Nordic Swan

The Nordic Ecolabel was established in 1989 by the Nordic Council of Ministers with the purpose of providing an environmental labelling scheme that would contribute to a sustainable consumption. 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