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Tantek: ecolabel still needs some help with the process

2010-04-01T03:38:19Z

ecolabel still needs some help with the process

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	'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''		'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''
			* This issue appears to have been resolved at: http://microformats.org/wiki/ecolabel-formats is this correct?
	This issue appears to have been resolved at: http://microformats.org/wiki/ecolabel-formats is this correct?		** The write-ups of [[ecolabel-examples]], [[ecolabel-formats]], [[ecolabel-brainstorming]] are necessary steps in the [[process]], but not sufficient. Please join the discussion on [[irc]] or microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list] and request help with researching and developing a new microformat - the steps that have been taken so far will definitely help make a case. - [[User:Tantek\|Tantek]] 03:38, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

	== Problem ==		== Problem ==
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	== Proposed Solution ==		== Proposed Solution ==

	'''It is premature to propose any brainstormed solution without first at a minimum per the process creating pages to research and collect [[ecolabel-examples]] and [[ecolabel-formats]]. Only then should proposals be drafted on a [[ecolabel-~~brainstroming~~]] page.'''		'''It is premature to propose any brainstormed solution without first at a minimum per the process creating pages to research and collect [[ecolabel-examples]] and [[ecolabel-formats]]. Only then should proposals be drafted on a [[ecolabel-brainstorming]] page.'''

	We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.		We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.

Tribble-07 at 13:48, 31 March 2010

2010-03-31T13:48:37Z

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	'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''		'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''

			This issue appears to have been resolved at: http://microformats.org/wiki/ecolabel-formats is this correct?

	== Problem ==		== Problem ==

Tribble-07 at 13:46, 31 March 2010

2010-03-31T13:46:41Z

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	'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''		'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''


	== Problem ==		== Problem ==
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	We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.		We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.

	Definition of an ecolabel: http://ecolabelling.org/~~eco-labels~~/		Definition of an ecolabel: http://ecolabelling.org/about/

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
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	== previous formats ==		== previous formats ==

	'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-formats]].'''		'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-formats]].'''

	== Brainstorming ==		== Brainstorming ==

	'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-brainstorming]].'''		'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-brainstorming]].'''

Spiritquest: /* Brainstorming */

2009-07-27T23:55:59Z

Brainstorming

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	== Brainstorming ==		== Brainstorming ==
	'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-brainstorming]].'''		'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-brainstorming]].'''

	~~=== rel="ecolabel" ===~~

	~~Rel-Ecolabel is a simple, open, format for indicating ecolabelled items which is embedable in HTML or XHTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML.~~
	~~Specification 2008-05-12~~

	~~=== Author ===~~
	~~Jacob Malthouse (http://bigroom.ca), formerly of ICANN (http://icann.org/)~~

	~~=== Abstract ===~~
	~~By adding rel="ecolabel" to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink is the ecolabel for an ecolabelled item listed on the current page. E.g. with the following hyperlink:~~

	~~<a href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="ecolabel">ecologo</a>~~

	~~NOTE: in the highlighted portion - is this where we would put an ecolabel code or readable URL for ecolabelling.org entry?~~

	~~the author indicates that the product, company, or services has obtained an "ecologo" certification.~~

	~~--[[User:Spiritquest\|Spiritquest]] 23:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)~~

	~~It seems that it might work well with being linked to an hproduct / hCard - to identify a manufacturer - I've yet to explore hproduct in detail.~~

	~~I don't know that pointing the URL of the ecolabel directly to www.ecolabelling.com would work.~~

	If I ran a product site with ecolabelled products, I would want to point to either a source of information on the label internally within the site, or have it point to a list of all data tagged with similar ecolables.

