A Review of Labeling and Certification

1. Third Meeting of GEO Task ST-09-02: GEOSS Citation Standard - Open Meeting Salzburg, Austria. 15th Sep 2011 by Bente Lilja Bye and Hans-Peter Plag A Review of Labeling and Certification Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

2. Concepts Content Organization Legal Finance A Review of Labeling and Certification Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

3. Labeling Certification Economic motivated Regulations Compliance Verification Accreditation What is a label? Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

4. Topic specific sets of criteria Institution – national – regional - global Contents of a label quality identify security economy performance promote efficiency regulations trust Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

5. Public Private Foundations National-regional-international Member organizations How is labeling organized? Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

6. How is labeling organized? • EU Ecolabel Board • Competent bodies • Consultation Forum • Global Ecolabel Network Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

7. How is labeling organized? • Energy Star • EPA • US Department of Energy • Continuous development • Expanding sets of products • Non-volunteer certification Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

8. How is labeling organized? • LEED • Member organization • US Green Building Council • Foundation • Organization • Leed steering committee • Implementation advisory committee • Market advisory committee • Technical committee • Administrative-management committee • Technical advisory committee • Rating system committee Egida/ST-09-02 BLB

9. Income: Annual fee Registration fee Compliance tests Finance of labeling Egida/ST-09-02 BLB