ecolabelling.org is the global, independent database of ecolabels (wait, what’s an ecolabel?).

We started this site because the sheer number of labels can be enough to make your shopping trolley spin. Marine Stewardship Council certified fish. ENERGY STAR electronics. LEED certified buildings. Standards. Criteria. Verification. Assurance.

We found ourselves asking who’s deciding what’s green, and what do these labels actually mean?

Ecolabelling.org has 3 goals:

1. Useful

We’ve designed this site for people who want fast, accurate, relevant information on ecolabels.

This is a work in progress. We’ll continue to add fields and metrics over time, as we collect more data.

We’re interested in your opinion, particularly if you’re in procurement, industry, finance, retail and definitely if you’re a consumer with a penchant for label spotting. Is there some format you’d like to see the data in? If we can make it more useful, contact us!

2. Neutral & Inclusive

There are no judgment calls in this database about what is — or is not — an ecolabelling scheme. We aim to include every single ecolabel out there, in any language.

So far we have over 200, but it seems that the more we look, the more we find! This database will grow — hopefully with your help. So, if we’ve missed your favourite ecolabel, let us know.

3. Open

Dig in. We’re open to collaborating and sharing our data in any way we can. Let’s work together to make ecolabelling.org even more useful than it is.

ecolabelling.org is the first of many interesting things released into the wild by Big Room Inc., a company that builds big environmental solutions with big tools, like the internet.

- Trevor, Jacob, Anastasia, and Shaun