	~~<a href="http://myproductsite.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="license">ecologo</a>~~

	~~The destination would then show all '''ecologo''' tagged products within the catalogue of myproductsite.org~~

	~~maybe microformat parsing tools could be created to send users or pull information from www.ecolabelling.org site as a source of authoritative info and background on the label.~~

	~~rel-tag as an example can point to an internal site structure using a taxonomy but can also use microformat tools to extend data searches to sites like technorati.~~

	~~=== Multiple Licenses ===~~

	Multiple such rel="ecolabel" hyperlinks indicate that multiple items on the page are available under any of the referred licenses. E.g. the following hyperlinks could be used to declare that a page is available under either an ecologo or a certified carbon free ecolabel:

	~~<a href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="ecolabel">ecologo</a>~~
	~~<a href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/" rel="ecolabel">certified-carbon-free</a>~~

	~~=== XMDP profile ===~~
	~~unknown/in development~~

	~~=== Implementations ===~~
	~~none~~

	~~=== List of Ecolabels ===~~
	~~http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/~~
	~~see also: about ecolabelling.org: http://ecolabelling.org/about/~~

	~~=== References ===~~
	~~See Also~~

Spiritquest: /* previous formats */

2009-07-27T23:54:17Z

previous formats

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 == previous formats ==
 '''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-formats]].'''
 == Brainstorming ==

Spiritquest: /* Examples */

2009-07-27T23:51:29Z

Examples

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	'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-examples]].'''		'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-examples]].'''

	~~Ecolabelled products appear on retailer and producer sites all over the web. There is currently no way of identifying them. Several examples are presented below:~~

	~~URL: http://www.amazon.com/Newmans-Own-Organics-California-15-Ounce/dp/B000FNJNO6/ref=tag_stp_st_edpp_url~~
	~~SCHEMA: Oregon Tilth~~
	~~ecolabel: http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/oregon-tilth/~~

	~~URL: http://www.environmentalbychoice.com/prestigious_papers/enviro100ecofibre.php~~
	~~SCHEMA: FSC~~
	~~ecolabel: http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/fsc-forest-management-certification/~~

	~~URL: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7838995&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat108700050027&id=1142297396649~~
	~~SCHEMA: Energy star~~
	~~ecolabel: http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/energy-star/~~


	== previous formats ==		== previous formats ==

Tantek: note major violations of microformats process, unsuitability of solution, organize previous formats mentioned on page into 1 section, pd redndt. page needs lots of work if anyone wants to pursue this.

2009-07-27T23:11:49Z

note major violations of microformats process, unsuitability of solution, organize previous formats mentioned on page into 1 section, pd redndt. page needs lots of work if anyone wants to pursue this.

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	= Problem =		'''This page was prematurely created and does not follow the microformats [[process]]. If you are the creator of this page, please join the discussion on the microformats [[irc]] channel, and ask for help with the microformats process. You may also request help on the microformats-new [http://microformats.org/discuss discussion list].'''


			== Problem ==

	It's difficult to authenticate eco-friendly goods and services online.		It's difficult to authenticate eco-friendly goods and services online.
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	* The proposed solution below is not a solution to the above problem. The proposed solution offers a mechanism by which a service can ''claim'' an eco-friendly label, but no way of ''authenticating'' that claim.		* The proposed solution below is not a solution to the above problem. The proposed solution offers a mechanism by which a service can ''claim'' an eco-friendly label, but no way of ''authenticating'' that claim.

	= Proposed Solution =		== Proposed Solution ==

			'''It is premature to propose any brainstormed solution without first at a minimum per the process creating pages to research and collect [[ecolabel-examples]] and [[ecolabel-formats]]. Only then should proposals be drafted on a [[ecolabel-brainstroming]] page.'''

	We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.		We are interested in establishing "rel-ecolabel" as a way of identifying ecolabelled (and thus eco-friendly) items (where item = ecolabel certified unit including products, services, companies, land, or any other thing that can be certified eco-friendly) on the World Wide Web.
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	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

			'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-examples]].'''

	Ecolabelled products appear on retailer and producer sites all over the web. There is currently no way of identifying them. Several examples are presented below:		Ecolabelled products appear on retailer and producer sites all over the web. There is currently no way of identifying them. Several examples are presented below:
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	== Similar Microformats ==		== previous formats ==
			'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-formats]].'''

