The Sustainable Purchasing Media
Environmental Choice Program (Ecologo Program)
This is a Canadian environmental certification program for products and services. There are currently over 120 categories of products and services certified by the EcoLogo Program.
North American Green Purchasing Initiative
(Eco-Eval website)
The North American Green Purchasing Initiative’s Self-Assessment Tool (Eco-Eval) is designed to help professional purchasers evaluate their organization's environmental purchasing initiatives and identify opportunities for improvement.
TerraChoice environmental marketing
TerraChoice, North America’s premiere environmental marketing agency, helps grow the world’s most sustainable companies.
Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)
Because Every Purchase Matters
RPN is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing.
Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
Green buying: Guide to ecolabels
The Responsible Consumer Network
Environmental claims: A guide for industry and advertisers
Third-party certification organizations
Eco-labels
- Environmental Choice Program / Ecologo
- GreenSeal
- Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
- Energy Star
- Design for the Environment (DFE) US EPA
- EPEAT
- Greenguard
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
- USDA organic
- WaterSense
- Ecocert Canada
Fair trade
Biodegradability standards
L'avenir est aux entreprises responsables
The future belongs to responsible companies
NOVAE is an independent company that disseminates information and promotes sustainable development and responsible business practices among professionals.
NOVAE offers responsible procurement training. We encourage you to visit their website.
The Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services
CIRAIG’s mission is to generate, integrate, and interpret relevant knowledge in the fields of life cycle assessment and environmental management of products, processes, and services.
Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN)
GEN is an international association of third-party environmental performance labelling organizations that strive to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling" of products and services. The Canadian Environmental Choice Program is part of this association.
Who's deciding what's green?
This international website has a large directory of ecolabels classified by country and by products and services, as well as fair trade labels.
Save Time, Shift Money, Make a Difference
This American website features many interesting product buying guides.
Products for a better planet
This American website features many interesting product buying guides.