Knowing EU Ecolabel
Guiding Principles
The EU Ecolabel establishes multiple criteria for more than 20 groups of products and services through a development process open to the participation of all interested parties, including consumers.
The guiding principles that influence the construction of these criteria are:
Scientific Evidence
Environmental Impact
Quality
Life Cycle Assessment Studies
The core elements of the EU Ecolabel process:
Process is open to all interested parties
Awarded by an independent 3rd party
Criteria is regularly reviewed