Tesco unveiled a range of 20 products which will carry the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label. These will be from four different categories - orange juice, washing detergent, light bulbs and potatoes - enabling shoppers to compare the carbon impact of like-for-like products for the first time.

The carbon footprint of the labelled products is measured using the draft Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050 methodology, a single standard to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a product or service. This draft standard is being developed by the Carbon Trust and defra in collaboration with the BSI British Standards Insititute.

To date Walkers, Boots, innocent Drinks, Continental Clothing and Halifax have trialled the Carbon Reduction Label while Mey Selections and Morphy Richards have also committed to launching labelled products shortly.

Tesco products will carry a new label design featuring a carbon footprint logo, the carbon footprint figure, an endorsement from the Carbon Trust and a written commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

dm-drogerie markt, FRoSTA, Henkel, Tchibo, T-Home and Tetra Pak today announced their involvement in the Pilot Project for assessing so-called Product Carbon Footprints. Under the project leadership of the WWF, Öko-Institut - Institute for Applied Ecology, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and THEMA1, the six companies have launched a joint Pilot Project to assess emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, so-called Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs), for selected products. Together, they are actively promoting the emergence of common standard for assessing Product Carbon Footprints. In view of international developments, the Pilot Project also acts as a forum for discussing how to best inform customers and consumers of product-related life cycle emissions. Further information about the PCF Pilot Project Germany: www.pcf-project.de