EU Certification schemes & eco-labels Last reviewed 2026-06

EU Ecolabel — the official EU environmental label

The EU Ecolabel is the official, voluntary EU mark for products that meet strict environmental criteria across their life cycle.

What it is

The EU Ecolabel is the European Union’s official, voluntary environmental label. Products awarded it meet life-cycle environmental criteria set per product group and verified by a competent body. It covers many non-food consumer categories.

Why it matters for compliance

Sustainability is increasingly a selling point, and the truthfulness of green claims is becoming a compliance matter. The EU Ecolabel is a substantiated, third-party-verified claim — exactly the kind that builds trust and supports a premium, and avoids the greenwashing risk that unverified claims carry.

How to use it

  • Check whether your product group has EU Ecolabel criteria.
  • Apply through a national competent body and meet the verified criteria.
  • Use it as evidence behind environmental marketing claims.

Good to know

A verifiable label is an asset; an unsubstantiated “eco-friendly” claim is a liability under tightening green-claims rules — the label is one way to make the claim provable.

Visit the official EU Ecolabel site ↗

How Conphora helps

Conphora turns obligations like these into one managed workflow — it matches each product to the rules that apply, flags the gaps, and keeps your evidence ready for retailers and authorities.

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