Companies use environmental certifications to demonstrate their sustainable practices to consumers, but Costa Rican companies are not taking advantage of certifications to gain competitiveness in the market. We worked with the Cámara de Industrias in San Jose, Costa Rica to determine how companies can effectively evaluate environmental certifications. Our group interviewed company representatives to determine key factors that companies take into account when considering certifications. We created comparison charts to assist companies in deciding which certification to pursue and made recommendations to encourage the implementation of certifications, including an online database, an advertising campaign, and a government incentive program.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Bircsak, Samantha Rose
• Oliva, Jackson Edward
• Messina, Kelsey Paige
• Moynihan, Joseph William

Subject

• Sustainability
• Computing
• Environment
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050316-122745

Stichwort

• Sustainability
• Marketing
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Rosbach, Derren

Year

• 2016

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica

Date created

• 2016-05-03

Ort

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright