Consumer goods are responsible for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions, two-thirds of tropical deforestation, 80% of global water use and three-quarters of forced and child labor. That’s a message that ASU’s Sustainability Consortium tries to convey to the public in their annual impact report.
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