The iameco D4R laptop is marketed as “the first truly environmentally-friendly laptop”. Iameco focussed on what the laptop is made from and how it is made in order to reduce energy consumption, encourage re-use and eliminate waste.

The goals in developing the laptop were:

• to achieve a decrease of at least 30 % in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• to re-use and recycle at least 70 % of the waste
• to ensure a reduction of at least 75 % of fresh water utilization.

Iameco used market segmentation to identify target markets for their laptop.

Which of the following characteristics was most likely to be considered in the design and manufacture of the iameco laptop?

A. Profession

B. Income

C. Age

D. Values

D