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Climate

Examples

Paper and Paper Products

Reduce deforestation and the use of energy in manufacturing processes of paper and paper products. 

How?

By encouraging the use of renewable resources and sustainable forestry, and by strict requirements for the use of energy in production processes.

Detergents and Cleaners

Reducing the amount of packaging means less energy consumption for producing and transporting packaging and ecolabelled products.

How? 

The ratio between packaging and the quantity of active content in a product is restricted. 

Services -  such as Hotels 

Strict requirements for energy consumption and energy efficiency.

How?

Examples:  All external lighting must be either timer or demand-controlled. Waste management reduces the use of “disposal items” and packaging.

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The Nordic Ecolabel - Limiting CO2 Emissions

But how does it actually work…

Climate change caused by human activity leads to a feeling of despair among many people. That is the bad news. The good news is that it IS possible to contribute to a more climate friendly future. Buying ecolabelled products is one of the ways to make private consumption more sustainable – and make a more climate friendly choice.

The Nordic Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme for businesses. The label evaluates a product's impact on the environment throughout the whole lifecycle. The scheme ensures independent control and that strict ecological and performance criteria are fulfilled.

The label guarantee that climate requirements are taken into account, and that CO2 emissions (and other harmful gasses) are limited - where it is most relevant. Some products have greater impact on climate change than others. For these products only “the best in class” can be awarded an ecolabel. E.g. products like lap tops, washing machines and other electric and electronic appliances. All of these product groups must meet tough requirements for energy consumption.

You can feel confident that “the bad guys” have been sorted out. The Nordic Ecolabel includes climate protection and ensures: Strict environmental requirements Consideration for the health of you and your children Equal or superior quality of the ecolabelled product compared to similar products.