September 8, 2008— TerraChoice Environmental Marketing and the Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA) have announced they are joining forces with the EcoLogo Program, demonstrating how eco-labels can harmonize and work toward a common goal.
“This partnership between EcoLogo and CFPA symbolizes a move toward standardization among eco-labels,” says Scott McDougall, President and CEO of TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, which manages the EcoLogo Program. “The harmonization of these two certifications will mean easier decision-making for purchasing professionals and greater sustainability in the working environment.”
The EcoLogo Program is expanding its presence in the United States and, with its new partnership with CFPA, will be providing businesses with regional expertise in the Chicago area along with its existing office in Philadelphia.
The partnership represents additional benefits for environmental leaders, including discounted audit/verification and licensing fees for clients who seek both certifications as well as a single audit for both certifications. Both EcoLogo and CFPA currently have standards for bath, tissue and copy papers.
Founded in 1993, the Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA), headquartered in Algonquin, IL, is an internationally recognized not-for-profit standards and accreditation association dedicated to sustainability and environmental concerns.
EcoLogo is a third-party eco-labeling program and the only standard approved by the Global Ecolabelling Network, an international association of eco-labeling programs, as meeting the ISO 14024 environmental marketing standard.
