Environmental protection floor is just "known"?

At present, as long as consumers go into the home store, they can find that many home companies such as flooring have claimed labels such as “environmental protection” and “green”, and even many stores have certificates and plaques. I visited several floor stores and discovered All kinds of certificates and plaques have become almost necessary for the shop.

However, the reporter recently learned that environmental certifications for household products such as floorboards are mixed, and products that receive “green certification” are not necessarily “green”. Intermediaries said that the minimum environmental certification certificate can only be purchased for more than 1,000 yuan. According to industry insiders, when the public buys floors, it is best to choose branded products, and to view inspection reports, you should not rely on general environmental certifications.

Some green products are just "known"

The number of certificates is as small as two or three and as many as ten, both domestic and foreign. The titles of the certificates are also dazzling. Some of them are "green environmental protection products" and "green promotion products."

However, when we look closely at the issuing agencies for some of these certificates, the reporters found that the issuing agencies are mostly known as the "China Light and Light Product Quality Assurance Center," "China International Green Environmental Management Center," and "China Top Brand Product Cultivation Committee." Not many institutions. Among them, the "China Light and Light Product Quality Assurance Center" and the "China International Green Environmental Protection Management Center" were also exposed by the media in 2006 for the company to obtain product profits for the company's product certification.

When a reporter asked the product's environmental performance, the store sales staff said that "the products are mainly exported, environmental performance to meet international standards." While the reporter continued to ask whether there is an environmental inspection report, the sales staff said "no".

During the visit, when reporters mentioned the issue of environmental protection, almost all shops stated that their products in the store were “emphasizing environmental protection” and the environmental performance was very good, but only about half of the shops could present environmental protection inspection reports to reporters on the spot. The rest of the stores stated that "there is an inspection report, but it is in the factory" or "in other branches", etc.

Environmental certification with "quality" pricing

According to a search by the reporter, various types of intermediary organizations with "environmental certification" as their main business have emerged on the Internet. Some intermediaries’ websites claimed that they could successfully pass the most stringent “Ten-ring Certification” (China Environmental Labeling) in China at one time, and some of them showed a wide variety of certifications, including not only “green promotion products” and “Chinese famous products”. Classes, and there are "China Famous Brand", "China Famous Brand" and the like that looks like some "cottage" certification.

According to the network information, the reporter contacted an intermediary company named "Guangzhou Hongyi Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd." on the grounds of handling environmental certification for furniture.

A male staff member of the company said that there are two types of environmental certifications that can be applied to the floor and other homes. One is the Ten-ring certification and the CQC certification, and the other is the certification of some associations. The former price is 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, while the latter is 1,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan. You can pay the deposit first, then pay the balance. If the certification fails, all deposits and balances are refunded.

“The gold content is different, so the price is very different.” The man said frankly that ten-ring certification and CQC certification are more authoritative, so the price is higher; the association’s certification has lower gold content and the price is relatively cheap.

According to the man's introduction, there are two main types of accreditation for the association, one is called "Green Preferred Product" and the other is "Chinese Green Product". For more than 1,000 yuan, there is only one certificate and one plaque; for more than 4,000 yuan, in addition to one card and one license, there will be promotional and promotional measures. As long as the certification is passed, it will be publicized on the website of the Issuing Association.