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Will Carbon Footprint Tags Make You Money?

Posted October 02, 2008 8:36 AM

As Japan forges ahead with implementation of a nationwide carbon-footprint labeling scheme, companies are realizing the need to produce packaging that clearly shouts green credentials to eagle-eyed consumers. Are carbon-footprint tags the answer? Can they really help companies to attract green consumers, considering that some question their accuracy? Aside from the tags, what other packaging innovations can companies utilize to show they are greener than their competitors?

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10/03/2008 12:17 AM

"How many tags U want? What colour? I can supply many."

Beware the counterfeits.

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10/03/2008 7:30 AM

More of a Marketing question than packaging but I would surely make sure what ever I was printing them on was recycled material!

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Re: Will Carbon Footprint Tags Make You Money?

10/03/2008 4:06 PM

Can they make me money?!? Boy, howdy, they can! I'm firing up my printing press right now. (uhhh...whadda they look like, BTW?)

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10/06/2008 10:24 AM

Another added expense due to an unproven theory that is being broken apart by many investigators

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