They have a proto-ecoguilt-calculator on their website (thanks to Jeanne for the tip).
I've wanted an ecoguilt calculator for a while, and the Patagonia tool is a good start.
It doesn't do everything I want.
I want to know exactly what karmic burden I am accepting when I buy a product.
I don't just care about my carbon footprint, although here's a nice carbon footprint calculator.
I want to know about:
- Carbon footprint (including materials, production, and shipping)
- Virtual water
- Support of local economies
- Physical safety (in terms of working conditions, solvents, pesticides, other chemicals) of the people involved in production
- Degree of admirable-ness/ethicalness of the labor practices in the entire supply chain (good marks to living wages; big demerits for child labor, forced labor, or slavery)
- Whether any animals are involved in production (either as materials or power) and whether those animals are treated well
- Organic production methods for any agricultural products
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