Patent ID: 8170923

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of providing an environmental impact of a transaction in an electronic environment, comprising: receiving, from an electronic retailer, a request for information about at least one item available for purchase in a transaction by a customer of the electronic retailer; determining, by one or more computer systems, a plurality of delivery options between a location of each item and a delivery address for each item; determining, by the one or more computer systems, environmental impact information for at least a portion of the plurality of delivery options; and providing the environmental impact information for at least a portion of the plurality of delivery options to the electronic retailer for display to the customer, wherein the electronic retailer is able to obtain environmental impact information for one or more combinations of items and delivery options for the transaction for display to the customer, whereby the customer is able to compare the environmental impact for the delivery options and base selection of the one or more items and at least one delivery option for the transaction at least in part upon the environmental impact information for each determined delivery option.