Posted: June 19th, 2015

ECOSYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE ASSIGNMENT

ECOSYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE ASSIGNMENT

Use the following websites to research ecolabelling:

http://ecolabelling.org/eco-labels/

http://ecolabelling.org/about/ (click on “What’s an ecolabel?)

QUESTION 1
1.  Describe 4 case studies of ecolabels. Explain what the certification organizations do, the products they certify etc. Research:

(i) Marine Stewardship Council (www.msc.org/)
(ii) Cradle to Cradle Certification (www.mbdc.com/c2c/)
(iii) Forest Stewardship Council (http://www.fsc.org/)
(iv) Select an ecolabel from your country of origin (see http://ecolabelling.org/ and search
by region Nigeria).