The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will be developing Singapore’s and South East Asia’s first carbon label.
According to SEC, the carbon label is a Singapore initiative to support the country’s transition to a recognised low-carbon economy by measuring and communicating the carbon content of the products and services that are consumed and produced.
The carbon label in quantifying and declaring the carbon content is an advancement of the Singapore Green Label, SEC said.
The Singapore carbon label will provide a set of tools to evaluate, quantify and report for the first time on the carbon footprint of products and services based on rigorous lifecycle analysis, from raw materials to production and from distribution to use.
“The label will encourage businesses to take steps to reduce the carbon content of their products and services. It will create real opportunities for businesses to innovate, grow revenues and reduce costs, as well as to celebrate and market their achievements,” said Howard Shaw, SEC executive director. “Consumers, for the first time, will also have the information they need to make a positive difference through their choices of the products and services they buy.”
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