Thought experiment: how does a consumer get data to evaluate and compare two brands (like Ralph Lauren vs Tommy Hilfiger) for sustainability overall, and by category (like water use, carbon emissions,etc.)

So I’m a layperson, and I’m wondering how a consumer can make any kind of accurate assessment (that’s not just presumption or wishful thinking) about a brand’s manufacturing practices, or compare two or more brands by how well they do on a series of category assessments?

Where do we get data? Once we get it (if we get it,) how would you properly model and analyze it the way a scientist would to avoid drawing improper conclusions? Can we learn the terminology corporations use to model data?

Submitted May 26, 2024 at 10:58PM by emerald_garden https://ift.tt/u0TzeP1