Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide: Voluntary Standards

By Ingmar Lippert - Posted on August 13th, 2010

Tagged:

Encyclopedia
standards

Publication Type:

Book Chapter

Authors:

Ingmar Lippert

Source:

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, Sage Publications (2010)

ISBN:

9781412973793

URL:

http://www.sage-ereference.com/greenbusiness/Abstract_n151.html

Keywords:

Encyclopedia, standards

Abstract:

A voluntary standard is a standard that companies may choose to adopt or not, as opposed to a mandatory standard, which carries the force of law and may be imposed by a governmental or other regulatory agency. Voluntary standards may address products, technical processes, or social ...

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