Creating the future now
The Swan ecolabel's vision is a sustainable society, in which future generations can benefit from the same conditions and opportunities as we ourselves do. An important step towards this vision is for us all, with the help of ecolabelling, to choose the most environmentally-friendly products.
The Swan is the official Nordic ecolabel, introduced by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The Swan logo demonstrates that a product is a good
environmental choice. The green symbol is available for around 60 product
groups for which it is felt that ecolabelling is needed and will be
beneficial. These days, everything from washing-up liquid to furniture and
hotels can carry the
Swan label.
The Swan checks that products fulfil certain criteria
using methods such as samples from independent laboratories, certificates
and control visits.
The label is usually valid for three years, after which
the criteria are revised and the company must reapply
for a licence. In this way, we ensure that products better suited to the
environment are constantly being
developed.
Nordic site:
You can read more of Swan-label in english in our Nordic site
www.nordic-ecolabel.org
There are also our criteria documents:
http://www.nordic-ecolabel.org/criteria/product-groups/
Documents:
Application forms:
Application for ecolabelling licence in Finland
Application for registration of ecolabelling licence in Finland
Articles in english:
New Criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled Paper, Methods for applying, Fees and new Database (16.3.2012)
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