Global Survey to Index Ecolabel Universe Launches
Vancouver -- Monday, Nov 23rd, 2009 -- Big Room Inc., The World Resources Institute, The Sustainability Consortium, and Duke University today launched a global survey of ecolabelling organisations.
Over 400 organisations are being approached to complete one of the most comprehensive surveys of ecolabels ever undertaken.
Vanity: Green
If your car is a hybrid or battery powered and you live in Ontario, next year you can show it off with a new kind of eco-label: a green vanity registration plate.
Smart Choices and why categories matter
Defining what is good is really hard. Defining what is "better" slightly easier, but still tricky. And making that into a simple label that clearly says to people "this is good, buy this" is also harder than it seems, as label-geeks well know.
Label Stimulus Package: New US executive order for a greener government
Earlier this week, an Executive Order was issued by the White House that has ramifications for green purchasers, certifiers and labellers.
Ecolabelling.org helps NYC to “Spec it Green”
This morning Big Room Co-Founder Anastasia O’Rourke presented a workshop at the American Institute of Architecture’s Center in New York on “ecolabels-101”, organized by the NY Industrial Retention Network.
We're on Twitter - www.twitter.com/ecolabels
We'll be consolidating our lighter analysis on the world of ecolabels (including breaking news, site updates, interesting links, and op-eds on greenwash) over at our new ecolabels Twitterstream.
Hong Kong Green Label Updates Data
The Green Council, managing organisation for the Hong Kong Green Label, has just written in to update their entry on Ecolabelling.org with their latest metrics. Strong commitments to transparency and accuracy like this one are the strongest tool in the toolbox against greenwash. Well done!
Wood Laundering Alert: Brazilian State of Para
Brazilian newspaper O Globo is reporting that the government has found evidence that timber companies are doctoring paperwork to sell illegally cut timber as eco-certified. The state of Pará is the focus, with up to 3,000 companies involved. There is no word on which eco-labels, if any, might be implicated. More at Mongabay.com
Sustainable Agriculture Label in the works in the US
A final standard should be in place by 2012. The effort is being managed by the Leonardo Academy out of Wisconsin.
