Systemic Sustainability Shared Resource - Self Declared is one of the declarations under the Ekko Score Systemic Sustainability Standard.
Shared Resource - Self Declared means that this specific product facilitates easy use by several parties of the same resource, when it would generally have more limited use. Examples include the sharing of spare rooms for rent, car spaces, employee labour for hire during downtime, bike or car rental services specifically established for the purposes of creating a business based on a shared resource.
Shared Resource - Self Declared products reduce both actual and opportunity waste. Sometimes called the idling capacity (downtime, spare space) these products or services share their space, time or product when it isn't being used. This typically amortises the cost of providing the resource in the first place and it's ongoing emissions. Sharing a resource also means that it doesn't have to be made again by someone else.
Shared Resource - Self Declared sits in the SHARING ECONOMY Family under the Societal Standard: Systemic Sustainability of Ekko Score. One set of weighted Ekko Score points are gathered from each Family.
These are the claimable declarations & certifications under the Societal Standard: Systemic Sustainability . Please note that different certifications and declarations may be relevant to each category.
Yes, where the impact of the claim is similar. This is how it works.
IMPORTANTLY, SELF DECLARATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CONSUMER LAW. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR BUSINESSES TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS (INCLUDING IMPLIED CLAIMS IN A CONTEXT LIKE EKKO SCORE).
EVEN IF A PRODUCT HAS A FORMAL CERTIFICATION, THAT CERTIFICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT'S MAKE UP.
An example might be a Handmade, Australian, Certified Organic chocolate that contains Palm Oil. Under Ekko Score, this product would claim Certified Organic and would self declare: Zero Waste Production and Australian made, but could not claim the No Palm Oil declaration. This would mean a lower score under the No Exploitation Standard, making the inclusion of Palm Oil clear to potential consumers, without detracting from its other assets.
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