The Value of ‘Planetary Facts’: science-based product data and disclosures beyond carbon

Authors

  • Gabriella Rutherford-Carr University of Otago
  • Kate Meyer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v19i2.8233

Keywords:

Planetary Facts, planetary boundaries, eco-labels, sustainability labels, product environmental performance, product disclosures, environmental disclosures

Abstract

A system that enables businesses to quantify the environmental impacts of products, contextualise this data with scientifically determined limits (planetary boundaries), and communicate it with buyers in a way that is easy to understand has the potential to drive significant pro-environmental decision making and outcomes. An immense proportion of global decisions occur through a product lens. There is evidence of both business and purchaser demand for a system that supports easy-to-understand environmental data about products with scientific context. Governments and policymakers have a pivotal role to play in the successful implementation of such a system.

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Author Biographies

Gabriella Rutherford-Carr, University of Otago

Gabriella Rutherford-Carr is a Planetary Accounting Specialist at the Planetary Accounting Network and
works in the Sustainability Office at the University of Otago.

Kate Meyer

Kate Meyer is an engineer and sustainability scientist and the Founder and CEO of the Planetary Accounting Network.

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Published

2023-05-31

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2023): Policy Quarterly

Section

Articles

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