Can I label my product eco-friendly?

There are three ways you can ensure your label is eco-friendly: It uses recycled materials from either the manufacturing process or from post-consumer waste. It has recyclable materials so when the consumer discards your product, the label can be recycled.

What is environmentally friendly Labelling?

Ecolabelling is a voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling that is practised around the world. An ecolabel identifies products or services proven to be environmentally preferable within a specific category.

What does Ecologo certified mean?

ECOLOGO Certifications are voluntary, multi-attribute, life cycle-based environmental certifications that indicate a product has undergone rigorous scientific testing and exhaustive auditing to prove its compliance with stringent, third-party environmental standards.

What can be labeled as biodegradable?

Biodegradable labels are labels that will be broken down by nature – fungus, bacteria, natural chemicals and plants.

How do you create a sustainable label?

First, we seek to understand what you’re trying to achieve:

1. Designing a recycling-friendly label.
2. Downgauging your label to meet source reduction goals.
3. Reducing your product-to-package ratio.
4. Creating a biodegradable package.
5. Reporting how your suppliers are working to reduce their own carbon footprint.

How many eco-labels are there?

There are at least 460 certified eco-labels around the world, covering everything from food and beverages to cosmetics and personal care items to appliances, furniture, and even companies themselves, according to Ecolabel Index, a global directory that tracks eco-labels through web scraping and independently-verified …

Which ISO standard deals with eco Labelling?

ISO 14024
Internationally recognized, ISO 14024 has been adopted as a benchmark for environmental labels by the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN), the international federation of ecolabelling bodies.

Do environmental labels matter to consumers?

For instance, surveys show that many environmental labels on household consumer products are recognised by a small proportion of consumers, and used by an even smaller number in their purchasing decision.

What has the OECD done for environmental labelling?

Environmental labelling and information schemes The OECD has a long history of influencing the development of environmental labels. Following the first report on environmental labelling in 1976, extensive reviews of existing and planned schemes were carried out in the 1980s and into the 1990s, contributing to promoting their use and effectiveness.

Are environmental sustainability labels competing?

As a result labels that appear to be competing can in fact be differentiated across these two dimensions. Civil society (through NGOs) has driven much of the rapid growth of ELIS, in particular voluntary sustainability standards (VSS).

What is the history of environmental labelling?

Following the first report on environmental labelling in 1976, extensive reviews of existing and planned schemes were carried out in the 1980s and into the 1990s, contributing to promoting their use and effectiveness.