abstract
| - There are loads of amazing green products being manufactured and marketed to consumers. Some of them are not so green (see greenwashing). This article will attend to document green products. Where possible, add a brief description of the product and a link to the manufacturer's website. The problem of greenwashing is crucial to the term green, thus if you want to be sure to buy a green product, you should go for an eco-labelled product, certified according to an eco-label scheme following an ISO 14025, type I eco-labelling. Examples of such schemes are the European Flower and the Nordic Swan. Products labelled according to such schemes fulfil environmental criteria developed in an open process with all stakeholders around the table; they are multi-parameter and the criteria are often revised to keep on top of environmental performance. Proprietary labels, on the other hand, may not fulfil any criteria at all and therefore give no guarantee that the product is any better than others. The most comprehensive list of ISO 14025, type I eco-labelling schemes is to be found at the GEN (= Global Eco-labelling Network) at Some websites seek to inform viewers through crowdsourcing information about the ingredients or manufacturing process of products, such as the UK-based Good List.
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