Dot Eco Launch
After an enormous amount of research here at Ecolabelling.org, we're pleased to introduce our concept for the .eco domain to the world. Check it out at www.doteco.info.
Quality existing standards, like the best ones with the best metrics here at Ecolabelling.org, are going to be critical to .eco's success in delivering sustainable outcomes for the planet.
National Post: What makes something green?
According to a recent article in the National Post, one of the best ways to figure out if a product is green is to do some online research to look for negative press. If you can't find any, it's probably good.
Makower on Ecolabels: Certifiably Insane.
According to a Makower post today, the Darwinian shake-out in ecolabels (i.e. less but better labels) is slow to move, probably because many labels are non-profits, so M&A activity is not driven by the market.
Find us on Facebook.
Just launched a Facebook page here. Check it out! Become a fan! Lots of new updates to flow through here.
New version on the way
Hi everyone, you might have noticed label geeks has been silent for the past month.
The reason is we’ve been working furiously on the new version of ecolabelling.org. It still needs some tweaking, but we’d love to get your thoughts on it here: http://beta.ecolabelling.org/
Speeding up: off-the-shelf green big-box stores
One of the biggest complaints people have against green certification is time (well maybe also cost, but that's nothing new). It takes time to figure out if a complex product, building or company is meeting all the various criteria - especially where complicated global supply chains are involved.
Label meet label
EcoLogo and EPEAT have brokered a mutual recognition deal. For awhile we’ve been preaching about the need for increased harmonization between different labels, so this is exciting news!
What do we know about design? Look for safer chemicals with DfE label
When we say ‘design’, usually some interior design, furniture, cars or fashionable cloth marches in front of our eyes … however, ‘design’ relates to a purposeful creation of material stuff. Nevertheless, designers do not necessarily relate ‘design’ to chemical substances.
Help! Not just anybody…
Many of us prefer to investigate the market before an important purchase. We tend to do it in the most practical and timesaving way – grabbing a professional magazine and scrutinising it from the first to the last page. Only then one feels more or less ready to step into store and navigate being exposed to hundreds of options.
Are you for greener IT? There is a way to act!
Computers have for many of us become a natural part of lives. Both at home and at work we are spending hours in front of them. Switching on a computer is as natural as switching on lights. Developing more efficient lighting and transforming that market took over a decade of effort. How will it be with computers?
