How eco-labelling can drive consumer decision-making
Source: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/video/how-eco-labelling-can-drive-consumer-decision-making
Eco-labelling is part of a global transition towards sustainable development, and its importance is widely recognized. Building on the principles adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation articulates the need to “develop and adopt, where appropriate, on a voluntary basis, effective, transparent, verifiable, non-misleading and non-discriminatory consumer information tools to provide information relating to sustainable consumption and production”. Costa Rica developed the first product category rule to measure the environmental impact of coffee production against international standards – for planting, packaging, harvesting, grinding, packaging and distribution – and is now developing a new eco-labelling norm for its domestic sale. It is also working on new category rules to measure the environmental footprint of bottled water, malt-based drinks and bakery products.