NCM Office in Estonia boosts green growth in the Baltic Sea Region
Thursday, 22 September 2011 12:21Kirjuta Põhjamaadest ja võida 1000 eurot!
Monday, 21 March 2011 17:05Economical cooling system and comprehensive urban planning win Nordic Climate awards
Thursday, 10 February 2011 16:42We drink tap water and manage office equipment
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 10:35President of European Commission: Baltic Sea Region sets example for rest of Europe
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 15:28The Swan Eco-label: presentations, booklets, research papers etc
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:50- Gateway to the Nordic Market (booklet in Estonian)
- The Nordic Eco-labelling (booklet)
- Regulations (December 2001)
The Nordic Eco-label - gateway to the Nordic markets
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:35
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Click here for presentations, booklets, research papers, etc on the Nordic Eco-label! The Nordic eco-label is a voluntary scheme for business. The label evaluates the product's impact on the environment throughout its whole lifecycle. For example, in evaluating the product's climate impact it tests whether CO2 (and other harmful gases) emissions do not exceed certain levels. Some products influence global warming more than others and in these cases only "the best in class" can be awarded an eco-label – for example laptop computers, washing machines and other electric and electronic appliances. All of these products must meet strict requirements for energy consumption.The Nordic Council of Ministers, thereby the Nordic governments, decided in 1989 to introduce common official eco-labelling, which would help consumers to select the best products. Its chosen symbol was a green swan – a variation on the logo of the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is an ISO 14024 type 1 Eco-labelling system.
Why apply for Nordic Eco-labelling? The Swan-logo is very well known in Nordic countries and while buying products and services both ordinary consumers as well as experts are guided by the existence of the eco-label. As recent research revealed, the Swan is known to 97% of Swedish consumers, 94% in Norway, 82% in Denmark, 88% in Finland and 60% in Iceland. Therefore one can claim that the Swan is a key to the Nordic market! What costs are accompanied by the Eco-label? Companies applying for the Eco-label have to pay an application fee that will cover the administration of the application and the control visit to the applicant. In addition, the applicant has to cover travel expenses for the control visit if the manufacturing plant is outside the Nordic countries. Once the license has been granted, there is an annual charge for products carrying the Swan label to which the license applies. There is a different fee for different products and services. Contact one of the Nordic offices to determine exactly what the fees are for certain type of product or service. Also watch the video about the Swan logo!
The Nordic Eco-label coordinator is Merle Kuusk: telephone +372 627 31 05 or email merle.kuusk(at)norden.ee. |
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Ecoprint awarded Nordic ecolabel
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 09:29Scientists recommend local biogas stations
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 10:36Author: Madis Filippov/Postimees (21.10.2009)
Rurik Holmberg, who studies energy systems in the University of Linköping in Sweden, yesterday presented a study on the use of bioenergy in the Nordic countries and the Baltic States. Both Holmberg and the local scientists are of the opinion that Estonia should concentrate on building smaller local bio stations.
Read more (in Estonian)
Energy saving experiment
Sunday, 08 November 2009 10:30Author: Kaisa Tahlfeld/Äripäev (08.11.2009)
The aim of the experiment is to find, with the families, answers to the following questions: is saving comfortable, where can one save, is information about saving easy to find, and is it at all possible without giving up the everyday comforts?
Read more (in Estonian).

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