EU ECOLABEL CONSULTANCY
Practical guidance for understanding product criteria, organising evidence and preparing your application.
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UNDERSTANDING THE LABEL
The EU Ecolabel is the European Union’s voluntary environmental label for eligible products and services. It helps customers identify options that meet defined environmental criteria.
Requirements depend on the product group and consider relevant impacts across the life cycle. The application is assessed by a competent body, while CEB helps you understand the criteria and prepare the supporting evidence.
START WITH THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
The first step is to establish whether a relevant EU Ecolabel product group exists and which criteria apply to your product or service.
Businesses outside Europe can also apply for eligible products sold in the European Economic Area. Your location alone does not determine eligibility: the product scope, applicable criteria and intended market all matter.
Identify the product category, intended use and scope of the application. The relevant product-group criteria provide the starting point for the review.
Clarify your role in bringing the product to market and the information available from suppliers. Agree who in your team will gather and maintain the records.
Review specifications, material information and existing documentation before planning next steps. This helps identify gaps early in the preparation process.
Eligibility and evidence requirements vary by product group. View the European Commission’s product groups and criteria ↗
OUR APPROACH
We shape our support around your product, your team and the evidence you already have. Together, we turn the application requirements into a manageable sequence of actions.
Explore how we can help ↗Identify relevant criteria and agree the products and activities to review.
Compare available information with the evidence required and plan the next actions.
Bring supplier information, documentation and relevant testing evidence together.
Support application preparation and responses to requests for clarification.
IN PRACTICE
Focused support for the details that make an application complete and easier to follow.
The work depends on your product category and the information already available. Explore the main areas we can support.
Find out how we've helped Graphtec Design achieve EU Ecolabel certification
We help interpret the applicable requirements, define your application scope and turn the criteria into practical actions.
Your team gains a clearer view of the evidence needed, information gaps and questions to resolve before preparing the dossier.
We help organise material specifications and supplier documentation, identify gaps and structure requests for further evidence.
This makes information easier to trace and review, giving your team a clear picture of available documents, outstanding supplier responses and issues to resolve.
We help prepare and organise your application materials and support responses to requests for further information within the agreed consultancy scope.
The competent body reviews the evidence and decides whether to award the licence; consultancy support does not guarantee approval.
YOUR NEXT STEPS, MADE CLEAR
You’ll have a clearer view of what needs to be done, which information is missing and how to move forward. Each deliverable is shaped around your product and your team’s needs, bringing structure to the preparation process.
Priorities and next steps based on your product and current readiness, so your team knows where to focus its preparation.
A structured view of available documents, supplier information and remaining gaps that need to be addressed.
Support bringing application materials together in a coherent format, aligned with the relevant requirements.
Practical explanations and support as questions arise, with the work agreed around your product and application needs.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin, it helps to understand what the application involves, which evidence you may need and what can affect timing and costs. These answers cover the questions that often arise when considering the EU Ecolabel for your products.
CEB provides consultancy and application preparation support. The relevant competent body assesses the application and decides whether to award the licence. We help your team prepare evidence and respond to questions within the agreed scope; the award remains an independent decision.
A product or service must fall within a group for which EU Ecolabel criteria exist, meet those criteria and be placed on the European Economic Area market. Examples include furniture, textiles, certain cleaning products and tourist accommodation. Check the precise scope of the relevant group before starting; inclusion in a broad category does not automatically establish eligibility.
The required evidence depends on the applicable criteria. It may include product specifications, declarations, supplier information, data sheets and test reports. We begin by reviewing what you already have and identifying the gaps, so your team can plan requests and organise the application materials.
Testing may be required by specific criteria. The relevant product-group requirements set out the assessment and verification evidence needed. Existing reports should be checked for suitability, and any additional testing should be discussed with an appropriate laboratory and, where necessary, the competent body.
There is no single completion time for every application. Preparation depends on the product, available evidence, supplier responses and any testing needed. Assessment also depends on the completeness of the submitted file and any further information requested. We can discuss a realistic preparation plan after reviewing your starting point.
Budget for consultancy separately from the scheme’s application and any annual fees, testing and other verification costs. The amount depends on the product group, application scope, evidence already available and additional work required. CEB’s consultancy scope and fee are agreed for your project; competent-body and laboratory charges should be confirmed with those organisations.
For the scheme’s application requirements and fees, see the European Commission’s application guidance ↗.