1. A sustainability search system, comprising: at least one processor coupled to memory retaining instructions for: a query component that searches at least one industrial automation controller for data elements, wherein the query component is configured to: receive a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors, wherein the set of search criteria comprises at least one of a process, a product made by the process, an article of manufacture of the process, or a plant element carrying out the process, and wherein the set of sustainability factors comprise measures of at least one of an environmental impact or a socio-environmental impact for the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, or the plant element carrying out the process, wherein the industrial automation controller is configured to control an input/output (I/O) module, a programmable controller, a communications module, a sensor, an output device, or a combination thereof, of the process; and identify one or more data elements based on the set of search criteria and the set of sustainability factors, wherein the data elements comprise data associated with the at least one of the process, the product made by the process, the article of manufacture of the process, or the plant element carrying out the process; and an evaluation component configured to analyze the data elements identified by the query component, wherein the evaluation component is configured to analyze the data elements by determining a sustainability score for each data element based at least in part on the set of sustainability factors associated with each data element.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of a user or an application assigns weight values to the set of sustainability factors and the evaluation component determines the sustainability score based on the assigned weight values.