I think if we replace 'carbon footprint' by 'too expensive' we might get closer to the actual reason. Edit: I am sure that their factories are upgraded periodi

I think if we replace 'carbon footprint' by 'too expensive' we might get closer to the actual reason. Edit: I am sure that their factories are upgraded periodically so they should defer to the next upgrade instead of doing it now if that's too expensive and resources-hungry. Same as with changing car to an EV, the best for the environment is probably to keep your current ICE car until it's time to replace it and only then to buy an EV. In any case, Lego's problem is that their business is fundamentally plastics at a time when plastics have got a bad rep to the point of being the bogeyman in some cases, and this shows that they are struggling to find a way around that even if only in term of image.