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The EU Eco-label The EU Eco-label
Working Plan 2002-2004UNICE - UEAPME 24 June
2002
European Commission - DG ENVEuropean Commission - DG ENV
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European Eco-labelEuropean Eco-label
• European : 18 countries, public, extensive consultation
• Eco-label : multi-criteria, life-cycle based
• 3rd party certified : independent competent body
• Voluntary instrument
Products bearing the Flower have a better environmental performance
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Objectives / MeansObjectives / Means
• Reduce the environmental impact of products
• Promote sustainable consumption
Help consumers make informed choices: maintain or increase the market share of eco-labelled products, producers improve their products in order to qualify
Serve as a reference of environmental excellence : public and private procurement, product development, target for EMAS companies, energy rebates, fiscal measures, compliance with essential requirements, Type III and II labels, benchmarking, … (indirect benefits of the eco-label)
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2000
• 15 product group criteria established
• 37 companies
• 17 million articles bearing the flower
• 38 million euros sales value (ex-factory)
2001 (provisional)
• 19 product group criteria established
• 96 companies (150% increase in 18 months)
• 54 million articles bearing the flower
• 119 million euros sales value
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The Eco-label Working Plan The Eco-label Working Plan 2002-2004 2002-2004
Strategy for the development of the scheme
• Objectives for market penetration and environmental improvement
• List of Priority product groups
• Plans for cooperation and coordination with national labels (product group development and marketing)
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Objectives for Objectives for market penetrationmarket penetration
• 25% annual increase of value / number of eco-labelled items
• achieve minimum visibility in 2/3 of Member States by
2005
• more than 50 % consumers to recognise logo
• increase number of product groups (25-35 by 2007)
• develop qualitative and quantitative evaluations of direct
and indirect benefits
• target retailers, public procurement officers, ...
• ...
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Product group development Product group development marketing & promotionmarketing & promotion
by the Commission by the Commission • 15-20 product group Decisions per year
• targeted marketing actions
• information material
• help desk ([email protected])
• website (http://europa.eu.int/ecolabel) (75,000 hits per month)
• 10 year anniversary event
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10th anniversary10th anniversarymarketing eventmarketing event
Provisional plan
• 400 participants (Commissioner, press, retailers, award holders, industry, NGOs, MS, …)
• Exhibition of eco-labelled products
• Presentation of diplomas by the Commissioner
• Press session with the Commissioner
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Successful marketing and promotion Successful marketing and promotion campaign in DENMARK 2001 campaign in DENMARK 2001
Joint action for Flower and Swan
In coordination with Danish textile industry
• 800,000 € (TV, brochures, press, …)
• Increase in knowledge of flower (up from 4% to 40% in the target
group)
• applicants up from 5 to 19
• reinforcement on-going
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Eco-Label Eco-Label Management Structures Management Structures
EC: policy, secretariat of EUEB, co-ordination, adopt criteria Decisions, marketing, ...
Regulatory Committee : criteria Decisions
EUEB (Competent Bodies, Interest groups) : draft criteria Decisions, management :
• policy
• marketing
• cooperation and coordination
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Policy management group Policy management group
• Develop and implement long term policy
• Integrate the eco-label in wider policy debates
• Develop synergies with type III labelling, EMAS and other types of labels and environmental product information
• Manage the resources and long-term financing
• Prepare the revision of the scheme (2005)
• ...
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Co-operation & Co-Co-operation & Co-ordinationordination
management group management group
• Co-ordinate product group development
• Develop joint marketing activities and information to consumers
• Examine possibilities of mutual recognition and mutual fee reductions
• ...
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Marketing Marketing management group management group
• Identify key target groups, define and implement strategy , develop marketing resources
• Exchange information about marketing actions, where eco-labelled products are sold, ...
• Initiate joint actions and joint promotional material
• Promote the use of eco-label criteria in public and corporate procurement
• Develop strategic partnerships with retailers
• ...
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19 Product Groups19 Product Groups Detergents (4)
Paper (2)
Paints, varnishes
Textiles, footwear
Appliances (3)
PCs, Portables, TVs, Lightbulbs
Soil improvers, growing media
Hard floor coverings
Mattresses, (furniture)
(Tourist accomodation)
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107 Companies 107 Companies (6/2002)(6/2002)
Textiles 38 Paints & varnishes 28 Soil improvers 7 Dishwashing detergents 6 Tissue paper 8 Bed mattresses 4 Footwear 4 Laundry detergents 3 Copying paper 2 Refrigerators 2 Hand dishwashing detergents 2 Hard surface / sanitary cleaners 1 Dishwashers 1 Personal computers 1 Light bulbs 1
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107 Companies 107 Companies (6/2002)(6/2002)
Denmark, France 22 Italy 20 Spain 13 Greece 9 Sweden 8 Portugal 3 Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, UK 2 Ireland, Finland 1
Austria and Luxembourg 0
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Links with other policy areasLinks with other policy areas
• IPP (wider labelling, greening public procurement, ...)
• water quality (textiles, paper, detergents, …)
• air quality (paints, paper, textiles, …)
• consumer health and safety (textiles, detergents, …)
• climate change (appliances, paper, ...)
• waste (appliances, mattresses, soil improvers, paper ..)