New inquiry - environmental labelling

14/08/2007

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is to set up a sub-committee to inquire into the issue of environmental labelling. Environmental labels are growing rapidly in number and can be applied to a variety of goods in a number of ways, from air freight labels on food, to energy efficiency labels on white goods. The sub-committee is concerned that, despite the positive signal of many such labels, the proliferation of labels of this kind might lead to consumer confusion, and undermine confidence in environmental labelling in general. This could lessen the environmental benefits that might otherwise be expected. Click here for more information.