A product must fulfill the Nordic Ecolabel criteria before it is given a licence and the right to use the Nordic Ecolabel logo. When a product is approved, this logo may be used in all marketing of this product. Criteria are continually revised and improved. When new criteria are approved, a company must re-apply for a licence and fulfill the new requirements. This is the same procedure for an EU Ecolabel.  

Apply in 5 easy steps for a Nordic Ecolabel.

1. Send in a formal application. You will find the application here.

2. Study the criteria document and the document containing our regulations for your product or service. Ensure that you have fulfilled the criteria requirements. There are often help documents or electronic forms to help you in this work.

3. When the criteria are fulfilled, your application will be reviewed. We require tests, documentation from suppliers, recipes and action plans as part of the application process.

4. If all documentation is satisfactory and all criteria fulfilled, a Nordic Ecolabel licence will be granted. The licence number makes it possible to identify the Nordic Ecolabelled product and is a guarantee that this is an official Nordic Ecolabel licence.

5. You may now use the Nordic Ecolabel logo in all your market communications.

If you cannot find criteria for your product please contact us. You may even propose new criteria but the criteria process and examination of new product groups takes at least two to three years. It is the Nordic Ecolabelling Board which decides which new product groups can be Nordic Ecolabelled.