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OURCING MATERIALS

THEIR ORIGIN, TRANSPORT,

AND LOCATION

Where are the materials sourced from?

Are they local or do they need to be transported from far

away or abroad?

If it’s abroad then we don’t know what their extraction is doing

to a particular environment or country.

Adding to this is the issue of transport. If materials are sourced

from a longer distance, then additional transport is required to

bring them to the new place. This of course involves greater

amounts of fuel and pollution of carbon into the atmosphere,

the extent of which depends on the type of transport used. If

the main core material comes from an area local to the crafter

or artisan, it immediately cuts down on damage to the

environment and automatically makes it more sustainable.

Can the transport be made greener, like the method of

transportation used, or if for example the type, like if electric

vehicles are utilised? Greener fuels like hydro-treated vegetable

oil are also being exploited by some delivery companies.

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