Online Shopping More Eco-Friendly

Are you an avid online shopper of travel gear and products? Good news.  A new study by Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Design Institute has found that shopping online results in less environmental impact. The institute studied Buy.com’s e-commerce model and found it reduces environmental impact with 35 percent less energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions vs. traditional retail shopping model .  They compared the energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with delivering a flash drive from a manufacturer to a home via traditional retail and online shopping. Customer transport for traditional retail, packaging and last mile delivery to customer homes for e-commerce accounted for the largest contributors to energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The results showed approximately 65 percent of total emissions generated by the traditional retail model resulted from customer transport to and from retail stores. Says

Neel Grover, CEO and president of Buy.com: “Consumers are looking for ways to live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, whether that be recycling at home, reducing paper and packaging consumption or purchasing products that have less impact on our natural resources. This study solidifies that online shopping is another avenue they can embrace to help lower their carbon footprint and energy consumption.” For more info, visit Buy.com online . Image courtesy of www.freephoto1.com Tags: Buy.com , carbon dioxide emissions , carbon footprint , Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Design Institute , customer transport , delivering , e-commerce model , energy consumptions , environmental impact , environmentally conscious lifestyle , green news , natural resources , online shopping , packaging , recycling , reducing paper , study , traditional retail Share This

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Online Shopping More Eco-Friendly