Ecommerce
Over 1.9 billion people will buy something online this year. Imagine the social and ecological footprint. Think of where those goods are made and how they are distributed. Under what labour conditions? How much do those workers get paid? And what stress do they suffer to fulfil our casual expectations for same-day or next-day delivery? Think of the resource consumption, especially for cardboard or single-use plastic packaging. Factor in the carbon emissions from the global logistics industry. Suddenly e-commerce retailers like Amazon and Alibaba and their suppliers start looking like sustainability villains in a cowboy economy.
— Wayne Visser
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