Hi guys as promised from our meeting on wed 30/9/09 I have put up the web address for the worldwatch Institute and their mission statement.http://www.worldwatch.org/node/24
The mission statement is- Worldwatch Institute delivers the insight and ideas that empower decision makers to create an environmentally sustainable society that meets human needs.Worldwatch focuses on the 21st century challenges, resource degradation, population growth,and poverty by developing and disseminating solid data and innovative stratagies for achieving a sustainable society.
The DEFRA criteria were a broadbased set of criteria which addressed the areas they assessed looking at what they called a Life Cycle Assessment.For each product they identified when the most harmful impact to the environment occures.The use of natural resources.Emissions to the air,water and soil .The production process,the disposal of waste.Recycling and re-use of material.Noise pollutionand effects on the ecosystem.Their underlying principals were for credibility,fairness and simplicity.They re-assessed their criteria every 3-5yrs to account for market changes and techological advances. tricia