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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459044103321

Titolo

Certifiably sustainable? [[electronic resource] ] : the role of third-party certification systems: report of a workshop / / Committee on Certification of Sustainable Products and Services, Science and Technology Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-78726-8

9786612787263

0-309-14712-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

338.927

Soggetti

Sustainability - United States

Sustainable agriculture - Certification - United States

Sustainable development - Certification - United States

Sustainable construction - Certification - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Sustainability science and technology".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Certification's Place in the Toolbelt""; ""3 The Landscape of Certification Schemes""; ""4 Standard Development and Implementation""; ""5 The Market for Certified Products""; ""6 Measuring Success""; ""7 Optimizing Certification as a Tool""; ""8 Future Research Directions""; ""Selected References""; ""Background Papers""; ""Standardization, Certification,and Labeling--Kira Matus""; ""Surveying the Landscape: Certification Schemes for Sustainable Products and Services--Derek Vollmer""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""""Appendix B: Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix C: Roundtable Roster""