The Nordic Swan Ecolabel explains

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel has been certifying products from 60 different categories since 1989. The Scandinavian countries Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are responsible for this award. Here too, the focus is on environmental protection, quality and the safety of the products . More than 25,000 products now have the label in the categories of household, drugstore, electrical appliances, office, and much more . The aim here is also to give consumers the opportunity to consciously choose the more environmentally friendly product .

These criteria are checked

Here too, companies and their products must meet various requirements. Care is taken to ensure that all environmental requirements are followed throughout the product life cycle . Chemicals must also meet certain requirements. The requirements for products and services are regularly tightened to ensure sustainable development. Furthermore, the product is checked for all requirements before it is approved for the market. The products must also meet the following general criteria :

- Compliance with labor standards and prohibition of child labor

- Ban on plasticizers and halogenated organic compounds in plastics, adhesives and metal

- Compliance with the limit values for heavy metals and other pollutants in water

- Low water and energy consumption

- No animal testing in the last 5 years

- Partly from sustainable forestry

However, the requirements vary depending on the category and the ones mentioned above are just a selection. Here, too, all the requirements can be viewed on the homepage. A fee of around €3,000 is due when an application is made and when the certificate is issued, further fees are due for the duration of the certificate.

Why should companies choose the Nordic Swan Ecolabel?

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel brings with it various advantages. The label creates sustainable solutions for the product life cycle, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of production and consumption. The creation of sustainable development is achieved through strict criteria. In addition, this is an official but independent certification. Furthermore, the reputation of the Scandinavian countries in the area of environmental awareness precedes them. They are known for their sustainable lifestyle, so demand and awareness are already very high, as many end consumers choose the product with the label.

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel supports the UN's goal of making product development sustainable and tackling climate change. Each of us can also pay attention to this when shopping and consciously choose the certified product.