FUND FOR RESEARCH INTO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH & EQUITY

ISO Type 1 Eco-Labels

Global Review of Eco-Labels: Implications for South Africa

PHASE TWO REPORT

January 2003

Trade Implications for South Africa of Foreign Eco-Labelling Schemes: A Socio-Economic Assessment

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