The EU Eco Flower is a voluntary certification system introduced in 1992 to help European consumers distinguish greener, more environmentally friendly products, goods, and services (Type 1 label).
Products bearing the “Flower” have been checked by independent bodies for compliance with strict ecological and performance criteria.
Currently, twenty-two different product groups have been labeled, and already more than 800 licenses have been awarded for several hundred products – mainly products from the tourist sector (> 280).
A mini-study was commissioned to examine the potential for incorporation of GHG emissions in the catalog of ecolabel criteria. Additionally, a measurement toolkit was also developed; however, the process has not been finished yet.
Feb 2010