Eco-labeling : resources

• The Global Ecolabelling Network
  International association of eco-labeling organizations, set up to promote and improve labeling
  
  
• Environmental labeling issues, policies and practices worldwide
  A review by the US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics
  
  
• Eco-labeling for South Africa?
  News about a feasibility study under way by South Africa's National Economic Development and Labour Council
  
  
• Nordic Swan
  The official eco-label in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland
  
  
• Green Seal
  An independent, non-profit organization in the USA that sets environmental standards, conducts product reviews and awards eco-labels
  
  
• Energy Star
  A scheme organized by the US Environmental Protection Agency to identify energy-efficient consumer and business products
  
  
• The Environmental Choice Program
  Canada's national ecolabeling program, which certifies 'green' products and services in more than a dozen categories
  
  
• Eldis - the gateway to development information
  Articles covering eco-labelling from a variety of viewpoints including consumers, producers, certifiers, networks, trade, and developing countries.
  
  
• Eco-Labeling: Actual Effects of Selected Programmes
  Examines the trade and environmental effects of a selection of eco-labelling programmes operating in OECD countries
  
  
• A review of ecolabelling programmes
  Paper reviewing the literature on labeling and considering the impact of eco-labeling
  
  
• Eco-labelling: overview and implications for developing countries
  This policy brief attempts to provide a brief introduction to eco-labelling and some of its implications for developing countries.