ISO - ISO/TC 207/SC 3 - Environmental labelling

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Secretariat: SA

Committee Manager:

Ms Kate Bowditch
Chairperson (until end 2023):

Mr Graeme Drake
ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

Mr José Alcorta

ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

Ms Nicola Perou
Creation date: 1993

Scope

Standardization in the field of communication on environmental aspects of products (i.e. goods and services), including related social and economic aspects. Such communication includes various types of an environmental statement (e.g. self-declared claims, ecolabelling, environmental product declarations and environmental footprints) and their associated programmes.

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This committee contributes with 7 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Responsible Consumption and Production

Climate Action

Life Below Water

Life on Land

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 207/SC 3

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* number includes updates

Structure
Liaisons

Reference	Title	Type
ISO/TC 207/SC 3/TF 1	Communication and promotion strategy	Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 3/TF 2	Investigate contemporary methods of electronic labelling	Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 3/TF 3	Assurance of communications based on life cycle assessment (LCA) data	Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 3/TF 4	Single attribute and single number environmental statements	Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 207/SC 3

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 207/SC 3:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 21	Secondary cells and batteries	IEC
ISO/CASCO	Committee on conformity assessment	ISO
ISO/TC 6	Paper, board and pulps	ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works	ISO
ISO/TC 61	Plastics	ISO
ISO/TC 71/SC 8	Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures	ISO
ISO/TC 122/SC 4	Packaging and the environment	ISO
ISO/TC 157	Non-systemic contraceptives and STI barrier prophylactics	ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7	Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities	ISO
ISO/TC 224	Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services	ISO
ISO/TC 323	Circular economy	ISO

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 207/SC 3

ISO/TC 207/SC 3 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO	Committee on conformity assessment	ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17	Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works	ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 1	Terminology	ISO
ISO/TC 71/SC 8	Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures	ISO
ISO/TC 145/SC 1	Public information symbols	ISO

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym	Title	Category
ANEC	European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization	A
CI	Consumers International	A
EC - European Commission	European Commission	A
ECOS (Environment)	Environmental Coalition on Standards	A
EURIMA	European Association of Insulation Manufacturers	A
FSC	Forest Stewardship Council	A
GEDNet	Global Type III Environmental Product Declarations Network	A
GEN	Global Ecolabelling Network	A
IAI - aluminium	International Aluminium Institute	A
ICC - commerce	International Chamber of Commerce	A
IDF	International Dairy Federation	A
INEM	International Network for Environmental Management	A
IQNet	IQNet Association - The International Certification Network	A
ISEAL	ISEAL	A
ITC	International Trade Centre	A
OIV	International Organisation of Vine and Wine	A
SIERRA Club	Sierra Club	A
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	A
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme	A
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme	A
WSI	World Stewardship Institute	A
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization	B
WTO	World Trade Organization	B