INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO

EXISTING ECOLABELLING SCHEMES

The vast majority of Ecolabel schemes operate in developed economies. A number of developing economies either have fledgling programmes or are looking into the possibility of starting a scheme.

Country Name	Year Started	Name of Programme
Germany	1977	Blue Angel
Canada	1988	Environmental Choice Programme
Japan	1989	EcoMark
Nordic Countries	1989	White Swan
United States	1989	Green Seal
New Zealand	1990	Environmental Choice
India	1991	Ecomark
Austria	1991	Austrian Eco-label
Singapore	1992	Green Label
France	1992	NF-Environment
Netherlands	1992	Stichting Milieukeur
European Union	1992	European Union Ecolabel Award Scheme
Korea	1992	Environment Labelling Programming
Taiwan	1992	Green Mark Programme
Luxembourg	1992	European Union Ecolabel Award Scheme
Spain	1993	Good Environmental Choice
Hungary	1993	Hungarian Eco Labeling Programme
Croatia	1993	Croatia's Environmental Label
Thailand	1993	Green Label
Hong Kong	2000	Green Label
Australia	2002	Good Environmental Choice
Israel		Green Label Programme
Brazil
China		China Environmental Labelling Scheme
Denmark		Nordic Swan Label and European Union Eco-Label Award Scheme(EU)