Green Product Certification - Introduction

Ecolabel and Environmental Product Declarations

Types of ecolabels and environmental declarations - There are many different labelling programs, run by governments, private companies and non-governmental organisations.

• Type I labels : Third Party Certified Environmental Labelling as per ISO 14024 Norms
• Type II labels : Informative environmental self-declaration claims as per ISO 14021 Norms
• Type III labels : Third Party Environmental Declarations based on Life Cycle Assessment as per ISO 14025 Norms
• Single issue ecolabels
• International agencies involved in ecolabelling