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    * '''[[w:Global Ecolabelling Network|Global Ecolabelling Network]]''' is a non-profit interest group composed of 25 ecolabel organisations throughout the world. http://www.globalecolabelling.net/
    * '''[[w:Global Ecolabelling Network|Global Ecolabelling Network]]''' is a non-profit interest group composed of 25 ecolabel organisations throughout the world. http://www.globalecolabelling.net/
    * '''[[w:Green Seal|Green Seal]]''' is a non-profit [[w:environmental standard|environmental standard]] development and certification organization. Green Seal's flagship program is the certification of products, services, restaurants, and hotels. The certification is based on Green Seal standards, which contain performance, health, and sustainability criteria. ( Wikipedia ) - http://www.greenseal.org/
    * '''[[w:Green Seal|Green Seal]]''' is a non-profit [[w:environmental standard|environmental standard]] development and certification organization. Green Seal's flagship program is the certification of products, services, restaurants, and hotels. The certification is based on Green Seal standards, which contain performance, health, and sustainability criteria. ( Wikipedia ) - http://www.greenseal.org/
    * [[w:Greenguard Environmental Institute|Greenguard Environmental Institute]] Certification Program
    * The '''[[w:Greenguard Environmental Institute|Greenguard Environmental Institute]]''' (corporately styled "GREENGUARD") is an industry-independent organization that aims to protect human health and improve quality of life by enhancing [[w:indoor air quality|indoor air quality]] and reducing people’s exposure to chemicals and other pollutants. ( Wikipedia )
    * [[w:ISO 14000|ISO 14000]] [[ISO#Environmental reference|ISO 14000]] ISO 14020-14025 address environmental labeling
    * [[w:ISO 14000|ISO 14000]] [[ISO#Environmental reference|ISO 14000]] ISO 14020-14025 address environmental labeling
    * [[w:Marine Stewardship Council|Marine Stewardship Council]]
    * The '''[[w:Marine Stewardship Council|Marine Stewardship Council]] ''' ('''MSC''') is an independent [[w:non-profit organization|non-profit organization]] which sets a standard for [[w:sustainable fishing|sustainable fishing]]. Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well managed and sustainable compared to the science-based [http://www.msc.org/about-us/standards/standards MSC standard] are assessed by a team of experts who are independent of both the fishery and the MSC. ( Wikipedia )
    * [[w:Nordic swan|Nordic swan]]
    * [[w:Nordic swan|Nordic swan]]
    * [[w:Planet Positive|Planet Positive]] (in the UK and the US)
    * [[w:Planet Positive|Planet Positive]] (in the UK and the US)
    * [[w:Environmental certification|Environmental certification]]
    * [[w:Environmental certification|Environmental certification]]

    Revision as of 19:51, 11 September 2014

    A label is a generic brand-like mark, e.g. union made or vegan or organic or kosher, halal or Slow Food or dolphin safe or no old growth, which is shared by many producers who agree to a common standard of production behaviour and potential audit of this behaviour. Consumerium will ultimately have such labels or be useful to those who define such labels, or be part of their audit process, since it will contain information sufficient to say whether the product does not meet a standard. In this way Consumerium is like the Better Business Bureau and has social capital with the community of consumers just like they do. It preserves this by making itself not useful to cheaters and frauds who just make up labels or dilute existing ones.

    Consumerium Country is the theoretical place where all labels are true and no one can cheat, else they lose their citizenship and their land ownership.

    Information on labels

    • w:Ecolabel and Green Stickers are labeling systems for food and consumer products. Ecolabels are voluntary, but green stickers are mandated by law ( Wikipedia )
    • Sustainability standards and certifications are voluntary, usually third party-assessed, norms and standards relating to environmental, social, ethical and food safety issues, adopted by companies to demonstrate the performance of their organizations or products in specific areas. ( Wikipedia )
    • Environmental certification is a form of environmental regulation and development where a company can voluntarily choose to comply with predefined processes or objectives set forth by the certification service. ( Wikipedia )



    Mandatory labeling schemes


    Voluntary labeling schemes