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Global Ecolabelling Network
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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social
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Biodiversity
Business and Industry
Climate Change
Education
Energy
Industrial Development
Law of the Sea and Antarctica
Sustainable Development
Water
Sustainable Development
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Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Education
Energy
Forests
Freshwater
Health
Industrial development
Institutional arrangements
Marine Resources
Sanitation
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Toxic chemicals
Trade and environment
Transport
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
Geographic scope:
Regional
Europe
North America
Asia
Oceania
Latin America and Caribbean
Mission statement:
The mission of the GEN is to: - serve its members, other ecolabelling programs, other stakeholders, and the public by improving, promoting and developing the ecolabelling of products, the credibility of ecolabelling programs worldwide, and the availability of information regarding ecolabelling standards from around the world; - foster co-operation, information exchange and harmonization among its members, associates, and other ecolabelling programs with regard to ecolabelling; - facilitate access to information regarding ecolabelling standards from around the world; - participate in certain international organizations in order to promote ecolabelling generally; and - encourage the demand for, and supply of, more environmentally responsible goods and services.
Year established:
1994
Funding structure:
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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