Carbon labels are certified product carbon footprint on the product packaging in the form of a label to show, the most important way to make product carbon footprint transparent.In the second half of 2021, China's textile and apparel, consumer goods and electronics manufacturing and other industries a number of products have been started work in advance of carbon labels.In the face of burgeoning market, carbon labels services need more be recognised international professional organizations to participate in.
Carbon trust is professional low carbon consultancy based in the UK, as early as 2007 to participate in the classification of the world's first product standard PAS2050 carbon footprint, and in the same year launched the world's first carbon labels system.The carbon trust to provide carbon labels, so far has been used in more than 30000 kinds of products in more than 40 countries around the world, including amazon, samsung, LG electronics, dyson, kia motors, nestle, danone group, evian mineral water brands.
At present, amazon electric business platform with the carbon trust also in carbon labels to build "CLIMATE the PLEDGE FRIENDLY (CLIMATE commitment FRIENDLY)" system, to promote green consumption.YouGov in May 2021 to 10 countries worldwide according to consumer survey of the carbon trust's carbon labels has been voted the most recognised carbon labels.
Carbon trust China Zhao Lijian said that through the third party certification and receive a carbon label, is the enterprise response "double carbon" goal, to show their carbon emission reduction efforts and effective tool for the consumer trust.The winning credibility with domestic certification institutions, certification both conform to the requirements of the domestic policy, also can help enterprises to gain the recognition of the international market, is conducive to the international and domestic standards of connectivity and international cooperation.
As the earliest in China low carbon energy-saving technology services and evaluation of the authority of the certification bodies, the winning credibility, said general manager Li Tienan carbon trust cooperation with international credibility, is conducive to both sides to better meet customer demand for sustainable related certification at home and abroad.As domestic attaches great importance to the increasing of carbon neutral, carbon labels will help Chinese enterprises to enhance the international competitiveness, will also help international brand better cultivates the Chinese market, and lead the green supply chain upgrade.
A total of six carbon labels
Carbon trust, long-term focus on helping corporate clients to measure product carbon footprint, management, and emissions reduction, the launch of carbon labels in the Chinese market including carbon footprint and carbon reduction, low carbon and carbon neutral, and low-carbon packaging, six carbon neutral packing.This means that companies in conducting carbon measuring path planning, emission reduction and a series of measures to reduce emissions, if comply with relevant standards, can be obtained by the carbon trust and the winning letter issued by the certification and corresponding to the carbon trust's carbon labels.
Among them,Carbon footprint for labelsCarbon accounting, needs the enterprise or product ISO14067 or PAS2050 standard;Carbon reduction labelRequires the enterprises on the basis of the carbon footprint label, through carbon emissions reduction action reduces the products, and get the winning credibility and recognition of the carbon trust;Low carbon labels, on the basis of the carbon footprint label, companies can prove products than the market similar products or products can replace carbon is lower;Carbon neutral labelIs shown, in accordance with the related guidelines and domestic carbon neutral PAS2060 international standards, such as in carbon products, organization, activity accounting, on the basis of after reduction is still remaining emissions, this part by buying forest carbon sinks, such as carbon offset credits the rest of the carbon emissions offset, so as to become carbon neutral.
What is the significance of promoting carbon labels?
In general, carbon labels show the product "from cradle to grave" the entire life cycle carbon footprint, for a comprehensive and scientific evaluation product important way for carbon emissions, is advantageous to the government, enterprises and consumers more intuitive understanding of a product's carbon emissions.
Therefore, for the government, carbon labels will be introduced for policy making and related measures to provide scientific reference for, let the government procurement to choose more low carbon products, and provide more accurate for low carbon products preferential policies.
From the perspective of green supply chain, in the form of carbon labels to the public product carbon footprint, can let more and more enterprises pay more attention when purchasing purchasing carbon product information, also prefer a partner with a sense of carbon reduction, to reduce the whole value chain of carbon products.
From the perspective of the buyer, the consumer can clearly understand the product carbon emissions through carbon labels information, when the choose and buy green products can have, according to the can depend on to make low carbon purchase behavior will further reversed transmission carbon reduction action of the enterprise.The YouGov global survey also found that 62% of Chinese consumers prefer to buy with a carbon label products, at the same time, 60% of consumers tend to buy price is higher, with a carbon label products.
For enterprise, is not only beneficial to show themselves in efforts to reduce emissions, to deal with the eu plans such as the introduction of a carbon tariff policy challenges at home and abroad, to enhance international competitiveness, but also conducive to differentiate competition in domestic and foreign market, make low carbon brand characteristics, so as to enhance the overall brand.
