eco-label News
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BASF introduces select(tm) eco-label manager
BASF today announced the launch of its SELECT™ (Sustainability, Eco-Labeling and Environmental Certification Tracking) Eco-Label Manager, a database created to strategically manage the abundance of eco-labels, environmental claims, directories and ratings systems by allowing the user to search, analyze and compare these programs in a structured and consistent format. "The demand for ...
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New Study Puts Eco-labels to the Test
A new report released today by the University of Victoria ranks eco-labels intended to distinguish seafood produced with less damage to the environment. It is the first study to evaluate how eco-labels for farmed marine fish compare to unlabeled options in the marketplace. "How Green is Your Eco-label?" is designed to help seafood buyers sort through competing sustainability claims and better ...
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Greening purchases by public authorities
In the EU, public authorities purchase 14-16 per cent of gross domestic product. Choosing products, such as office equipment or construction services, which are more environmentally friendly could have clear benefits. A recent study has investigated Green Public Procurement in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and found that authorities are increasingly making greener purchases. Green Public ...
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New EVISA E25.R and E40.R
MIL’S launches its new range of lubricated rotary vane vacuum pumps EVISA E25.R & E40.R. They offer a compact design and new performances in terms of ultimate vacuum, 6 x 10-2 mbar, and in terms of energy efficiency. These new pumps integrate the ECO CONCEPT label. You can download the pfd leaflet in the vacuum pump section. ...
By MIL’S
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Carbon Trust to design eco-labelling scheme for Mexico
The Carbon Trust has been selected to develop an environmental labelling scheme for products and services in Mexico. The Carbon Trust has been selected to develop an environmental labelling scheme for products and services in Mexico. The scheme will be designed to promote sustainable purchasing and procurement for consumers, companies and the public sector. The objective of this project is to ...
By Carbon Trust
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SGS to Speak at the Sustainable Foods Summit
The Sustainable Foods Summit is a series of summits that focuses on the leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels such as Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc. The seventh edition of this executive summit will take place in San Francisco on 22-23rd January 2013and agenda will include topics like measuring environmental footprints, sustainable ...
By SGS
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Sustainable Brands Announces SB London 2012 Conference Speakers
Sustainable Brands today revealed an early look at top tier speakers for its upcoming SB London 2012 conference, focusing on sustainability as a worldwide driver of business growth, brand value and innovation for the 21st century. Hosted at the Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, this flagship offshore extension of the globally recognised and ...
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Commission takes stock of progress on sustainable development
In recent years the EU has mainstreamed sustainable development into a broad range of its policies. In particular, the EU has taken the lead in the fight against climate change and the promotion of a low-carbon economy. At the same time, unsustainable trends persist in the EU in several areas and the efforts need to be intensified. Three years into the implementation of the EU's Sustainable ...
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Safe shredding of dangerous waste
Efficiency and economy as well as innovation are buzzwords that many claim for themselves these days. Service- and maintenance-friendly “eco”-shredders are advertised as the latest invention everywhere. We’ll have to wait and see whether there really is “eco” behind these “eco”-labels. Lindner-Recyclingtech has invested in these attributes for their ...
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Replenish Multi-Surface Cleaner Honored with Gold Standard in Sustainability - Cradle to Cradle® Certification
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS -- Replenish, maker of an ultra-concentrated Multi-Surface Cleaner in a Reusable Bottle System, announced today at Sustainable Brands that it has received Cradle to Cradle® Certification – Gold for its multi-surface cleaner and Cradle to Cradle® Certification – Silver for its reusable concentrate mixing and delivery system. Cradle to Cradle® Certification is an independent ...
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Alcoa Primary Aluminum Receives Cradle to Cradle® Certification
NEW YORK - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is has received Cradle to Cradle® Certification – Silver for its primary aluminum. Cradle to Cradle® Certification is an independent environmental certification process for materials and products that assesses the total impact of a product on human health and the environment. The announcement was made at the Aluminium 2010 show in ...
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Tulong LLC, manufacturer of sustainable recycled fiber repair the World(R) brand apparel, partners with EcoPlum: a green shopping rewards site and eco-information destination for green lifestyles.
Tulong LLC and EcoPlum announced today their partnership that brings Tulong's Repair The World®, Reparel™, and Sloungewear™ brands of sustainable, comfortable apparel to EcoPlum's EcoShop e-commerce platform and green shopping rewards site. The eco friendly and socially responsible clothing line is sourced from pre-consumer textile scraps and post-consumer plastic bottles in an ...
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Metsa tissue teams up with WWF Finland to offer sustainability training
GLOBE NEWSWIRE - To mark the United Nations International Year of Forests, Metsa Tissue is offering its personnel training on themes related to sustainable development, providing a comprehensive briefing on forest issues. Training is being given as a team effort between Metsaliitto, Metsa Tissue and WWF Finland. Metsaliitto Group signed a cooperation agreement with WWF Finland earlier this year. ...
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Companies Can Reduce Carbon Footprint by Giving Consumers Green Choices
Companies can reduce the carbon footprint of their supply chains and improve customer satisfaction by giving consumers information and tools to make green choices, according to research conducted by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The findings are drawn from a series of experiments designed ...
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Large Replacement Market in Packaging Boosts Demand for Biorenewable Materials in Asia-Pacific, Finds Frost & Sullivan
SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- The Asia-Pacific biorenewable materials market is estimated to grow at a rate of over 19 percent per annum till 2018, as application development and technology licensing costs come down, and customer awareness grows. With biorenewable materials likely to replace common plastics in various packaging applications, the large replacement demand presents the ...
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Drought and water overuse in Europe
From golf courses to books, olive oil to vaccinations, all the goods and services that we rely on, together with many of our daily activities, require a vital resource: water. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms that in many parts of Europe water use is unsustainable and provides recommendations for a new approach to managing water resources. The EEA report 'Water ...
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EU promotes sustainable products and technologies: a package of actions for sustainable consumption, production and industry
Improving the environmental performance and in particular the energy efficiency of products and stimulating their market uptake are the core objectives of a package put forward by the European Commission today. It sets out a series of voluntary and obligatory actions to support a coherent and dynamic policy in the EU and internationally, helping to define eco-friendly products, informing the ...
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Green measures to tackle the economic crisis
The efforts to overcome the economic slowdown in Europe provide an opportunity to carry out economic reforms and at the same time move towards more sustainable production methods and consumption patterns. The environment ministers meeting in Brussels on 2 March welcomed the 'green' measures proposed under the European Economic Recovery Plan. These are aimed at modernising Europe's ...
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Greenhouse gas emissions to grow over 50% by 2050 if no new policies introduced - OECD
Solutions to the key environmental challenges are available, achievable and affordable, especially when compared to the expected economic growth and the costs and consequences of inaction, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said at the worldwide launch of the 2008 OECD Environmental Outlook in Oslo, hosted by Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg. 'The Outlook is an impressive body of work. ...
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Intertek Acquires RDC Environment, European Center of Expertise for Environmental Impact Solutions
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, announces its acquisition of Brussels-based RDC Environment, which specializes in environmental impact measurement, life cycle analysis (LCA), carbon footprinting, eco-labeling, greenhouse gas inventory and energy auditing for consumer products companies, and water and waste management ...
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