A new consultation announced today by Government agency, Defra, aims to canvass 213 companies including supermarkets such as Waitrose, Tesco and Asda, energy companies E-on, Npower and British Gas and a range of environmental charities and organisation such as Forum for the Future and WWF.
The consultation process is open until 4th September and invites companies to give their views on proposals for the introduction of a market surveillance body and how minimum energy standards and energy labelling of products available on the high street can be implemented, including the powers an enforcement body should have and the role that businesses would play in testing and enforcing these standards. Businesses are also being asked to provide feedback on draft proposals for 5 key areas responsible for energy use; standby functions on products, external power supplies for products, simpler set top boxes and two areas of lighting – tertiary and household.
