The Nordic Swan Ecolabel organization
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The Nordic Swan Ecolabel organization is the official Nordic eco-labelling body that sets and manages stringent environmental standards for products and services across the Nordic countries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nordic institution
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eco-labelling organization ⓘ environmental organization ⓘ |
| activity |
developing ecolabelling criteria
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licensing use of the Nordic Swan Ecolabel ⓘ monitoring compliance with ecolabel criteria ⓘ revising and updating environmental criteria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nordic Ecolabelling
NERFINISHED
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Nordic Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | national ecolabelling bodies in Nordic countries ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criteriaCharacteristics |
life-cycle based criteria
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regularly tightened criteria ⓘ |
| criteriaCharacteristics | stringent environmental requirements ⓘ |
| focus |
chemical use
ⓘ
climate impact ⓘ environmental performance of products and services ⓘ life-cycle environmental impacts ⓘ resource efficiency ⓘ waste reduction ⓘ |
| governedBy | Nordic Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to encourage producers to improve environmental performance
ⓘ
to promote sustainable development in the Nordic region ⓘ to provide credible environmental information to consumers ⓘ |
| labelSymbol | Nordic Swan logo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Nordic Swan Ecolabel organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide consumers towards environmentally sound choices
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to reduce environmental impact of production and consumption in the Nordic region ⓘ to set environmental criteria for products and services ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Nordic Council countries
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Nordic countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
environmental certification
ⓘ
product standards ⓘ sustainable consumption ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor |
cleaning products
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construction products ⓘ consumer products ⓘ hotels and accommodation services ⓘ paper products ⓘ services ⓘ |
| standardType |
Type I ecolabel (ISO 14024)
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voluntary environmental label ⓘ |
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