			=== Similar Microformats ===

			* [[rel-license]]

	~~rel-license: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-license~~
	indicates a "that the destination of that hyperlink is a license for the current page." whereas rel-ecolabel would indicate that the destination of that hyperlink is an ecolabel for a product, company or service listed on the page.		indicates a "that the destination of that hyperlink is a license for the current page." whereas rel-ecolabel would indicate that the destination of that hyperlink is an ecolabel for a product, company or service listed on the page.

	In this case I am uncertain if rel-license defines an authoritative source for license information. The difference with rel-ecolabel is that we would define an authoritative source at www.ecolabelling.org. We'd do this because there are many ecolabels 300+ and very few display their information in a standardised way. That being said, we're not beholden to this approach.		In this case I am uncertain if rel-license defines an authoritative source for license information. The difference with rel-ecolabel is that we would define an authoritative source at www.ecolabelling.org. We'd do this because there are many ecolabels 300+ and very few display their information in a standardised way. That being said, we're not beholden to this approach.

	rel-tag~~: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-tag~~		* [[rel-tag]]


	This would need to have the option / ability to point to the issuing labels site as well. Or if www.ecolabelling.org want to become the source, it should have a simple an quick method of adding labels into the system that aren't listed .. eg. a lot of UK based certified labels are currently not on the site. Would there be a conflict if I wanted to point the URL at the label associations website instead of www.ecolabelling.org (asked for discussion purposes)		This would need to have the option / ability to point to the issuing labels site as well. Or if www.ecolabelling.org want to become the source, it should have a simple an quick method of adding labels into the system that aren't listed .. eg. a lot of UK based certified labels are currently not on the site. Would there be a conflict if I wanted to point the URL at the label associations website instead of www.ecolabelling.org (asked for discussion purposes)
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	Label example: Vegan Society Trademark: http://www.vegansociety.com/business/trademark/		Label example: Vegan Society Trademark: http://www.vegansociety.com/business/trademark/

	== Ecolabel Schema ==		=== Ecolabel Schema ===

	ecolabel entry @ ecolabelling.org		ecolabel entry @ ecolabelling.org
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	eg: http://www.gen.gr.jp/eco.html		eg: http://www.gen.gr.jp/eco.html

	= ~~Brainstorming~~ =		=== conformsTo ===
			The [http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#terms-conformsTo Dublin Core conformsTo] term appears to already solve a more general problem of indicating conforming to any external label etc, not just ecolabels.

			Re-using conformsTo is also better than minting a new rel term. conformsTo can be used in a wider set of situations that "ecolabel" in that it can be used to indicate non-ecological conformance to standards too. e.g. a web page can conform to HTML 4.01 Strict, or software could conform to "Certified for Windows Vista" or a toy could conform to a particular child safety standard.

	== ~~rel~~="ecolabel" ==		As a [[poshformat]] inside the product description, e.g. inside an [[hProduct]]:
			<source lang=html4strict>
			This product conforms to <a rel="conformsTo"
			href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/">certified-carbon-free</a>
			</source>

	Rel-Ecolabel is a simple, open, format for indicating ecolabelled items which is embedable in HTML or XHTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML~~. Rel-Ecolabel is one of several microformat open standards~~.		using [http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-syntax RDFa]:
			<pre><nowiki>
			This product conforms to <a about="#product"
			xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" rel="dc:conformsTo"
			href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/">certified-carbon-free</a>
			</nowiki></pre>

			These claims could be verified by the authority being linked to (in the case above ecolabelling.org) by simply providing a link back from http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/ to the product:

			as a poshformat on the certified-carbonfree page:
			<source lang=html4strict>
			The <a href="http://foo.example.com/product" rev="conformsTo">Foo product conforms to certified carbonfree.</a>
			</source>

			as RDFa:
			by linking to it using an about attribute, a namespace URL declaration, and labeling it with <tt>rev="dc:conformsTo"</tt>.


			== Brainstorming ==
			'''This section should be moved to a separate page like [[ecolabel-brainstorming]].'''

