It could have been a useful step forward in reducing consumer confusion and increasing possibilities for informed choices about the environmental credentials of consumer products. We are outraged that environmental auditing is not yet compulsory in business' We are also outraged that environmental auditing is not yet compulsory in business. The original EC proposal which would have been mandatory for certain industries was weakened following pressure from European industrialists. Now it is optional even for the chemicals industry. And there is no direct pressure for companies to adopt the British Standards Institution scheme.
Participation is entirely voluntary.
Unless all organisations adopt standard procedures it's hard for ordinary people to compare the environmental performance of different organisations. Because of this many companies will continue making excessive claims while finding any number of reasons why they should not publish an annual independently verified environmental audit. You can give a rating to this scheme overall. Click 0-10 below and press the Submit button. DoBe.org or click on the image below.