3. Coffee service 100

Coffee service 100

A Nordic Swan Ecolabel coffee service must meet ambitious environmental requirements and take a holistic approach to its environmental work. This means that they works structured and actively with circular economy, energy efficiency, raw materials that are certified as more sustainable, and climate-conscious transport.

The requirements include:

  • Serving a high amount of certified coffee, tea, and cocoa.
  • Use of energy-efficient coffee machines that meet strict requirements for harmful substances.
  • Repair and reuse of parts and coffee machines, which promotes a more circular economy.
  • Regular maintenance and service to extend the life of the coffee machines and ensure good coffee taste.
  • Energy- and climate-efficient transports of raw materials and coffee machines.
  • Cleaning of the coffee machines with chemicals that meet strict requirements for substances harmful to the environment and health.

The product group covers all deliveries of coffee machines, raw materials, servicing, and maintenance.

    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

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    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • Please contact one of our national offices for information about fees for this product group.

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • Information about the latest version of the criteria for Nordic Swan Ecolabelling of coffee service

    1.4 ⇛ 1.5: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria has been prolonged with 6 months. The new version, 1.5, is valid until 31 December 2024.

    1.3 ⇛ 1.4: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria has been prolonged with 12 months. The new version, 1.4, is valid until 30 June 2024.

    1.2 ⇛ 1.3: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria have been prolonged with 6 months. The new version, 1.3, is valid until 30 June 2023.

    1.1 ⇛ 1.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The criteria have been prolonged with 24 months. The new version, 1.2, is valid until 31 December 2022.

    1.0 ⇛ 1.1: Adjustment of criteria

    The criteria have been expanded in its product definition. The new version, 1.1, is valid until 31 December 2020.

    1.0: Adoption of criteria

    Criteria for Coffee services was decided by the Nordic Ecolabelling Board on the 15 November 2015. Version 1.0 is valid until 31 December 2020.

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.