Consortium helps consumers ID which common brands are most sustainable
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 07:20
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—As you do your shopping this holiday season, would it help to know exactly which toys, electronics, food and other items are better for the environment? A prominent researcher at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is helping to develop a system that will tell retailers, manufacturers, and eventually consumers, about the sustainability of many of the products we buy every day.