Ecolabelling is a voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling that is practised around the world.
An ecolabel is a label which identifies the overall environmental preference of a product (i.e. good or service) within a product category based on life cycle considerations.
Ecolabelling is only one type of environmental performance labelling and refers specifically to the provision of information to consumers about the relative environmental quality of a product.
There are many different environmental performance labels and declarations being used or contemplated around the world.
The ecolabel is awarded by an impartial third party to products that meet established environmental leadership criteria.
The ISO has undertaken efforts to attempt to standardise the principles, practices and key characteristics relating to three major voluntary environmental labelling types.
