Patent ID: 8306837

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of offering shipment options for selection, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, shipment-related criteria from a user; defining at least one shipment option that meets the shipment-related criteria received from the user; receiving a shipment route and provided environmental impact corresponding to the at least one shipment option from at least one carrier; determining, by the processor, an estimated environmental impact corresponding to the at least one shipment option, wherein determining the estimated environmental impact for the at least one shipment option comprises: adjusting the provided environmental impact for the at least one shipment option based on at least one of: analyzing an estimated environmental impact of a hypothetical shipment option, and comparing the provided environmental impact to actual environmental data; verifying an accuracy of the provided environmental impact; displaying the at least one shipment option with the corresponding estimated environmental impact to the user; and storing a selection of one of the at least one shipment option received from the user.