Tag: green labels
How much extra does it cost to shop ecolabelled? You might be surprised
Shopping sustainably doesn’t have to break the bank! Indeed, it can actually save consumers money, as BEUC’s Sustainable Consumption Officer, Miriam Thiemann, explains. With more EU Ecolabel products than ever on the market, now it’s up to retailers to play...
Five tips for a sustainable summer holiday
With summer at our doorstep, BEUC sustainability expert Miriam Thiemann has five top tips for a sustainable summer holiday, from travelling by rail to finding the right sun protection.
Will the EU’s new environmental calculating method block or boost greenwashing?
There is no doubt European consumers want to buy products that are more sustainable. But currently this is no easy task. Shops are flooded with various claims praising the environmental aspects of products. The EU is working on a solution...
It’s time for the EU Ecolabel to fly!
Environmental labels have proliferated in the past decades [1]. As demand for more sustainable products has grown, so have the initiatives to label them. So much so that there are now over 500 such labels in use worldwide. That doesn’t...