Retailers of GreenPower accredited products must follow the ‘GreenPower marketing guidelines’ when marketing their GreenPower accredited products.
Download the GreenPower marketing guidelines (1468kb)
Generator owners are also entitled to use the GreenPower Generator logo where more than half of the output of the generator is classified as ‘new’ GreenPower generation. To understand the requirements for use of the GreenPower generator logo go to the ‘GreenPower logo usage guidelines’ document below.
Download the Greenpower logo usage guidelines (1135kb)
When marketing GreenPower Products, please ensure that the legislative requirements under the Trades Practices Act are followed.
The ACCC has provided the following Guidelines to clarify the information stated in the Trades Practices Act. You can download these by pressing the links below:
Carbon claims and the Trade Practices Act published June 2008
Green marketing and the Trade Practices Act published February 2008
and
Carbon offset claims: trade practices issues and other key concerns published June 2008
The information contained in these documents do not substitute sound legal advise.
Greenhouse gas disclosure is required in some states. Please review the greenhouse gas disclosure for your accounts in all states to ensure that it is correct. Below is a list of the requirements from different states.
ACT Greenhouse Gas Disclosures and Customer Accounts
SA Electricity Regulations (General) section 7ABB and Electricity Act Section 24 (da)(iv)
VIC Electricity Industry Guideline 13