THE FUTURE OF ECOLABELLING IN AUSTRALIA
9-10 OCTOBER 2003 AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
SHINE DOME
CANBERRA - AUSTRALIA
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| Green star |
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Green Star is an environmental rating system for buildings, developed by the Green Building Council of Australia. It evaluates the environmental initiatives of designs, projects and/or buildings based on a number of criteria including energy and water efficiency, indoor environment quality and resource conservation. The Green Building Council is in the process of creating rating tools for different phases of the building life-cycle (design, construction, fit-out and operation) and for different building classes (office, retail, convention, health, education and residential).
Web: www.gbcaus.org
Green Building Council of Australia
PO Box Q78
QVB NSW 1230
Ph: 02 8252 8222
Fax: 02 8252 8223
info@gbcaus.org
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| GreenFleet Australia |
Greenfleet is a non-profit organisation that offers a native tree planting program to individuals and organisations, to offset greenhouse gas emissions. For $40 (tax-deductible), Greenfleet plants 17 native trees on the motorist's behalf. As they grow, these trees will absorb the greenhouse gas emissions that the average car produces in one year (based on 4.3 tonnes of CO 2 ). Greenfleet's policy is to help restore biodiversity by planting the trees to create forests in areas of environmental concern. Since 1997, Greenfleet has planted more than two million trees around Australia .
Web: www.greenfleet.com.au |
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| Eco Specifier |
Ecospecifier is a knowledge base of over 1000 environmentally preferable products, materials and resources.
Linking independent information with a powerful search interface, ecospecifier does your materials research for you, delivering innovative solutions with a unique difference.
Designed to help designers, builders, consultants and those looking to deliver a best practice design, ecospecifier can help reduce environmental impacts and create healthier and more productive living and working environments.
Web: www.ecospecifier.org
Ph: +61 7 3348 4177
Fax: +61 3 9639 3412
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| Eco Buy |
ECO-Buy is Victoria's local government green purchasing program. The program works with Victorian Councils to increase their purchasing of recycled, greenhouse friendly and environmentally preferred products.
ECO-Buy is an expansion of the Local Government Buy Recycled Alliance (LGBRA), which was established in April 2000. The change of name occurred late 2002 to reflect the expanded focus of the program brought about by the additional funds provided through Victoria's Greenhouse Strategy. The Local Government Buy Recycled Alliance focused solely on purchasing products with recycled content. ECO-Buy has expanded this focus to also include greenhouse friendly and environmentally preferred products
Web: www.mav.asn.au/ecobuy
Ph: +61 3 9667 5561
Fax: +61 3 9667 5550
ecobuy@mav.asn.au |
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| Green Power |
The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA), was established by the NSW Government in 1996 to promote products and services that reduce energy related greenhouse emissions while achieving economic, environmental and social benefits for the NSW community. SEDA pursues this objective by fostering sustainable energy supply and end use through education and market transformation, targeted energy efficiency programs, and financial support for emerging sustainable energy technologies.
SEDA established the Green Power Accreditation Program in 1997. The program, which SEDA now project manages on behalf of the National Green Power Accreditation Steering Group, was expanded nationally in 2000. The Steering Group is comprised of member state agencies from Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, South Australia and Western Australia.
Web: www.greenpower.com.au
Ph: 136 206 |
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| Green Globe |
GREEN GLOBE 21 is the global Benchmarking, Certification and improvement system for sustainable travel and tourism. It is based on Agenda 21 and principles for Sustainable Development endorsed by 182 Heads of State at the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit. It provides companies, communities and consumers with a path to sustainable travel and tourism. GREEN GLOBE provides a benchmarking and certification product for over 20 business sectors in the travel and tourism industry and has participants in all continents and 48 countries.
Web: www.greenglobe21.com Jill Grant
Executive Director
Ph: +61 2 6257 9102
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| Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) |
The FSC was founded in 1994 and is an international body which accredits certification organisations in order to guarantee the authenticity of their claims. In all cases the process of certification is initiated voluntarily by forest managers who request the services of a certification organisation.
The goal of the FSC is to promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests by establishing a worldwide standard of recognised and respected Principles of Forest Stewardship.
