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The Carbon Footprint of Shopping

March 23, 2009 | Comment (1)

How do you shop for books, CDs, or other small household items? Do you like to get in your car and drive to the store, or do you prefer to shop online? Do you think one method is better for the environment than the other? Are your customers concerned with the carbon footprints of their shopping habits?

If you’re wondering about these types of green logistics questions, I suggest you check out a new report by researchers at the Logistics Research Centre, School of Management and Languages, Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh.

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