Brussels, 12 October 2023
The bi-annual figures released today show that the EU Ecolabel continues to attract business interest with a 9% increase in the number of awarded licences and a 1% increase in awarded products since March 2023. It is now awarded to almost 90,000 certified goods and services in 25 different product groups.
In addition, the newly released Flash EuroBarometer 535 shows that citizens’ awareness and trust in the EU Ecolabel are increasing. 38% of EU citizens recognise the EU Ecolabel today, an increase of 11 percentage points since 2017. 73% say the impact of the product on the environment is ‘very important’ or ‘rather important’ when making a purchasing decision. 60% report that they have bought products specifically because of their lower environmental impact. 38% report that they often or sometimes buy products with the EU Ecolabel.
The EU Ecolabel is the official voluntary ecolabel of the European Union. It can now be found on more than 35,000 paints and varnishes, 20,000 paper products, nearly 12,000 detergents, more than 9,000 textiles, over 2,000 furniture products, 750 cosmetic products, and 200 indoor cleaning services. Tourist accommodation is a leader in terms of awarded licences – in the last 6 months, 76 new EU Ecolabel licences were awarded (a 15% increase), raising the total number of EU Ecolabel tourist accommodations to 620.
The facts and figures are available on the EU Ecolabel website.
Source – EU Commission