Vegan alternatives to leather
Swap matrix
Use these instead
cork leather
hemp
Why the swap works
It looks, drapes and ages like the original, with none of the animal cost.
The numbers
Swapping one kilo saves about 17 kg CO₂e. Do it once a week for a year and you avoid roughly 221 kg CO₂e — the same as driving a petrol car 1105 km.
Sources: Poore & Nemecek (Science, 2018), FAO, USDA FoodData Central, Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011).
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