PuddingFeeling@lemmy.ca to Apple@lemmy.world · 10 months agoApple confirms it will no longer use leather for new Apple accessories, starting today.www.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down129file-textcross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.world
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkApple confirms it will no longer use leather for new Apple accessories, starting today.www.macrumors.comPuddingFeeling@lemmy.ca to Apple@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square106fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.world
minus-squarebob_wiley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down5·10 months agoThat’s fine, but stopping the use of leather isn’t going to fix that.
minus-squarePuddingFeeling@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down7·10 months agoBut it does reduce the profitability of beef. Thus reducing operations and preventing more carbon.
minus-squarebob_wiley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·10 months agoUnless it’s reducing the demand for beef, I’m not sure how it’s going to shrink the operations. Beef might just get more expensive if they need to compensate for reduced leather demand.
minus-squarePuddingFeeling@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·edit-210 months agoLess people would buy beef if the prices increased thus the supply will follow :)
That’s fine, but stopping the use of leather isn’t going to fix that.
But it does reduce the profitability of beef. Thus reducing operations and preventing more carbon.
Unless it’s reducing the demand for beef, I’m not sure how it’s going to shrink the operations. Beef might just get more expensive if they need to compensate for reduced leather demand.
Less people would buy beef if the prices increased thus the supply will follow :)
More for me then. :)