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Environmentally friendly (also eco-friendly, nature friendly, and green) are synonyms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment.[1] To make consumers aware, environmentally friendly goods and services often are marked with eco-labels. But because there is no single international standard for this concept, the International Organization for Standardization considers such labels too vague to be meaningful.[2]

Regional variants

Europe

A sewage treatment plant that uses environmentally-friendly solar energy, located at Santuari de Lluc monastery.

Products located in members of the European Union can use the EU's Eco-label pending the EU's approval.[3] EMAS is another EU label[4] that signifies whether an organization management is green as opposed to the product.[5] Germany also uses the Blue Angel, based on Germany's standards.[6]

North America

In the United States, environmental marketing claims require caution. Ambiguous titles such as environmentally friendly can be confusing without a specific definition; some regulators are providing guidance.[7]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has deemed this language useless in determining whether a product is truly "green".[2]

In Canada, one label is that of the Environmental Choice Program.[6] Created in 1988,[8] only products approved by the program are allowed to display the label.[9]

Oceania

The Energy Rating Label is a Type III label[10][11] that provides information on "energy service per unit of energy consumption".[12] It was first created in 1986, but negotiations led to a redesign in 2000.[13]

International

Energy Star is a program with a primary goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.[14] Energy Star has different sections for different nations or areas, including the United States,[15] the European Union [16] and Australia.[17] The program, which was founded in the United States, also exists in Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and Taiwan.[18]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "nature-friendly". Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  2. ^ a b "Labels -environmentally friendly" (HTML). ecolabels. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the European Union Eco-label Homepage" (HTML). EUROPA. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  4. ^ "EMAS" (HTML). EUROPA. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). EUEB Coordination and Cooperation Management Group. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  6. ^ a b "Environmental Labels Type I" (HTML). Ricoh. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  7. ^ "Environmental Claims". Federal Trade Commission. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  8. ^ "About the Program" (HTML). EcoLogo. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  9. ^ "Environmental Choice (Canada)" (HTML). Environment Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  10. ^ "Overview of Regulatory Requirements - Labelling and MEPS" (HTML). Energy Rating Label. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  11. ^ Arnaud Bizard, Brett Lee, Karen Puterrman. "AWARE and Environmental Labeling Programs: One Step Closer to a Sustainable Economy" (PDF). ME 589. Retrieved 2007-07-10. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Overview of how are star ratings calculated?" (HTML). Energy Rating Label. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  13. ^ "The Energy Label" (HTML). Energy Rating Label. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  14. ^ "About Energy Star" (HTML). Energy Star. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  15. ^ "United States Energy Star Home Page" (HTML). Energy Star. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  16. ^ "EU Energy Star Home Page" (HTML). Energy Star. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  17. ^ "Australia Energy Star Home Page" (HTML). Energy Star. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  18. ^ "Who's Working With ENERGY STAR? International Partners" (HTML). Energy Star. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
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