Penny, Will you share the results of your inquiry with the list? That would be helpful. Hal Levin Penny Walker wrote: > Apologies for any cross-posting... > > I'm interesting in tracking down different models, approaches, tools for > finding out whether a particular product is more - or less - sustainable > than another. > > By sustainable, I think it would need to include some assessment of social > impact as well as environmental impact. I'm most interested in approaches > which are actually being used in practice, either by > - customers / third party assessors of some kind to aid their purchasing > choices or whether or not to give something a label / grading > - manufacturers / producers, to decide which products to continue > making / selling and which new ones to bring on. > > Any and all leads would be much appreciated! > > A summary of responses will be supplied on request. > > Thanks. > > Penny > > Penny Walker > C.Env., MIEMA, FIMC > -------------------------------------------------------- > training - facilitation - consultancy > for sustainable development > -------------------------------------------------------- > 92 Winston Road > London > N16 9LR > United Kingdom > > +44 (0)20 7254 3500 > +44 (0)7960 309 222 > > [log in to unmask] > www.penny-walker.co.uk > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Training and learning programmes with Penny Walker that you can come along > to! > * Change Management for Sustainable Development, with IEMA, > http://www.iema.net/training/iema_workshops/changemanagementworkshop > * Reflective and Authentic - Conversations for the Experienced > Facilitator, with The Environment Council, www.penny- > walker.co.uk/publications_and_downloads.html > * Post-Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business, with the Cambridge > Programme for Industry and Forum for the Future, > http://www.cpi.cam.ac.uk/pcsb/ > > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/industrial-ecology > or send the following command to [log in to unmask] > leave industrial-ecology > > > > To unsubscribe from this list please go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/industrial-ecology or send the following command to [log in to unmask] leave industrial-ecology