IS OUR EXPLODING POPULATION INFLUENCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES? AQA DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY GCSE

Is our exploding population influencing new technologies? What is the maximum population the Earth can sustain? What that has to do with design and technology?
// How are new technologies are changing the way we manufacture products:
 Only using renewable materials from sustainable sources
 Powering the production of factories with renewable energy
 Using only recycled materials
 Creating products that use a low amount of energy
 Making products with less materials and components.
 Thinking about how existing or future products can be repaired and upgraded
 Sourcing locally for materials, production and retailing.
// We will look closer into two companies who are meeting some of these objectives:
Island Bakery
https://www.islandbakery.scot/the-island-bakery-story/
Other food companies:
https://earth.org/sustainable-food-companies/
Green Toys
https://www.greentoys.com/pages/our-commitment
Other global companies:
https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/latest/10-global-companies-that-are-environmentally-friendly