Generation said its research found that e-commerce was more carbon-efficient than brick-and-mortar retailing, but usually only with businesses operating on a global scale, such as Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc. — AP
Shopping online in some cases may be better for the environment.
Large online retailers in the US produce 17% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional stores, according to a report from Generation Investment Management LLP, the sustainable fund manager set up by former Vice President Al Gore and David Blood, the ex-CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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