Dec. 17, 2008 - Marshalls, a U.K. manufacturer of stone and concrete landscaping products, has announced plans to become the first company to carbon-label its entire range under the Carbon Trust's product-labeling scheme. READ MORE
Dec. 17, 2008 – Computer makers, green certification just got a little easier: Manufacturers seeking EPEAT certification for their products can now do so via the EcoLogo general-purpose eco-labeling program. READ MORE
Dec. 8, 2008 - Wisdom Adhesives, a mid-sized U.S. manufacturer, has created a sustainability scorecard to help its customers select products based on environmental performance. READ MORE
Oct. 10, 2008 - EATN Park Hospitality Group, operator of 200 restaurants and catering businesses in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region, has created an in-house eco-logo to educate employees on its green programs, RedOrbit reports. READ MORE
Sept. 24, 2008 - With several new recycled-content office papers now on offer, Xerox has created an eco-label to help customers quickly locate the company's environmentally preferable printing options. READ MORE
U.K. supermarket giant Tesco is expanding its carbon labeling program to stores in Ireland, displaying new labels on nine of the company's own-brand products in that market. READ MORE
Sept.10, 2008 - The college professor who coined the term "food miles" has urged companies to stop confusing consumers with own-brand carbon labels, calling instead for an "omni-label" designed to give customers a complete overview of a product's environmental and social impact (via BusinessGreen). READ MORE
Aug. 11, 2008 - As lawmakers in the U.S., Britain, and Canada clamp down on green advertising claims, New Zealand's ministries of commerce and environment have jointly launched a new website to help consumers judge the credibility of companies' eco-labels and other environmental marketing practices. READ MORE
July 8, 2008 - Starting January 1, 2009, California will expand its Smog Index Label for new cars to include data on greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE
June 25, 2008 - The Carbon Trust - the British government-backed organization that brought carbon labels to the Tesco supermarket chain - has launched a certification scheme to help companies prove they are making real progress in carbon management. READ MORE
June 16, 2008 - French supermarket chain Casino has launched color-coded carbon labels for some of its own-brand products, Food Production Daily reports. U.K. retailer Tesco kicked off a similar scheme in April. READ MORE
