.eco Domain
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Register your .eco domain from just £70.99/yr. Free DNS management, email forwarding, and 10GB mailbox included with every domain.
This domain has registration restrictions
Every .eco is held on server hold until the registrant affirms their eligibility, completes an Eco Profile and takes the .eco pledge. Read the full eligibility rules.
What is a .eco domain?
The .eco domain is backed by a community pledge: registrants commit to using the domain for environmentally responsible purposes. That verification step sets it apart from .green or .earth. Certified B Corps, carbon offset platforms, and environmental NGOs use .eco because it carries earned credibility, not just a green-sounding name.
Who should register .eco?
Certified B Corps, environmental NGOs, carbon offset platforms, and sustainability-certified businesses.
Why choose .eco?
- Backed by an environmental pledge
- Verification adds earned credibility
- Recognised by sustainability community
- Three letters, maximum impact
Who runs .eco, and since when
Registry data from the .eco delegation record held by IANA, which maintains the internet's root zone. Eligibility comes from the registry's own policy, and the prices are ours.
- Extension type
- Generic (gTLD)
- Registry operator
- Big Room Inc.
- The organisation that runs the extension
- In the root zone since
- 2016
- Delegated 18 August 2016
- Who can register
- Open to anyone who affirms an environmental commitment, pledges and files a profile
- Checked against the registry's own policy
- Our price
- £70.99 a year
- Ex VAT. Renews at the same price
Why every new .eco domain starts suspended
Every .eco domain is created on server hold. That isn't a fault, and it isn't your registrar being slow: it's written into the registry policy. Big Room Inc. puts the name into a suspended state the moment it is registered and leaves it there until the registrant has created an Eco Profile, affirmed which eligibility category they fall into, and taken the pledge. The pledge wording is fixed: "I/we pledge to support positive change for the planet and to be honest when sharing information on their environmental actions."
That single mechanic separates .eco from every other green-sounding extension on the shelf. .green and .earth both run under plain ICANN base agreements with no eligibility test whatsoever. .eco holds a Community agreement under Specification 12, which is the contractual hook that lets a registry police who is in it.
Obligations don't stop at registration either. Profiles have to be reviewed or updated at least once a year, the registry verifies a proportion of them on its own initiative, and any member of the public can report one they believe is misleading. A domain whose profile is still deficient after at least two reminders can go back on server hold, which takes the website and the email offline again.
Who is allowed to register .eco?
Every .eco is held on server hold until the registrant affirms their eligibility, completes an Eco Profile and takes the .eco pledge.
- Who qualifies
- Big Room recognises four groups, each with its own test: not-for-profit environmental organisations, businesses, government bodies, and individuals. A business qualifies through membership of a recognised environmental organisation, the UN Global Compact, or an approved environmental certification or standard; an individual qualifies through membership, financial support, volunteering, a certified environmental qualification, or academic affiliation.
- Two steps activate it
- Affirming eligibility and taking the pledge are the minimum requirements to move a name from server hold to delegated status. Until both are done inside the Eco Profile, the domain does not resolve, so the website and the email do not work.
- Proof on request
- No documents are demanded at the point of sale, but every eligibility category requires you to affirm and be able to provide proof on request. Registering on a claim you cannot back up makes the request the problem rather than the registration.
- Reviewed every year
- Activated registrants must review or update their Eco Profile at least annually and show continued action toward sustainability over time. The registry verifies a proportion of profiles itself and accepts public reports of ones that look inaccurate or misleading.
- If you stop qualifying
- The registry provides curative guidance and at least two reminders, then may put the domain back on server hold, and it reserves the right to act immediately where a profile risks causing confusion or detriment. A Community Eligibility Dispute Resolution process exists for registrants who want to challenge a suspension.
Rules taken from the .eco Eligibility Policy. Registry policy can change, so check before you buy if the answer matters to you.
Not sure whether you qualify? Ask us before you order and we will check the registry rules with you. We would rather answer the question than take an order the registry will refuse.
Is .eco the right choice for you?
We would rather sell you the right extension once than the wrong one twice.
.eco works well if
- You already hold an environmental certification, a B Corp badge or a UN Global Compact membership, so the profile is a short job that proves something real.
- You sell a product where green claims get challenged, and you want a domain a sceptical buyer can check. The Eco Profile is public.
- You want an extension that keeps out anyone unwilling to publish what they actually do. Very few extensions manage that.
Look elsewhere if
- Price matters. A .eco costs several times a .co.uk every year, and that bill repeats for as long as the site exists.
- You cannot evidence any environmental commitment. Register anyway and the domain sits on server hold, so you are paying for a name that does not resolve.
- You want to buy a name and forget about it. .eco expects an annual profile review and can suspend a domain whose profile goes stale.
Want the green word without the paperwork? A .earth carries no eligibility test and costs a fraction of the price. See .earth pricing.
.eco vs .green: which should you register?
.green looks like the same product and behaves nothing like it. Identity Digital runs .green under a plain base agreement, so anybody can register one: no pledge, no profile, no annual review, no audit. That makes it faster to get working and slightly cheaper to keep, and it means a .green tells a visitor nothing they can go and check.
Pick .green when you want a green-sounding word and would rather not be audited. Pick .eco when the whole point is that somebody is checking, and you can stand behind what you publish. Buying .eco and then leaving the profile blank is the worst of both worlds: you pay the premium and the domain never comes off hold.
.eco domain questions, answered
What people ask us before registering a .eco domain.
Can't find what you're looking for?
Ask us directlyBecause it is on server hold, which is the default state for every new .eco. The registry suspends the name at the moment of registration and only releases it once you have created an Eco Profile, affirmed your eligibility category and taken the pledge. An activation email should reach you from the registry within about an hour of ordering. If it has not arrived, check the spam folder first, then raise a ticket with us and we will chase the registry for you.
Businesses, not-for-profits, government bodies and individuals who can affirm an environmental commitment. Each group has its own route: a business qualifies through membership of a recognised environmental organisation, the UN Global Compact, or an approved certification or standard, while an individual qualifies through membership, donations, volunteering, a certified environmental qualification, or an academic affiliation. Nobody asks for paperwork at the point of sale, but the policy requires you to be able to provide proof on request.
It can be put back on server hold, which has the same practical effect as losing it. The registry verifies a proportion of Eco Profiles itself and accepts complaints from the public. Where it finds a profile inaccurate or misleading it gives guidance and at least two reminders, and if the deficiency remains the domain can be suspended. It also reserves the right to suspend immediately where a profile risks causing confusion or detriment. A Community Eligibility Dispute Resolution process exists if you want to challenge that.
Included with Your .eco Domain
DNS Management
Full DNS zone editor to manage A, CNAME, MX, TXT, and all record types.
Email Forwarding
Set up professional email addresses and forward to any inbox.
Auto-Renewal
Never lose your domain with automatic renewal protection.
Free 10GB Mailbox
One 10GB mailbox (POP3/IMAP) included with every domain, on any TLD.
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