Environmental labeling is being promoted in a number of States to encourage cleaner production and raise awareness among consumers of the environmental implications of 
consumption patterns. In Indonesia, for example, timber certification and eco-labeling are used as instruments to attain sustainable forest management. In Singapore, some 26 product categories are listed under the Green Labeling Scheme, while the Indian government has prepared “Ecomark” criteria for 14 product categories – soap and detergents, paper, paints, plastics, lubricating oil, aerosols, food items, packaging materials, wood substitutes, textiles, cosmetics, electrical and electronic goods, food additives, and batteries.