What is an Eco label?

In a world with such an abundance of possibilities, it can sometimes be difficult to make the most environmentally friendly choices as a consumer.
Eco labels and green certification helps identify sustainable choices for both materials and finished products, and is sometimes mandatory in high-impact industries.

However, with so many labels and stickers containing words like 'eco', 'green', environmentally friendly' and 'sustainable', eco labels can sometimes be confusing.
And with a lot of companies trying to come across a little more 'green' than they actually are, green 'certification' can be used to greenwash a brand.

During the research to create our Future Proof Material library, we came across many different labels and certifications, and dove into their significance.
We came across the Ecolabel index, amongst others, currently tracking 455 (!) ecolabels around the world. <Check them out in alphabetical order here> 

In this article we focused on the labels and certifications that we think are the most straightforward and significant.
Do you have anything to add? Have a label we forgot to mention?
Please let us know and we will be happy to update this page whenever we come across new information! 

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Started by NGO's as a way to certify where products and materials originate from and how they are produce, the certification of eco=labels is now often done by governments.

Sources: being here.net, Wikipedia,