Ecological labels are a label that shows the environmental performance of products. These labels are for consumers to consider environmental concerns and concerns during product selection. Some of the ecological labels numerically reveal the amount of environmental pollution or energy consumption created by the products with the help of measurement values. Some ecological labels indicate compliance levels with practices or minimum requirements for sustainability or reducing environmental impacts.

Ecological labels It was first used in the 1970s. In the 1990s, after the conference on Environment and Development organized by the United Nations in Rio de Janeiro by the International Standards Organization, ISO 14000 series standards were developed in order to create a framework for ecological labels.

In general, all ecological labels are labels that evaluate the environmental performance of products. TOThe ecological labels are the labels given to the products that have a lower environmental impact compared to other products at the stages of production, use and waste. According to this definition, it is not correct to say that products with ecological labels do not harm the environment. The important thing is to keep the environmental impact of the products at the lowest level.

Both the Eco-Label system introduced by the European Union in 1992 and designed by our organization for our country Ekomark © Standardare systems designed based on the same facts. There are many product groups within the scope of the standard. Examples include cleaning products, clothing products, paints and varnishes, floor coverings, furniture, garden work, electronic products, oils and paper products. Other product groups will be added soon. For example, buildings, eco designs of energy-using products, heating systems and display devices.

Companies requesting Ekomark © certification work for their products and services that fall into one of these product groups can apply to our organization. The certification process is initiated with this instruction and a preliminary assessment is carried out immediately. After this evaluation, the unsuitable requests are rejected and the other procedures of the certification process are applied for the found requests.

 

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The ecological label or Eco-Label system is a system that was put into practice by the European Union in 1992, but before this system, a series of guidance standards were prepared and published by the International Standards Organization on environmental labels in the same years, unlike the certification standards. These standards are:

• TS EN ISO 14020 Ecological labels and statements - General principles

• TS EN ISO 14024 Ecological labels and declarations - Type 1: Environmental labeling - Principles and methods
• TS EN ISO 14021 Ecological labels and declarations - Type 2: Environmental labels - Self-declaration of environmental claims
• TS EN ISO 14025 Ecological labels and declarations - Type 3: Environmental declarations - Principles and procedures

our Country Ekomark © Standard is based on the Eco-Label system implemented in the European Union. Companies that meet these standard requirements are permitted to use Ekomark © Tagaims to create a market advantage for environmentally preferred products.

The goal of Ekomark © Standard is to create an environment where consumers can prefer products that are good in terms of environmental conditions. The purpose of all ecological labels is to ensure that products without this label are cleared from the market and to force manufacturers to renew their production processes with techniques and methods that will not harm the environment. These companies will only be able to re-enter the market after making environmentally friendly improvements in their businesses. All environmental labels, including Ekomark © Label, show that products bearing this label are priority products in terms of natural conditions. Consumers are also encouraged to buy products by looking at the environmental characteristics of the products.

Our organization Ekomark©, as mentioned above, is the Ekomark applied in the European Union.ecological Label (Eco-Label) system and the main feature of this system, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and medical products produced in areas other than products and services are covered. Since the first implementation, the scope of the application has been expanded and new groups are continuously added to the system.

However, not only in the European Union countries, but also around the world, consumers want to learn about the sources and sustainability of the food products they use. The demands in this direction are increasing and the use of ecological labels in food products is on the agenda. Today, there is no product category in the European Union Environmental Label (Eco-Label) system for food and feed products. However, studies are continuing on the inclusion of food and feed in the practice.

The above-mentioned ISO 14000 series of standards prepared by the International Standards Organization is designed to perform standardization, also called green labeling. The aim is for consumers to see which product is environmentally friendly. These standards, while improving the environmental awareness of consumers on the one hand, while at the same time compelling manufacturers to take an environmentalist attitude.

The purpose of green labeling is to promote the production and use of products that are less harmful to the environment. With green labeling, consumers are more sensitive to health and environment and prefer non-harmful products.

ISO has defined three different ecological labels with the above-mentioned standards on environmentally sensitive labels.