The Future of Eco-labelling: Making Environmental Product Information Systems Effective

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.

Eco-labels can play an important role in environmental policy. They reward and promote environmentally ...