			=== rel="ecolabel" ===

			Rel-Ecolabel is a simple, open, format for indicating ecolabelled items which is embedable in HTML or XHTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML.
	Specification 2008-05-12		Specification 2008-05-12

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	=== Abstract ===		=== Abstract ===
	~~Rel-Ecolabel is one of several MicroFormats.~~ By adding rel="ecolabel" to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink is the ecolabel for an ecolabelled item listed on the current page. E.g. with the following hyperlink:		By adding rel="ecolabel" to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink is the ecolabel for an ecolabelled item listed on the current page. E.g. with the following hyperlink:

	<a href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="~~license~~">ecologo</a>		<a href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="ecolabel">ecologo</a>

	NOTE: in the highlighted portion - is this where we would put an ecolabel code or readable URL for ecolabelling.org entry?		NOTE: in the highlighted portion - is this where we would put an ecolabel code or readable URL for ecolabelling.org entry?
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	=== References ===		=== References ===
	See Also		See Also

	~~== RDFa ==~~

	~~For contrast, the above rel=ecolabel proposal can already be implemented in [http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-syntax RDFa] using [http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ Dublin Core] very easily:~~

	~~<pre><nowiki>~~
	~~This product conforms to <a about="#product"~~
	~~xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" rel="dc:conformsTo"~~
	~~href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/">certified-carbon-free</a>~~
	~~</nowiki></pre>~~

	RDFa also allows these claims to be verified by the authority being linked to (in the case above ecolabelling.org) by simply providing an RDFa link back from http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/ to our product page and labelling it with <tt>rev="dc:conformsTo"</tt>.

	Re-using dc:conformsTo is also better than minting a new rel term. dc:conformsTo can be used in a wider set of situations that "ecolabel" in that it can be used to indicate non-ecological conformance to standards too. e.g. a web page can conform to HTML 4.01 Strict, or software could conform to "Certified for Windows Vista" or a toy could conform to a particular child safety standard.

	~~{{cc-public-domain-release}}~~

Spiritquest: /* Abstract */ - ideas on where the URL should point.

2009-07-27T23:06:55Z

Abstract: - ideas on where the URL should point.

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	the author indicates that the product, company, or services has obtained an "ecologo" certification.		the author indicates that the product, company, or services has obtained an "ecologo" certification.

			--[[User:Spiritquest\|Spiritquest]] 23:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

			It seems that it might work well with being linked to an hproduct / hCard - to identify a manufacturer - I've yet to explore hproduct in detail.

			I don't know that pointing the URL of the ecolabel directly to www.ecolabelling.com would work.

			If I ran a product site with ecolabelled products, I would want to point to either a source of information on the label internally within the site, or have it point to a list of all data tagged with similar ecolables.

			<a href="http://myproductsite.org/ecolabel/ecologo/" rel="license">ecologo</a>

			The destination would then show all '''ecologo''' tagged products within the catalogue of myproductsite.org

			maybe microformat parsing tools could be created to send users or pull information from www.ecolabelling.org site as a source of authoritative info and background on the label.

			rel-tag as an example can point to an internal site structure using a taxonomy but can also use microformat tools to extend data searches to sites like technorati.

	=== Multiple Licenses ===		=== Multiple Licenses ===

Spiritquest: /* Similar Microformats */ alternatives pointing to source of label

2009-07-27T22:45:18Z

Similar Microformats: alternatives pointing to source of label

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	rel-tag: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-tag		rel-tag: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-tag


			This would need to have the option / ability to point to the issuing labels site as well. Or if www.ecolabelling.org want to become the source, it should have a simple an quick method of adding labels into the system that aren't listed .. eg. a lot of UK based certified labels are currently not on the site. Would there be a conflict if I wanted to point the URL at the label associations website instead of www.ecolabelling.org (asked for discussion purposes)

			Label example: Vegan Society Trademark: http://www.vegansociety.com/business/trademark/

	== Ecolabel Schema ==		== Ecolabel Schema ==

TobyInk: /* RDFa */ add @about

2008-11-13T13:08:20Z

RDFa: add @about

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	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	This product conforms to <a xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" rel="dc:conformsTo"		This product conforms to <a about="#product"
			xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" rel="dc:conformsTo"
	href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/">certified-carbon-free</a>		href="http://ecolabelling.org/ecolabel/certified-carbonfree/">certified-carbon-free</a>
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>