Labelling

Global Action Plan warns bills could rise by £63 more than government predicts because of slow uptake of the greenest goods

Commission review of eco labels warns inflated ratings for washing machines and dishwashers confuse customers and fail to drive innovation

Initiatives such as FairTrade and FSC outperforming commodities markets and breaking into the mainstream, report finds

NRDC report finds 40 per cent of food produced in the US is never eaten, wasting $165bn of mostly edible food a year

New European Commission survey reveals 77 per cent of people claim they would pay a premium for an environmentally friendly product

New EU regulations indicate fuel efficiency on an A-G scale similar to electrical appliances

Widex becomes the first company to carry the industry-back label, with Motorola and Deutsche Bank expected to follow

Costco, REI, Microsoft among 10 companies pioneering the How2Recycle label, explaining how to recycle materials

Telling customers that food can be frozen any time up to the 'use by' date could save 800,000 tonnes of food waste

Supermarket admits to "reviewing options" after disappointing take-up of carbon labelling by other retailers