European major textile environmental signs

Since the advent of the world's first environmental label, the "Blue Angel" logo in Germany in 1978, environmental labeling has become a world in environmental management. Canada, Japan in 1988, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden in 1989, France in 1991 to carry out environmental labeling work, and currently 40 countries and regions have implemented environmental signs. The textile environmental label is mainly based on European countries and has a leading role in the world textile market.

Environmental labeling is a new type of environmental management tool that plays a positive role in guiding and promoting the development of the textile industry in the interests of the environment and human health. Its role in promoting enterprises to improve their processes and adopt cleaner production is unmatched by other management methods. This is one of the reasons why the environmental labeling system is popular in the world. The environmental label is a specific mark that gives the applicant a product that meets environmental requirements in accordance with certain environmental standards. The environmental label is a proof mark by which the user indicates to the consumer that the product meets specific environmental protection requirements.

The environmental labeling system implements the voluntary principle. Applying for an environmental label is not mandatory, but is determined by the producer. It is the product of environmental management means from "administrative decree" to "market guidance", prompting producers to adopt higher environmental standards, guiding enterprises to consciously adjust product structure, adopting clean process to produce products, and ultimately achieving environmental protection and health. . Applications for environmental signs are subject to rigorous inspection, testing and comprehensive assessment. The certification body has to sign a specific contract for the use of the mark and pay a certain fee for use. The ownership of the logo belongs to a specific certification committee, which is completely different from the company’s unauthorized claim that its products are “environmentally friendly” and “green”. This approach is purely commercial and is designed to cater to the environmental needs of consumers and to generate profits. The environmental labeling is subject to strict standards and needs to be checked regularly. The period of use of the logo is limited to a certain number of years.

Chinese textile companies entering the “post-quota era” have been or are experiencing increasing pressure from developed countries on environmental protection, and environmental labels are widely used as a means of non-tariff trade. This magazine has specially opened the "Introduction to Environmental Labels" column, and introduced the environmental signs of developed countries and the related systems of environmental signs.

Environmental Label Series Introduction (1)

European major textile environmental signs

The EU has its own unified environmental label, Eco-Label. Most of its member countries have their own environmental labels, and there are about ten kinds of them. Among them, Germany has the most environmental signs, and there are 7 kinds. Other countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden also have their own environmental signs. It involves textile products including clothing, carpets and fibers. Some of these signs indicate that the limit of harmful substances on the final product is lower than the specific requirements, and some indicate that the production chain of the product throughout the production cycle meets certain environmental requirements.

Eco-Label (Ecolabel)

Eco-Label was established by the European Union Law Enforcement Commission under Decree 880/92. The first batch of standards for washing machines and dishwashers was enacted in 1993; textile ecological standards were established in 1994 and sheets and T-shirt standards were adopted in 1996. Eco-Label's complete textile ecological standard was established in accordance with the 1999/178/EC Decree of February 17, 1999, and the European Union decided to amend 1999/178/EC on July 17, 2000, 2002 on May 15, 2002. The /371/EC decree publishes new standards for the European Union to determine textile eco-labels. This standard refers to the environmental impact of the product's entire life cycle, and the end product's harm to human health. Eco-Label is issued by the European Union, and each member state regards this as a national decree and belongs to the government.

Oeko-TexStandardl00 (Ecological Textile Standard 100)

On February 7, 1992, the Austrian Textile Research Institute and the German Hohenstein Institute officially announced the first edition of Oeko-TexStan dardl00. On February 11, 1993, they were in Zurich, Switzerland and Swiss Textile Inspection Company (TESTEX). Formally signed the establishment of the "International Association of Eco-Textile Research and Inspection". The organization is an international civil society organization that has signed agreements with research institutions and laboratories in 13 countries. The eco-textile standards it publishes are commercial standards, unlike Eco-Label.

Oeko-TexStandard100 was revised in 1995 and 1997 after the first edition was published in 1992; Oeko-TexStandardl00 was finalized in 2000 on December 21, 1999 and 2002 on February 9, 2002. And partially revised in 2004. Oeko-TexStandardl00 mainly restricts the harmful substances of textile final products and has a high reputation. The products for certification have only 1400 in September 1998, and 18836 at the end of June 2000. By the end of 2002, there were 27,000 copies. . It is said that there are currently about 35,000 certified certificates issued. More than 90% of the certified companies are concentrated in Europe, mainly in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, with German companies accounting for 37%. The proportion of Chinese enterprises applying for certification is very low.

Milieukeur logo

The Milieukeur logo was an environmental review by the Netherlands in 1992.

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