Method and system for carbon value tracking and labeling

A method of generating a system, the method comprising:

• associating a tag with an object, wherein the tag is configured to store data and communicate the data using a wireless communications link, and write a plurality of carbon footprint values to the tag as the object moves through a plurality of stages of a supply chain, wherein each carbon footprint value is related to a weight of at least one greenhouse gas added to the atmosphere as a result of at least a portion of a stage in the supply chain, wherein the plurality of stages of the supply chain comprise at least two of:
• manufacture, transport, storage, or disposal of the object;
• providing at least one device configured to transmit a signal associated with the carbon footprint value for processing by the tag using the wireless communications link;
• and
• calculating a total carbon footprint value for the object based on the plurality of carbon footprint values written to the tag.

A method comprising:

• associating a tag with a first object, wherein the tag is configured to store data and communicate the data using a wireless communications link;
• writing a plurality of carbon footprint values to the tag as the first object moves through a plurality of stages of a supply chain, wherein each carbon footprint value is related to a weight of at least one greenhouse gas added to the atmosphere as a result of at least a portion of a stage in the supply chain, wherein the plurality of stages of the supply chain comprise at least two of:
• manufacture, transport, storage, or disposal of the first object;
• and
• calculating a total carbon footprint value for the first object based on the plurality of carbon footprint values written to the tag.

A system comprising:

• a tag configured to be associated with an object, wherein the tag includes:
• a component configured to store data;
• a wireless communications device configured to communicate data using a wireless communications link;
• a component configured to write a plurality of carbon footprint values to the component configured to store data according to data received by the wireless communications device as the first object moves through a plurality of stages of a supply chain, wherein each carbon footprint value is related to a weight of at least one greenhouse gas added to the atmosphere as a result of at least a portion of a stage in the supply chain, wherein the plurality of stages of the supply chain comprise at least two of:
• manufacture, transport, storage, or disposal of the object;
• and
• a component configured to calculate a total carbon footprint value for the object based on the plurality of carbon footprint values written to the component configured to store data.