Green labelling, eco-certification and fair trade: Threats and opportunities for Namibia.

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2009

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NUST, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Institute (REEEI).

Abstract

Labels serve the purpose of allowing consumers to make comparisons and informed choices from among products and or services in a category. Environmental labels focus primarily on consumption rather than production of goods. Organic labels specify a particular production method without necessarily requiring proof of environmental improvement. Ecolabels communicate the environmental impacts over the life cycle of the product – “from cradle to grave”

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This brief was summarised from: Green labelling, eco-certification and fair trade: Threats and opportunities for Namibia by Kudakwashe Ndhulukula and Pierre du Plessis for Namibia’s Rapid Trade and Environmental Assessment. Edited by Sharon Montgomery. Article published on the REEEI website: www.reeei.org.na

Keywords

Fair trade - Namibia, Green labelling - Namibia, Eco-certification - Namibia

Citation

Ndhulukula, K., & Du Plessis, P. (2009). Green labelling, eco-certification and fair trade: Threats and opportunities for Namibia (S. Montgomery, Ed.). Windhoek: NUST, REEEI.