Patent ID: 8275630
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, via one or more computing devices, performance information relating to products and/or services, the performance information comprising supporting information, the supporting information relating to reliability of the performance information, the supporting information comprising information about different certifications given to the performance information and information about scientific methodologies used to arrive at the certifications and/or to obtain the performance information; wherein the performance information is reviewed to thereby produce vetted and ranked performance information; receiving, via the one or more computing devices, the vetted and ranked performance information, the vetted and ranked performance information comprising the performance information (i) that has been vetted for reliability based on at least some of the supporting information, and (ii) that has been ranked according to reliability based, at least in part, on at least one benchmark, the at least one benchmark comprising compliance with life cycle assessment methodology; and using at least some of the vetted and ranked performance information to generate a report for a product or service via the one or more computing devices, the report enabling access to vetted and ranked performance information for the product or service, the report providing information about an environmental impact or a sustainable impact of the product or service based on the vetted and ranked performance information for the product or service.