Francesca Holland
Speculative Future Artifact Design:
Environmental Impact Data Required on Consumer Products
Project Duration: 1 Month, Commitment: Part-Time, Year: 2025
At school lunch, children have to choose:
I calculated the sustainability score values based on real data from the United Nations (UN) and the Water Footprint Calculator. I deduced the labor ethics impact based on information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Center for Farmworker Health, and the California Research Bureau.
The consumers are said to have responsibility for the future of the climate crisis:
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I calculated the cotton farmworker labor ethics impact based on information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Center for Farmworker Health, the California Research Bureau, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Outlook Forum and Economic Research Service, and IBISworld. I got data for textile worker ethics values from the National Library of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic.
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Water footprint was calculated based on values from Columbia University, Indiana University and Nature Reviews Journal. Carbon footprint values came from the Commons.
Animal-loving pet owners have to come to terms with how their pet food actually impacts nature:
I calculated the sustainability score values based on real data from the United Nations (UN) and the Water Footprint Calculator. I calculated the poultry farm labor ethics impact based on information from Science Direct Journal, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Library of Medicine, the Oregon Health Authority, and the Humane League,.
Grocery store​ self-checkout that announces your purchase's sustainability score audibly (left) and protest sign (right) - additional artifact prototypes from this speculative future.
Team:
Francesca Holland - Ideation, environmental research and calculations, chocolate milk carton design
Shannon Murphy - Ideation, construction
Vishaka Nirmal - Ideation, jeans tag design
Noopur Kabra - Ideation, oat milk carton design​