List of consumer organizations
Encyclopedia
International
- ANECANECANEC, the European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation , is an organisation promoting and defending consumer interests in the processes of standardization and certification and in legislation related to standardization and certification...
- Consumers InternationalConsumers InternationalConsumers International is the world federation of consumer groups that serves as the only independent and authoritative global voice for consumers...
- International Consumer Research & TestingInternational Consumer Research & TestingInternational Consumer Research & Testing is a global consortium of more than 40 consumer organisations dedicated to carrying out joint research and testing in the consumer interest....
New Zealand
- Consumers' Institute of New ZealandConsumers' Institute of New Zealand- The history of Consumer :The Consumers’ Council was established in 1959 ‘to protect and promote the interest of consumers of goods and services’. In 1963 the name Consumers Institute was adopted and in 1967 it became a separate government funded entity...
- publisher of New Zealand's Consumer magazine.
Portugal
- Associação Portuguesa para a Defesa do Consumidor (DECO) - publisher of PRO TESTE magazine.
United Kingdom
- Campaign for Real AleCampaign for Real AleThe Campaign for Real Ale is an independent voluntary consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aims are promoting real ale, real cider and the traditional British pub...
(CAMRA) - Consumers' AssociationConsumers' AssociationThe Consumers' Association is the umbrella organisation that houses the trading arm Which? Ltd. The Consumers' Association is a charity, registered in England and Wales No 296072. Which? Ltd is its wholly owned trading subsidiary....
- publisher of Which? - Energywatch
- Financial Services AuthorityFinancial Services AuthorityThe Financial Services Authority is a quasi-judicial body responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its board is appointed by the Treasury and the organisation is structured as a company limited by guarantee and owned by the UK government. Its main...
United States
- ACORNAcornThe acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad...
- AARP
- American Automobile AssociationAmerican Automobile AssociationAAA , formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is a federation of 51 independently operated motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a not-for-profit member service organization with more than 51 million members. AAA provides services to its members such as travel, automotive,...
- American Coalition of Citizens with DisabilitiesAmerican Coalition of Citizens with DisabilitiesThe American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was, in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, a national consumer-led disability rights organization called, by nationally syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and others, “the handicapped lobby”...
- American Consumer InstituteAmerican Consumer InstituteThe American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research is a 501 nonprofit educational and research institute based in Reston, Virginia...
- Consumers UnionConsumers UnionConsumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...
(publishes Consumer ReportsConsumer ReportsConsumer Reports is an American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union since 1936. It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. It also publishes cleaning and general buying guides...
) - Consumer Watchdog (USA)Consumer Watchdog (USA)Consumer Watchdog is a non-profit, progressive organization which advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests, with a focus on insurance, health care, political reform, privacy and energy....
- Funeral Consumers AllianceFuneral Consumers AllianceFuneral Consumers Alliance is a nonprofit federation of organizations , founded in 1963, which operates in the United States and Canada...
- National Consumers LeagueNational Consumers LeagueThe National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is an American consumer organization. The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues....
- National Council Against Health Fraud
- Organic Consumers AssociationOrganic Consumers AssociationThe Organic Consumers Association is a consumer protection and organic agriculture advocacy group based in Finland, Minnesota. It was formed in 1998 in the wake of the mass backlash by organic consumers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture's controversial proposed regulations for organic food...
- PIRGPirgPirg is a municipality in the Korçë District, Korçë County, southeastern Albania. The municipality consists of the villages Pirg, Gurishtë, Zvirinë, Leminot, Qershizë, Kakaç, Shqitas, Veliternë, Sovjan, Novoselë and Bubuq....
- Public CitizenPublic CitizenPublic Citizen is a non-profit, consumer rights advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a branch in Austin, Texas. Public Citizen was founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, headed for 26 years by Joan Claybrook, and is now headed by Robert Weissman.-Lobbying Efforts:Public Citizen...
- Public Patent FoundationPublic Patent FoundationPublic Patent Foundation, or PUBPAT, is a nonprofit organization that seeks to limit perceived abuse of the United States patent system. It was founded in 2003 by Dan Ravicher. , there was growing concern by many technology professionals over the number of patents granted that are either too...
- Quackwatch, Inc.QuackwatchQuackwatch is an American non-profit organization founded by Stephen Barrett with the stated aim being to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and with a primary focus on providing "quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere."...
- Underwriters LaboratoriesUnderwriters LaboratoriesUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. is an independent product safety certification organization. Established in 1894, the company has its headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois. UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and equipment, chiefly dealing...