Green Tick Certification

The Ultimate Ecolabel

Independent Sustainability Certification

HISTORY

1. Susan gets the idea...

Susan gets the idea for Green Tick in the supermarket 1992

2. Legal basis - consumer law

The Green Police - in New Zealand the Commerce Commission, in Australia the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission...other similar authorities in Europe and the USA (Federal Trade Commission)...

Development of the Green Tick brand design from 1992...

4a.International acceptance - Europe

Green Tick invited to European Sustainable Production and Consumption Conference Antwerp, Belgium, 2005

4b.International acceptance - global

Green Tick invited to the International Sustainability Conference at Basel, Switzerland, 2005

5. Science basis - published

Green Tick system published in independent peer-reviewed international journal 2007

6. Government approved certifier

Green Tick Certification Limited accepted as a Government-approved sustainability certification authority in Australia and New Zealand 2007

7. Green Tick at Harvard

Green Tick accepted as a "notable advance in sustainability" project at Harvard 2006

8. Green Tick on USC Database

Green Tick asked to submit certified products to the University of Southern California's database on reputable ecolabels 2012 - project still in development

1. Susan gets the idea...

Susan gets the idea for Green Tick in the supermarket 1992

2. Legal basis - consumer law

The Green Police - in New Zealand the Commerce Commission, in Australia the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission...other similar authorities in Europe and the USA (Federal Trade Commission)...

Development of the Green Tick brand design from 1992...

4a.International acceptance - Europe

Green Tick invited to European Sustainable Production and Consumption Conference Antwerp, Belgium, 2005

4b.International acceptance - global

Green Tick invited to the International Sustainability Conference at Basel, Switzerland, 2005

5. Science basis - published

Green Tick system published in independent peer-reviewed international journal 2007

6. Government approved certifier

Green Tick Certification Limited accepted as a Government-approved sustainability certification authority in Australia and New Zealand 2007

7. Green Tick at Harvard

Green Tick accepted as a "notable advance in sustainability" project at Harvard 2006

8. Green Tick on USC Database

Green Tick asked to submit certified products to the University of Southern California's database on reputable ecolabels 2012 - project still in development

Start above to trace the development of the Green Tick Certification system and brand from inspiration point in the supermarket, through five years' research and seven years' further development to global acceptance... Apply

2. Legal basis - consumer law

The Green Police - in New Zealand the Commerce Commission, in Australia the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission...other similar authorities in Europe and the USA (Federal Trade Commission)...