人们对如下问题有日益增长的兴趣：零售商是否能利用它们的“驾驭能力”（例如通过其购买力、信息中介、实施营销战略）来改善它们所销售的产品的环境表现．产品环境影响的寿命周期思路应包括对制造工艺、包装和流通的考虑 There is a growing interest in the question of whether retailers can use their “ability to manage” (eg, through their purchasing power, messaging agencies, marketing strategies) to improve the environmental performance of the products they sell. Product life cycle impact of environmental thinking should include the manufacturing process, packaging and distribution considerations