Web: www.fscoax.org
Mr Tim Cadman MA
Forest Stewardship Council Australian Contact Person
Ph: +61 2 6655 9841
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| Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) |
The MSC's role is to recognise, via a certification programme, well-managed fisheries and to harness consumer preference for products bearing the MSC label of approval. The MSC is a non-profit international organisation. Australia hosts the first fishery certified to the MSC Standard (West Australian Rock Lobster Fishery) and has some 25 products from certified fisheries available in Australian retail outlets, including products from the New Zealand hoki fishery and the Alaskan salmon fishery.
Web: www.msc.org
Mr Duncan Leadbitter
Regional Director - Asia Pacific
Marine Stewardship Council
10/46-48 Urunga Parade
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia
Ph: +61 2 9524 8400
Fax: +61 2 9524 8900
Duncan.Leadbitter@msc.org |
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| Australian Certified Organic (ACO) |
| CERTIFICATION ACO is Australia's largest CERTIFIER for organic and biodynamic produce. ACO has over 1300 operators within its certification system. ACO provides certification services to operators from all sectors of the organic industry. Certification ensures compliance with national production standards and allows trace back of all products to their origin. As reputation is everything to clients - we are growing by the day. Web: www.australianorganic.com.au |
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| Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand |
The Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) is a new non-profit organisation, which has been formed to unify and strengthen the fair trade movement in Australia. The FTAANZ will do this by bringing together all interested parties in Australia and New Zealand to foster and promote a common understanding of fair trade: ensuring a better deal for producers and workers marginalized and disadvantaged through current international trade practices and rules.
The FTAANZ has established a mechanism to bring the Fairtrade certification label, linked to FLO (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International), into Australia and New Zealand. The FTAANZ is involved in ensuring the credibility of the Fairtrade label on products such as coffee and tea and in helping to market these products in the Australian context.
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| NASAA Certified Organic |
NASAA - providing top quality certification services (IFOAM, USNOP, JAS,ORGAA) across Australia and South-East Asia.
Web: www.nasaa.com.au
Lyn Austin
Admin Manager
NASAA
Box 768, Stirling, SA 5152
Ph: +61 8 8370 8455
Fax: +61 8 8370 8381
admin.manager@nasaa.com.au |
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| Australian Forestry standard |
Australian Forestry Standard Limited is a national body formed to promote sustainable forest management through the development and maintenance of the Australian Forestry Standard, and related complementary standards.
The AFS (AS 4708) is an Australian Standard developed under procedures accredited by Standards Australia. It is available for voluntary application by forest managers, and independent third party audit and certification by organisations accredited under JAS-ANZ procedures.
AFS Ltd supports the standards development and review processes, which are delegated to multi-stakeholder technical committees involving the full range of stakeholders in sustainable forest management outcomes. It seeks to promote the adoption of the AFS within Australia's forests, and promote its recognition as an internationally credible forest certification standard.
Web: www.forestrystandard.org.au Mark Edwards
Australian Forestry Standard Limited
Ph: +61 2 6272 4129
Fax: +61 2 6272 4875
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| Energy Rating |
The Energy Rating website outlines the wide range of work carried out under the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (NAEEEP). NAEEEP is funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments. The site includes details of various end-use energy efficiency programs, both mandatory and voluntary. Its main resource is the Energy Rating comparative database for whitegoods, which is a major source of information for consumers - current hit-rate over 300,000pa.
Web: www.energyrating.gov.au
Shane Holt
Australian Greenhouse Office
shane.holt@greenhouse.gov.au |
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| Energy STar |
The National Energy Star Program is an international standard for energy efficient electronic equipment with a specific focus on standby power consumption. It was created by the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in 1992 and has now been adopted by several countries around the world, including Australia, for standby power. Its use falls under the National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (NAEEEP) which is funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments. In the USA Energy Star is used on a wide range of products as an endorsement label for energy efficiency.
Web: www.energystar.gov.au
Shane Holt
Australian Greenhouse Office
shane.holt@greenhouse.gov.au |
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| Water Rating |
The water efficiency labels form part of the Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (WELS) Scheme being implemented cooperatively by the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
Web: www.waterrating.gov.au
Ph. 1800 803 772
Fax: +61 2 6274 1640
wels@deh.gov.au
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