The Story of Stuff
Sustainable production and consumption
Looking at how goods and services are produced, the impacts of products and materials across their whole lifecycle and building on people's awareness of social and environmental impacts is one of the four sustainable development priorities in Scotland.
This short 20-minute film from the US is designed to raise awareness of the whole process of production and consumption, and the lifecycle of consumer goods.
The Story of Stuff
Written and narrated by Annie Leonard, the film was produced by Free Range Studios the makers of other socially-minded, web-based films such as 'The Meatrix' and 'Grocery Store Wars'.
Watch it here or play a larger version on the Story of Stuff website.
'The Story of Stuff is fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, with a special focus on the United States. All the stuff in our lives, beginning from the extraction of the resources to make it, through its production, sale, use and disposal, affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls for all of us to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something. It'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.'
From The Story of Stuff website
Related links
The 4 concepts
Read about the 4 core concepts of sustainable dvelopment.
Sustainable development priorities in Scotland
Read about the sustainable development priorities in Scotland.
Story of Stuff website
To view a larger version of the Story of Stuff, find resources, downloads and background information visit the Story of Stuff website.