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Table 4. Examples of Other Types of Environmental Labels in the World

Country/Region Authority/Executive Body Label Name Logo

Bureau of Energy, Ministry of
Taiwan Energy Label
Economic Affairs

Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Taiwan Eco-Products Directory 201-2018
Taiwan Water Conservation Label
Economic Affairs

Architecture and Building Research
Taiwan Green Building Material
Institute, Ministry of the Interior

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USA ENERGY STAR
and Department of Energy

International Associaiton for
International Research and Testing in the Field of Oeko-Tex
Textile Ecology
Green Electronics Council
International (GEC), International Sustainable EPEAT
Development Foundation (ISDF)

International Forest Stewardship Council FSC

The Global Organic Textile
International Standard International GOTS
Working Group

International Det Norske Veritas (DNV) ISO 50001:2011

The British Standards Institution
International ISO 50001:2011
(BSI)

Product Carbon Footprint Labels and Declarations

The Product Carbon Footprint, computed using the life cycle assessment, is the total amount of CO 2
emitted during the entire life span of a product, as measured from the resource acquisition stage to
the final disposal stage. For products to be listed in the Directory, their carbon footprint verification

and disclosure must meet either of the following conditions:

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