Eco-Labelling and International Trade

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Eco-Labelling: An Introduction and Review

   • Anil Markandya

   Pages 1-20

3. Eco-Labelling and International Trade: The Main Issues

   • René Vossenaar

   Pages 21-36

4. Eco-Labelling, the Environment and International Trade

   • Aaditya Mattoo, Harsha V. Singh

   Pages 37-53

5. Eco-Labelling Schemes in the European Union and their Impact on Brazilian Exports

   • Pedro da Motta Veiga, Mário C. de Carvalho Jr, Maria Lúcia Vilmar, Heraldiva Façanha

   Pages 54-83

6. Eco-Labelling of Tissue and Towel Paper Products in the EU: A Brazilian Perspective

   • ABECEL

   Pages 84-86

7. The Potential Impact of the EU Eco-Labelling Programme on Colombian Textile Exports

   • Lily Ho, Diana Gaviria, Ximena Barrera, Ricardo Sánchez

   Pages 87-98

8. Eco-Labelling in the EU and the Export of Turkish Textiles and Garments

   • Celik Aruoba

   Pages 99-113

9. Thailand and Eco-Labelling

   • Sophia Wigzell

   Pages 114-133

10. Eco-Labelling Schemes in Poland

    • Zbigniew Jakubczyk

    Pages 134-142

11. Eco-Labelling and the Developing Countries: The Dutch Horticultural Sector

    • Harmen Verbruggen, Saskia Jongma, Frans van der Woerd

    Pages 143-158

12. Canada’s Environmental Choice Program and its Impact on Developing-Country Trade

    • Maria Isolda P. Guevara, Ramesh Chaitoo, Murray G. Smith

    Pages 159-188

13. The German Eco-Label “Blue Angel” and International Trade

    • Kilian Delbrück

    Pages 189-194

14. Eco-Labelling: Practical Use of the Cradle-to-Grave Approach

    • Ineke Giezeman, Frits Verhees

    Pages 195-205

15. Timber Certification Initiatives and their Implications for Developing Countries

    • Markku Simula

    Pages 206-227

16. Is there a Commercial Case for Tropical Timber Certification?

    • Rachel Crossley, Carlos A. Primo Braga, Panayotis N. Varangis

    Pages 228-250

17. Certification and Eco-Labelling of Timber and Timber Products

    • David P. Elliott

    Pages 251-262

18. Eco-Labelling and GATT

    • Janet Chakarian

    Pages 263-265

19. Eco-Labelling and the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

    • Vivien Liu

    Pages 266-271

20. ISO and Eco-Labelling

    • John Henry

    Pages 272-276

Eco-labelling is an increasingly popular way of meeting consumer's demands for environmental information about the products they purchase. The first book on this important subject collects contributions from the academic, policy-making and commercial spheres to look at the conceptual and practical issues, and to discuss how eco-labelling can be made effective and equitable, and must avoid distorting international trade to the detriment of developing countries.

• environment
• European Union (EU)
• international trade
• Nation
• participation

Policies and ethics