Guidelines
The guidelines form the basis for the certification of a product/service with the Austrian Ecolabel.
The "life cycle approach" is applied: The environmental effects during use, production and disposal are considered.
The basis for the certification of a product/service are guidelines with binding criteria. They are drawn up with the involvement of environmental and technical experts and revised every four years. The "life cycle approach" is applied: The environmental impact of use, manufacture and disposal is taken into account. The same applies to raw material and energy consumption, toxicity of the ingredients, emissions (exhaust gases, waste water, noise, etc.), waste and recyclability, packaging, distribution and transport. In addition, quality and usability as well as safety, durability and ease of repair are tested. More information about the development of new guidelines can be found here. Detailed information on individual guidelines can be found in the guidelines overview below, a simple table can be downloaded here.