EU Ecolabel is the ecological quality mark of the European Union (EU Ecolabel) that distinguishes products and services which, while guaranteeing high performance standards, are characterized by a reduced environmental impact during their entire life cycle.
EU Ecolabel was established in 1992 by Regulation no. 880/92 and is now governed by Regulation (EC) no. 66/2010 in force in the 28 countries of the European Union and in the countries belonging to the European Economic Area - EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein).
EU Ecolabel is a voluntary ecological label based on a system of selective criteria, defined on a scientific basis, which takes into account the environmental impacts of products or services throughout their entire life cycle and is subject to certification by an independent body ( competent body).

REVISION OF ECOLABEL CRITERIA

2000 – 2001
LCE supported the Italian Environment Protection Agency (APAT) and the European Commission (DG Environment) in the “Development of a Draft Commission Decision Establishing the Ecological Criteria for the Award of the Community Eco-label for Hard Floor Coverings(HFC)”.

2007 – 2008
Revision of the European Union Eco-label criteria of the Hard Floor Coverings (HFC) product group. The project was leaded by the Italian Competent Body (CB) and APAT (Italian Agency for Environmental

2007-2009
Revision and development of EU Ecolabel criteria for the footwear product group. [Service Contract with the European Commission N. 070307/2007/482665/MAR/G2]

2008-2009
Revision of the European Union Eco-label criteria of the “copying and graphic paper” product group.
The project was leaded by the Italian Competent Body (CB) and ISPRA (Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services).

2014 -2015
Technical Support for The Revision of Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement (GPP), Criteria Lot 2: wooden floor coverings [Contract N° 153788-2013-A08-IT]

MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THE EUROPEAN ECO-LABEL FOR ITALY

2003 - 2005
European Commission Service Contract B4-3040/2003/359776/MAR/G2
“Development and implementation of a marketing and promotion strategy for the European Eco-label for Italy targeted towards the furniture and bed mattresses industry” commissioned by the European Commission.

THE CARBON FOOTPRINT MEASUREMENT TOOLKIT

2007 - 2008
European Commission Service Contract 070307/2007/486031/SER/ G2
LCE, in cooperation with The Swedish Environmental Management Council (SEMCo), developed “The Carbon Footprint Measurement Toolkit” for the inclusion of climate change issues and calculations in the EU Ecolabel