Comments on: Green Certifications: Comparing Green Apples to Oranges

By: Chocolate - It’s About Dignity and Sustainability | ecobabysteps

Chocolate - It’s About Dignity and Sustainability | ecobabysteps — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:58:28 +0000

[...] I wrote about green certifications in the fall, I was really motivated by the confusing number of eco-seals that I see on products. In [...]

By: My Favorite Local Food Resources | ecobabysteps

My Favorite Local Food Resources | ecobabysteps — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:26:57 +0000

[...] than even the complexity of figuring out their environmental impact. We could put our trust in 3rd-party labels that assure us that food from far away is grown to specific standards. Or, we could meet the farmers and ask them. We can and probably do use both methods to learn about [...]

By: Katy at Non-Toxic Kids

Katy at Non-Toxic Kids — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:59:07 +0000

I’ve been wondering too where labor fits in here. I want my choices to reflect not only my environmental standards but also my human rights expectations. We simply need universal corporate responsibility– spelled out in some meaningful way (with feedback from real consumers!).

By: Attached Mama

Attached Mama — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:42:43 +0000

Condo Blues, that’s a great question. I think it ends up being us who watches the watchers, which puts us back in charge of our own choices. Even when we have these substitutes for face-to-face trust, we still have to be informed and aware. Well, we don’t HAVE to be, but we should be if we care about what we support.

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:02:53 +0000

Thanks for asking us to evaluate which standards are our priorities. Certainly, many of them are important, but each of us has a set of values that might be different from the next person. It’s good to think these things through and ask ourselves what our personal deal-breakers are.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:28:37 +0000

I agree that a set of green standards are important but once they are established, who inforces them? And more importantly who watches the watchers?

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:14 +0000

Your blog makes clear why standards are so important. One of the biggest obstacles to consumer adoption of green is confusion in the marketplace. Standards will help level the playing field while setting the environmental performance bar higher than companies might set it for themselves. We all need to weigh in – with Wal-Mart, the Federal Trade Commission, and the companies we favor – in support of tough, meaningful environmental standards.

By: Mary Hunt

Mary Hunt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:00:56 +0000

Very comprehensive and impressive. You’ve done an excellent job of summarizing not only what standards do, but how they serve people – or not! If Wal Mart and their BBF (big box friends) have their way, we won’t have to choose, they will have done it for us. Let’s hope they do a good job.

By: Green Certifications: Familiar Seals | ecobabysteps

Green Certifications: Familiar Seals | ecobabysteps — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:04:31 +0000

[...] shows that consumers do look for familiar eco seals. What are you looking at when you see that merit badge sash of seals? What do these familiar seals mean, and how will they help you make green choices? We’ve [...]

By: Green Certifications: Do Consumers Care? | ecobabysteps

Green Certifications: Do Consumers Care? | ecobabysteps — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:01:06 +0000

[...] same day I posted the whys and meanings of green certifications, I caught a link to a report that says that consumers pay little or no attention to the [...]