Environmental Choice New Zealand

Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ) is the official ecolabel of New Zealand.[1] The label is owned and endorsed by the Ministry for the Environment of the New Zealand Government.[1] The Environmental Choice programme, which started in 1992,[1] is administered by the New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust[2] on behalf of, but independently from, the Ministry for the Environment.[3] The trust and the programme are part of the Global Ecolabelling Network.[1][2]

Environmental Choice New Zealand logo

The label identifies products and services that meet high-quality environmental standards throughout their life cycle.[3] It is New Zealand's only ISO Type I ecolabel[1] and the country's most comprehensive and robust product-focused certification.[2] About 2000 products and services are eligible to carry the label.[4]

See also

References
  1. "About Environmental Choice New Zealand". Environmental Choice New Zealand. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. Macdonald, Nikki (18 February 2013). "How genuine are 'natural' labeled products?". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 19 July 2020 – via Stuff.
  3. "The New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust". Sustainable Business Council. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "About the Environmental Choice New Zealand eco-label". Ministry for the Environment. Retrieved 19 July 2020.


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