EcolabelIndex

Good Shopping Guide Ethical Award

Good Shopping Guide Ethical Award logo

The aim of the Ethical Company Organisation is to set an independent benchmark for corporate social responsibility. The Ethical Accreditation scheme enables companies and brands to display an independently-verified bill of health across the fields of people, animal welfare and the environment.

Learn more: Good Shopping Guide Ethical Award websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Good Shopping Guide Ethical Award's standard is verified by our own organization (second party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

The Ethical Company Organisation

Member of

Unknown

Type

Other

Also manages

None.

Organization type: Social Enterprise


Ecolabel Index pro | Subscription service

Additional data available to subscribers:

Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

  • Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
  • Social and environmental attributes
  • Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
  • Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

  • Standard development and management process
  • Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

See plans and pricing

No contract — upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time.

FREE access for ecolabelling organisations.


Advertisement


Advertisement

Get your .eco domain


Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2001

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Appliances Cleaning products Cosmetics / Personal care Electronics Energy Financial services Food Furniture Health care services & equipment Textiles Tourism Transportation Water Other

Other categories: All consumer brands


Where this ecolabel is found
Norway Sweden United Kingdom



Keep up to date | News, press

Mailing list

Subscribe to our mailing list for occasional updates.


As mentioned in...
New York Times, Guardian, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal have mentioned us

Help build this site | Submit, suggest

Advertisement

Last updated: 20 January 2012