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The Global Ecolabelling Network
(GEN) is a non-profit association of third-party,
environmental performance labelling organizations
founded in 1994 to improve, promote, and develop
the "ecolabelling" of products and
services.
(See "What is Ecolabelling"
for more about ecolabelling.) |
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| The
Mission of the GEN |
| The mission of the GEN is to: |
- serve its members, other ecolabelling
programs, other stakeholders, and the
public by improving, promoting and developing
the ecolabelling of products, the credibility
of ecolabelling programs worldwide, and
the availability of information regarding
ecolabelling standards from around the
world;
- foster co-operation, information exchange
and harmonization among its members, associates,
and other ecolabelling programs with regard
to ecolabelling;
- facilitate access to information regarding
ecolabelling standards from around the
world;
- participate in certain international
organizations in order to promote ecolabelling
generally; and
- encourage the demand for, and supply
of, more environmentally responsible goods
and services.
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| In support of this mission,
GEN members: |
- set criteria for and certify products
and services with lower environmental
burdens and impacts than comparable products/services
with the same function;
- provide information, advice and technical
assistance to organizations contemplating
or developing programs;
- disseminate information to the public;
and
- represent the interests of ecolabelling
in various international meetings and
events.
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| For more information on GEN
activities, please go to "GEN
Activities" |
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| GEN
Administration |
| GEN activities are managed by
a Board of Directors, and day-to-day operations
are administered by a General Affairs Office
and Secretariat.
In 1995, SIS Ecolabelling AB (Sweden) was
selected by the Global Ecolabelling Network
(GEN) Board of Directors to perform a range
of secretariat duties in support of the
GEN for a three-year period. At the same
time, a General Affairs Office was established
in the offices of the Japan Environment
Association (JEA) to collaborate with the
Secretariat in providing administrative
support to the membership, the Board, and
the Chair. The roles and responsibilities
of the two organizations were determined
and accepted.
In August 1999, the Secretariat function
was transferred to TerraChoice Environmental
Services Inc. (Canada). The General Affairs
Office continues to be operated by the JEA.
Both report to the Board of Directors. |
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| GEN Board of Directors
2009 |
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Organization |
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| Robin Taylor |
ECNZT, New Zealand |
Chair |
| Ning Yu |
Environment and Development Foundation |
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| Bjorn-Erik Lonn |
Nordic Ecolabelling Board |
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| Eva Eiderstrom |
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation |
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| Linda Chipperfield |
Green Seal Inc. |
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| Sombo T. Yamamura |
Japan Environment Association |
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| General
Affairs Office |
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Secretariat |
Japan
Environment Association (JEA)
Bakurocho Daiichi BLDG., 1-4-16
Nihonbashi Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
103-0002 JAPAN
TEL: +81-3-5643-6255
FAX: +81-3-5643-6257
E-mail:  |
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TerraChoice Group Inc / TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc.
171 Nepean Street, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0B4, Canada
TEL. +1-613-247-1900
FAX. +1-613-247-2228
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By-law
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