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- noun Plural form of
ecolabel .
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The Food Alliance offers ecolabels for food, including the unexpected!
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The Food Alliance offers ecolabels for food, including the unexpected!
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Market-based approaches to environmental challenges, such as environmental labeling programs (ecolabels), are important and effective policy tools but should not be misused as hidden forms of trade protectionism.
Fact Sheet On Policy Declaration On Environment And Trade ITY National Archives 1999
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The event brought together sustainability experts from the private sector, the public sector, NGOs, and academia to explore how ecolabels will evolve in upcoming years, and the appropriate roles of government regulation, corporate environmental claims, and external evaluations by NGOs.
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Yet many -- including Tom -- worry that the current proliferation of ecolabels is generating consumer confusion, rather than making green purchasing easier.
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Less than a third of ecolabels surveyed regularly monitor environmental and social impacts of their certification, while more than 21% of ecolabels have developed plans to study impacts for the first time.
TreeHugger 2010
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Many ecolabels and eco-certification schemes have been launched to validate green claims, guide green purchasing, and improve environmental performance standards.
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The event brought together sustainability experts from the private sector, the public sector, NGOs, and academia to explore how ecolabels will evolve in upcoming years, and the appropriate roles of government regulation, corporate environmental claims, and external evaluations by NGOs.
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Demand for products with ecolabels is growing, though confusion about which companies are truly environmentally responsible persists.
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Done well, ecolabels and eco-certifications can provide an effective baseline within industry sectors by encouraging best practice and providing guidelines that companies must meet in order to meet a certified standard.
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