Manifesto Draft

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Designers:

·         Designers must create with the triple bottom line in mind.

                                Think about the planet

                                Think about people

                                Then think about Profit.

·         Consider each of these equally throughout the course of the design process.

                                Materials
                                Manufacturing
                                Packaging
                                Use
                                Transport
                             Waste

·         Quantify all materials, processes and the environmental impact throughout the design process.

·         Be able to trace/track all materials throughout the process.

·         Be transparent with information. Make it public. Be Honest. Give the power to the consumers.

·         Don’t be exclusive. Allow anybody who wants to the opportunity to buy your product.

·         Be the first. The first business, the first system, the first nation. Be ther first and others will follow.

 

Consumers:

·         Take the power.

·         Read the packaging.

·         Value more than just price. Value the environment and the people who made the item.

·         Buy good stuff. Buy crafted items over plastic factory made crap. Preserve the culture of making that led to the creation of that product.

·         Take your canvas bags to the supermarket.