The Nordic Ecolabel’s mission is to contribute to a sustainable consumption. By choosing products and services that are Nordic Ecolabelled, consumers can actively contribute to the ultimate goal of achieving a sustainable society.

Through our Nordic Ecolabelling, we also want to encourage manufacturers to develop environmentally-sound products and services, and help achieve the goal of a sustainable production.

Environmental Issues

The Nordic Ecolabel has a life-cycle perspective. Important environmental issues that are considered in the development of the Nordic criteria are:

• Energy usage
• Climate aspects
• Water usage
• Source of raw materials
• Use of chemicals
• Hazardous effluents
• Packaging
• Waste