The Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe), www.gbde.org, is a worldwide, CEO-led, business initiative, established in January 1999 to assist in the creation of a global policy framework. Many of the core principles set out in GBDe recommendations have been incorporated into international Government e-commerce initiatives.
AMERCAS
BBBOnLine, www.bbbonline.org , is a division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, BBBOnLine's mission is to promote trust and confidence on the Internet through the BBBOnLine Reliability and Privacy Seal Programs. BBBOnLine's web site seal programs allow companies with web sites to display the seals once they have been evaluated and confirmed to meet the program requirements. Approximately 18,000 web sites are qualified to display the BBBOnLine seal, making it the largest e-commerce trustmark program in the world. The BBB organization in Canada is coordinated by the Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus.
ASIA
National Trust Council, Singapore, www.trustsg.org.sg, is an industry-led body formed to build confidence amongst businesses and consumers to accelerate infocomm technology adoption in Singapore. NTC manages the national trustmark programme and appoints sector-specific
authorized Code Owners (ACO) to accredit e-businesses that meet its stringent standards of e-commerce practices. Currently, CommerceNet Singapore operates for both the B2C and B2B categories while the Consumers Association of Singapore operates for the B2C category . CommerceNet Singapore Ltd, www.cnsg.com.sg, is a not-for-profit eCommerce facilitator and part of the global CommerceNet consortium represented in various countries. Consumers Association of Singapore, www.case.org.sg, a non-profit organization committed to protect and enhance consumers’ interests through information and education as well as promote fair and ethical trade practices.
EUROPE
E-Comtrust International Association A.S.B.L., www.e-comtrust.org, is comprised of member organizations throughout Europe, organized to promote safe electronic commerce. It is running the project through its Swiss member, to implement a certification program based on consensus business practice standards developed in a CEN Workshop Agreement (CEN CWA 14842:2003, 1-3, e-Trust).
Eurochambres, www.eurochambres.be, is the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Through its member organizations, the association represents 2,000
Chambers of Commerce and their 18 million member enterprises in 43 countries. Many European
Chambers of Commerce and Industry offer arbitration, mediation and conciliation services - both in B2B and B2C disputes. Eurochambres intends to make a pan-European trustmark program available to its members, along with an online dispute resolution technology called "Online Confidence."
FEDMA, www.fedma.org, is the European Federation for the direct/interactive marketing business dedicated to representing direct marketing in all its forms. FEDMA's objective is to protect and promote the European direct marketing business by creating, through representation, self-regulation and information, acceptance and confidence in direct marketing within a healthy commercial and legislative environment in which the sector can profitably operate and develop. FEDMA has more than 350 direct members and represents more than 10,000 companies indirectly through its national DMA members.
TrustUK, www.trustuk.org.uk, is the UK’s e-commerce standards & accreditation agency. A non-profit organization, it is entirely industry led and has the full endorsement of the UK Government. The Board of Directors is made up of consumer representatives and the heads of some of industry's biggest trade organizations. It is committed to ensuring the UK delivers the highest commercial standards of e-commerce. TrustUK’s independent Accreditation Committee, which approves the e-commerce codes of practice of subscriber & membership organizations, is chaired by Lord Borrie, QC, a former Director General of the UK’s Office of Fair Trading. Only those trustmark programs that meet TrustUK rigorous standards may display the TrustUK logo. |