ECOLOGO®
的态度 offers products with minimal impact on the health of your family and the environment.
环境认证的重要性
Environmental certifications are a key indicator of a product's environmentally-sound validity, as they help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions and give them greater confidence about the products they buy.
在现实中, environmental certifications provide consumers with the certainty that the products they purchase comply with strict environmental standards, present minimal hazards on their health and the environment, 满足性能要求.
除了简化购物者的决策, environmental certifications are beneficial for manufacturers, because not only do they showcase a company’s commitment to the environment, they establish rules and predefined processes to abide by, allowing companies to make substantial improvements in achieving sustainable development.
ECOLOGO®是谁?
ECOLOGO® (also known as Environmental Choice) is a renowned and trusted multi-attribute third party eco-certification and environmental standard program in Canada and North America. Created in 1988 by the Government of Canada and managed by TerraChoice, ECOLOGO®已经认证了数千家企业, government agencies and non-profit organizations since its inception.
In 2010, ECOLOGO®被UL环境公司收购, UL(保险商实验室)的一个分支, an established organization whose aim is to advance global sustainability, 环境卫生, and safety by supporting the growth and development of environmentally sustainable products, 服务, 和组织, further expanding its reach as a leading certifier of the world's most sustainable products. It is at this point that the ECOLOGO® maple leaf logo —known in the Canadian market— as well as the generic logo for certification outside Canada, 是体现在UL标志里的吗.
The ECOLOGO® Certification is classified as an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Type 1 ecolabel and has been successfully approved by the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN), an association of third-party labeling organizations dedicated to improving transparency in environmental products and 服务.
The ECOLOGO® Certification: A Commitment to Sustainability
ECOLOGO® is a pioneer in promoting a sustainable economy, and certifies environmental leaders in over 120 categories - from household products to electrical equipment and toys - to help consumers understand, identify and trust the world’s most sustainable products and 服务.
In addition to promoting environmentally responsible practices, ECOLOGO® provides consumers – in the 公共 and corporate sectors – with the guarantee that the products and 服务 bearing the ECOLOGO® certification seal meet rigorous environmental standards that have been verified by a third party auditor, all the while ensuring that companies operate in a sustainable fashion, reduce their carbon footprint and enhance sustainability, manage transparency and deliver quality and performance.
ECOLOGO®认证标准
获得ECOLOGO®认证, products and 服务 must meet a rigorous series of criteria in their category to prove their compliance with exhaustive third party environmental standards. These standards set metrics for a wide variety of criteria including energy, 制造与运营, 健康和环境, 产品性能, 和更多的.
ECOLOGO® certification standards are developed in a neutral, 公共, and transparent process spanning approximately 12-18 months, and are designed in a way that only the top 20% of products available on the market can achieve certification.
The ECOLOGO® certification indicates that a product will, 例如, 提高能源效率, 减少有害副产品废物, 并利用可回收材料, 等.
Although the ECOLOGO® certification is not mandatory, more eco-conscious consumers are looking for the logo as a mark of the environmental leadership. ECOLOGO® certified products are also tested for performance. 所以基本上, 当您选择ECOLOGO®认证产品时, you are opting for a green product that has also proven itself to be effective, 并符合以下标准:
UL-ECOLOGO®邮票
认可ECOLOGO®认证产品, look for the UL-ECOLOGO seal on the product’s packaging, or visit UL-ECOLOGO’s SPOT online database to browse certified products within each category.
态度:自豪地获得ECOLOGO®认证
在态度, we are dedicated to promoting responsible consumption by offering products that minimize hazardous impacts on your family’s health and the environment. 我们的范围 household, and personal care products are all proudly ECOLOGO® certified. We’ve pushed the environmental responsibility envelope by becoming the world’s first line of eco-certified and carbon neutral household products.
通过生产过程的每一步, 从原材料采购到包装, we’ve minimized the environmental impact of our products through the selection and use of worry-free, 可生物降解，无毒成分, and have succeeded in dramatically reducing our carbon footprint by offering CO2-neutral products.
