%0 Journal Article %J Open Source Business Resource %D 2009 %T First Steps towards Mapping the Economy's Genome %A Evan Andrews %X Companies are increasingly being pressured to be green, although it is not always clear what this means. Upon closer examination, the concept of green can be seen as an emergent quality of the interactions between many companies, many chemicals, and our environment - all driven by our collective purchases. This tangled web can be better understood with the right analysis methods, software, and data, but these resources are currently scarce and expensive. The intellectual capital companies need to navigate this landscape can be quickly dispersed if they encourage the construction of an open environmental infrastructure of tools and data. This article discusses the analysis methods, software, and data that can be used to help companies, the economy, and society become greener, faster. %B Open Source Business Resource %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %8 07/2009 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/270 %N July 2009 %9 Articles %1 Sylvatica Evan Andrews is an analyst at Sylvatica, a Life Cycle Assessment consulting firm and research group. Sylvatica's mission is to propose creative solutions to improve, and eventually make positive, the environmental and social impacts of our actions. It administers the Earthster Project as one of its many initiatives. Evan is based in Montreal, Quebec.