2. The entire life cycle of a
product group is taken into
account before the
Ecolabel requirements are
fixed.
A product can carry the
Nordic Ecolabel or the EU-
Ecolabel only when it has
met all requirements and it
is officially approved
1. Raw materials
2. Production
3. Consumption
4. Disposal and recycling
3. Tuotteiden ympäristöjalanjälki, kiertotalous,
ja Joutsen – Syke 2016-2018
Kiertotalous voidaan huomioida vahvemmin kriteerinkehityksessä
• kiertotaloutta tukevia tavoitteita
• tuotteiden kestävyyden edistäminen (Durability).
• uusioraaka-aineen käyttöaste
• uusiokomponentit
• tuotteen korjattavuus, monikäyttöisyys, päivitettävyys, modulaarisuus
Kriteerien suhde kierrätettävyyteen tulisi selvittää, erityisesti
kemikaalien osalta
Uusien tuoteryhmien määrittely kiertotalouslogiikalla (esim.
uudelleenvalmistus, leasing-palvelut jne.)
Yhteyshenkilöt: Ari Nissinen ja Johanna Suikkanen, SYKE
Sidefod3
10. 2016-2017 julkaistut Hyväksytyt, julkaisua
odottavat
Uusinta käynnissä
Huonekalut Konetiskiaineet Kopio- ja graafiset paperit
Jalkineet Käsitiskiaineet Televisiot
Majoitusliikkeet (ml.
leirintäalueet)
Pyykinpesuaineet Teollisuuden ja laitosten
pyykinpesuaineet
Puiset lattianpäällysteet Teollisuuden ja laitosten
konetiskiaineet
Voiteluaineet
Tietokoneet Yleispuhdistusaineet ja
saniteettitilojen
puhdistusaineet
Täysin uutta tulossa: siivouspalvelut
- äänestys kesäkuussa, julkaisu loppuvuonna
Editor's Notes
The Nordic Ecolabel and the EU-Ecolabel look at the whole picture - the overall environmental impact. This is unique. We consider the entire life cycle of a product – not just the raw materials (like the FSC label) or production (like the Fairtrade label) or consumption (like the Asthma and Allergy label) or waste disposal (like the European Green Dot (Grüne Punkt) label).
The entire life cycle of a product, from raw materials to production, consumption, disposal and recycling, are part of the equation when determining the criteria which a product or service must meet to qualify for an ecolabel. This is important as we want to minimise the overall environmental impact of production and consumption.
The greater the environmental impact, the more strict the requirements.
It would be easy to simply concentrate on one criterion, but if we are to make the best choice for the environment, we need to assess every single stage through which a product passes. It is important not to just shift the environmental impact from one part of the lifecycle to another.
The requirements principally concern the stages that are stated for a product, although there can, of course, also be one or two requirements concerning a different stage.
E.g. with washing detergents there is only one requirement concerning the use of palm oil as a raw material, but otherwise no other requirements pertaining to the raw materials.
Washing detergents and cosmetics: Consumption (chemical substances with minimal impact on health and the environment) and disposal (impact on water environment)
Paper: Raw materials (origins of the tree, traceability), production (energy consumption and emissions to air and water) and disposal (waste and recycling)
Computers: Consumption (construction, operation/energy consumption, impact of chemicals) and disposal (recycling)
Nappies/hygiene: Raw materials (paper, chemicals,...), production (air/water emissions and energy consumption) and consumption (minimal impact on consumers’ health)
Hotels: Raw materials (food, chemicals …), consumption (running of hotel, consumption of energy, water, food and consumer goods such as paper, chemicals, etc.) and disposal (waste and water)
ADDITIONAL information:
The Nordic Ecolabel and EU-Ecolabel are type 1 labels
Label types:
Type 1: Lifecycle-based and certified by third parties
Type 2: Own declaration
Type 3: Environmental product declaration
ISO 14024 standard states:
The criteria are based on environmental indicators found when analysing the lifecycle of a product
Identification of the parts of the lifecycle where environmental impact can be reduced and the manufacturer has an influence