Method Of Communicating The Carbon Footprint For A Particular Product To Consumers

• US 20090164264A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Luberski, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Luberski, Inc.
• Inventors: Zolezzi, Anthony J.
• Application Number:
  US11/960,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method of communication the carbon footprint of a product to consumers.

Claims

1. A method of communicating the carbon footprint of a product to consumers, said method comprising the steps of:

establishing a certification mark for indicating to consumers that a product has been analyzed for carbon footprint;

establishing a rating method for analyzing a product for carbon footprint, said rating method comprising the steps of;

establishing a rating scale corresponding to a range of potential carbon footprint values of a product;

obtaining data from producers, distributors, and retailers regarding the carbon footprint associated with the product;

converting the data to a rating relating the carbon compound released by the production, distribution, and retail sale of the product to a rating scale

marking the product with a certification mark and the carbon footprint rating in a manner visible to consumers at the point of purchase.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

determining the carbon footprint by summing the CO₂ emissions arising form production, distribution and sale of a product, and converting this data to an absolute rating.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

determining the carbon footprint by summing the CO₂ emissions arising form production, distribution and sale of a product, and converting this data to a relative rating, said relative rating being established by comparison with the carbon footprint of competitive products.

4. A method of communication the carbon footprint of a product to consumers, said method comprising the steps of:

establishing a certification mark for indicating to consumers that a product has been analyzed for carbon footprint;

establishing a rating method for analyzing a product for carbon footprint, said rating method comprising the steps of;

establishing a rating scale corresponding to a range of potential carbon footprint values of a product;

obtaining data from third parties who produce the product regarding the carbon footprint associated with the product;

converting the data to a rating relating the carbon compound released by the production, distribution, and retail sale of the product to a rating scale

licensing third parties who make the product to mark the product with a certification mark and the carbon footprint rating in a manner visible to consumers at the point of purchase.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of:

determining the carbon footprint by summing the CO₂ emissions arising form production, distribution and sale of a product, and converting this data to an absolute rating.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of:

determining the carbon footprint by summing the CO₂ emissions arising form production, distribution and sale of a product, and converting this data to a relative rating, said relative rating being established by comparison with the carbon footprint of competitive products.