Source: LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published: Friday, December 05, 2003

Green-e Logo creator wants products produced at green-powered facilities to carry logo.

The San Francisco-based Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has introduced an initiative to place the voluntary Green-e logo on packages of consumer products manufactured by companies that buy certified renewable energy. Among the companies and products that have applied for permission to use the Green-e logo are White Wave, Interface Fabrics Group, Choice Organic Teas and Lundberg Family Farms.

"Consumers are accustomed to seeing the recycling logo on product packaging," said Gabe Petlin, Green-e program manager for CRS. "Now when you see the Green-e logo on a product you'll know that a significant portion of the energy required to produce that product came from or was offset by high-quality renewable energy."

Previously, Green-e logos were found only on materials promoting renewable electricity products.