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    Standards Summaries

    Review summaries for each of the 100 plus voluntary standard initiatives taking part in the Standards Map project. Access the Standards Map Analysis Module to review which of the standards may apply to your product, or take a look at the latest inter-active publication, the Standards Map Compendium 2013.
  •  Last up-date: 29 May 2013. Click on any of the "OK" to access the At a Glance documents in either English, Spanish, French and Chinese, when ever made available.

    Click here to review the type of information which is being collected under each section of an "At a Glance".

     

    Logo Initiative Name English Spanish French Chinese
    Resources   4C Association
     KO
    OK
    OK
    OK

    OK
    No  
    Resources   ABNT Ecolabel
     KO
    OK
    OK
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Accredited Fish Farm Scheme
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   AFRISCO
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Alliance for Responsible Mining - ARM
     KO
    OK
    OK
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Better Cotton Initiative - BCI
     KO
    OK
    OK
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Bio Suisse
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Biosphere Responsible tourism
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   bluesign
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Bonsucro
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   BRC Global Standards - Food
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   CanadaGAP
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    resources   Carbon Trust Footprinting Company - Carbon Label
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   ChinaGAP National Standards
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   China Environmental Labelling- CEL
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   China National Organic Products Certification Program
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Clean Clothes Campaign - Code of Labour Practices
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    resources   Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards - CCB Standards
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Cotton Made in Africa
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Council on Sustainable Biomass Production - CSBP
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   CSC9000T
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Disha Common Code of Conduct - CCC
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   East African Organic Products Standard
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   ECOVADIS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   EKOLABEL Indonesia
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   EPEAT
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   European Feed Ingredients Safety Certification - EFISC
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Electronics Industry Code of Conduct - EICC
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Ethical Tea Partnership - ETP
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Ethical Trading Initiative - ETI
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   The EU Ecolabel
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Fair Flowers Fair Plants - FFP
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Fair for life - IMO
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Fair Labour Association Worplace Code of Conduct - FLA
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Fair Stone
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Fair Wear Foundation
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Fairtrade International
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   Fair Trade USA
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   FairWild
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   FAMI-QS (feed safety)
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Florverde Sustainable Flowers
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Flower Label Program - FLP
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Food Alliance
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Food Justice Certified
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Food Safety System Certification - FSSC22000
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Forest Stewardship Council - FSC
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Global Aquaculture Alliance - Best Aquaculture Practices
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Global Organic Textile Standard - GOTS
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Global Red Meat Standard - GRMS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Global Reporting Initiative - GRI
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   GlobalG.A.P
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   The Gold Standard
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   GoodWeave
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Green Food
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Green Mark Taiwan
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Green Seal
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Green-e
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Hand In Hand - Fair Trade Rapunzel
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Hong Kong Green Label
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   IFFO Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS)
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   IFOAM Basic Standards
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   ILO Labour Standards
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   International Council of Toy Industries - ICTI
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   International Council on Mining and Metals - ICMM
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   IFC Performance Standards
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   International Featured Standards - IFS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Intertek - Workplace Conditions Assessment - WCA
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   International Sustainability & Carbon Certification - ISCC
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   KRAV
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   LEAF Marque
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Lasting Initiative for Earth – LIFE
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Marine Stewardship Council - MSC
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   MPS ABC
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   National Ecolabeling Programme - Green Choice Philippines
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Naturland
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   NTA 8080- Sustainability criteria for biomass for energy purpose
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   OEKO-TEX
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   OFDC Organic Product Certification Standard
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   PEFC International
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   People 4 Earth
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   PrimusGFS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   ProTerra Foundation
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Rainforest Alliance - SAN
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   Responsible Jewellery Council - RJC
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil - Principles and Criteria
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil - Supply Chain Certification
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Safe Quality Food Program - SQF
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   SGE 21
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Small Producers Symbol
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Singapore Green Label Scheme
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Social Accountability International - SA8000
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   SOCIALCARBON Standard
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Soil Association Organic Standard - SA
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Sustainable Agriculture Initiative - SAI
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Sustainable Forestry Initiative - SFI
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   TerraChoice - the EcoLogo Program - UL Environment
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Thai Green Label
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   The European Ecotourism Labelling Standard
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   TourCert
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   UN Global Compact
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Union for Ethical BioTrade - UEBT
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No  
    Resources   USDA National Organic Program
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   UTZ Certified
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Verified Carbon Standard - VCS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Veriflora
     KO
    OK
     KO
    OK
    No   No  
    Resources   Women’s Harvest Norms and Standards
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   World Fair Trade Organization - SFTMS
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No  
    Resources   Worldwide Responsible Accreditation Production - WRAP
     KO
    OK
    No   No   No