Governments, environmental groups and industry associations are reducing greenhouse
gas emissions to insure environmental sustainability. Manufacturing plays an important role
in economic development but is a main cause of global warming since production requires
energy consumption. The supply chain leadership coalition has requested all members to
publish their carbon emission data and to reduce emissions. In addition, the International
Standard Organization (ISO) has legislated and published ISO14064 as an industrial …

… Providing carbon labeling on products increases product appeals and sales revenues,
but also increases manufacturing costs. This research aims to minimize a product’s carbon
footprint while controlling its manufacturing cost during collaborative green product design
and production planning. An economic input output life cycle assessment approach is used
to evaluate the carbon emissions of new products. The …