Changing and Improving Products and Services

Product Innovation

• Extended Producer Responsibility – Germany
• Remanufactured Copiers – Xerox
• The Green TV – Philips
• Floor Covering Services – Interface

Regulation

• Water Conserving Toilets – Colceramica
• Extended Producer Responsibility – Germany
• Legal Requirements for Water Efficient Toilets – Australia

Economic Instruments

• Sulphur Tax – Sweden
• CO₂ tax – Norway
• Charges for Motorised Entry to Cities – Norway
• Differential Car Taxation, Korea, Austria – Finland
• Volume-based Waste Charges – Korea
• Pricing Packaging – Harare
• Domestic Water Taxation – Denmark
• Tax on Waste – Denmark
• Legal Requirements for Water Efficient Toilets – Australia

Information and Labelling

• The Energy Star programme – USA
• Energy Efficiency schemes – EU, Korea
• The Blue Angel Eco-label – Germany
• The Nordic Swan Eco-label – Scandinavia
• Environmental Labelling – China
• Organic Agriculture – Uganda
• Forest and Marine Stewardship Councils

Procurement Policies

• Green Purchasing Network – Japan
• EU Green Purchasing Network – EU
• Greening CIDA’s Operations – Canada
• Ethical Trading Initiative – UK
• School Promotion of Natural Food – Philippines
• Sustainable Timber Buyers’ Group – UK