The Nordic swan - from past experiences to future possibilities : the third evaluation of the Nordic ecolabelling scheme
This report presents the third evaluation of the Nordic Swan ecolabelling scheme. The evaluation is conducted from the perspective of the public administration, and it examines the role of the Nordic Swan in a policy context. Recommendations are presented for authorities in the Nordic countries and for the bodies operating the schemes on a Nordic and national level. The evaluation focuses on current opportunities and challenges in the operating environment of the scheme. It examines the relations between the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label in the Nordic countries, including their governance procedures, popularity and reception in the market. Other current topics addressed include the progress achieved by the Nordic marketing strategy for the Swan and some current governance issues in the scheme, including the grounds for public funding for the Nordic Swan. The report also analyses the relations between the Swan and other environmental information systems. In particular, the report investigates the opportunities and challenges ensuing from the current attention to climate issues for the Nordic Swan
TemaNord, 2008:529
1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations
9789289333689, 9789289316804, 9289333685, 9289316802
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Förord (in Swedish)
Preface
Summary
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label: history and current issues
Comparison of principles, product groups and criteria in the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label
Market reception and public awareness of the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label
Possibilities for co-ordination and harmonisation of the Nordic Swan and EU Eco-label
Current governance issues in the Nordic Swan
The Nordic Swan and other environmental information systems
How are climate issues dealt with in the Nordic Swan?
Conclusions and recommendations
References
The assignment for the evaluation of the Nordic Swan by the Nordic Council of Ministers
List of contacted persons
Main documents defining principles and guidelines of the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label
The Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label as presented to the public on the websites of the Nordic ecolabelling secretariats: examples
Product groups and number of licences of the Nordic Swan and EU Eco-label systems in the Nordic Countries in October 2007
Swan criteria (1999 / 2007) and EU Eco-label criteria (2007)
Comparisons of Swan and EU Eco-label criteria
The Printed Matter/Printing Company criteria evolution
At head of title: Norden