was set up to help poverty among farmers. The range of products are growing and some of those are now are composite products such as clothing not just food for farmers but slave labour.