The future of eco-labelling : making environmental product information systems effective /
The future of eco-labelling : making environmental product information systems effective /
edited by Frieder Rubik and Paolo Frankl.
- 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Eco-labelling is one of the key tools used by policy-makers in many parts of the world to encourage more sustainable production and consumption. By providing environmental information on products and services, eco-labels address both business users and consumers and range from mandatory approaches, such as required product declarations, to voluntary approaches, such as national eco-labels...'The future of eco-labelling' plots a course for policy-makers to address some of the historic problems with eco-labelling, to learn what works and what doesn't and to move forward with schemes that can make a real difference to sustainable production and consumption" -- Book jacket.
Introduction / Background : theoretical contributions, eco-labels and environmental policy / Environmental product information schemes : an overview / Eco-labels and consumers / Case study : washing machines / Case study : tissue paper and copying paper / Case study : tourist accommodation / Conclusions / Recommendations / Frieder Rubik -- Eivind Sto, Pal Strandbakken, Dirk Scheer and Frieder Rubik -- Dirk Scheer and Frieder Rubik -- Eivind Sto and Pal Strandbakken -- Frieder Rubik -- Paolo Frankl and Lucia Pietroni -- Silvia Ayuso, Pere Fullana and Eloi Montcada -- Paolo Frankl, Lucia Pietroni, Eloi Montcada and Frieder Rubik -- Paolo Frankl, Lucia Pietroni, Dirk Scheer, Frieder Rubik, Eivind Sto and Eloi Montcada. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
187471987X 9781874719878
Eco-labeling
Consumer goods--Labeling--Environmental aspects.
Green marketing
Environmental responsibility
658.823
"Eco-labelling is one of the key tools used by policy-makers in many parts of the world to encourage more sustainable production and consumption. By providing environmental information on products and services, eco-labels address both business users and consumers and range from mandatory approaches, such as required product declarations, to voluntary approaches, such as national eco-labels...'The future of eco-labelling' plots a course for policy-makers to address some of the historic problems with eco-labelling, to learn what works and what doesn't and to move forward with schemes that can make a real difference to sustainable production and consumption" -- Book jacket.
Introduction / Background : theoretical contributions, eco-labels and environmental policy / Environmental product information schemes : an overview / Eco-labels and consumers / Case study : washing machines / Case study : tissue paper and copying paper / Case study : tourist accommodation / Conclusions / Recommendations / Frieder Rubik -- Eivind Sto, Pal Strandbakken, Dirk Scheer and Frieder Rubik -- Dirk Scheer and Frieder Rubik -- Eivind Sto and Pal Strandbakken -- Frieder Rubik -- Paolo Frankl and Lucia Pietroni -- Silvia Ayuso, Pere Fullana and Eloi Montcada -- Paolo Frankl, Lucia Pietroni, Eloi Montcada and Frieder Rubik -- Paolo Frankl, Lucia Pietroni, Dirk Scheer, Frieder Rubik, Eivind Sto and Eloi Montcada. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
187471987X 9781874719878
Eco-labeling
Consumer goods--Labeling--Environmental aspects.
Green marketing
Environmental responsibility
658.823