The Nordic Ecolabel

 

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The Nordic ecolabel is the Nordic Countries official ecological label. The Nordic Ecolabel is without a doubt the most important and reliable ecological label in the five Nordic countries with a wide spread acknowledgement and trust among consumers.

The Environment Agency of Iceland (Umhverfisstofnun) is the host for The Nordic Ecolabel in Iceland and is our contact in all matters relating to The Nordic Ecolabel including its certification. The surveyors who conduct the company certification it self are from one of the other Nordic countries.

The purpose of The Nordic Ecolabel

A product labelled with The Nordic Eco-label is certified to be a quality product which is made according to stringent ecological rules and is therefore environmentally healthier then other comparable products on the market.

By choosing ecological labelled products, consumers encourage companies to produce and sell products that are designed, produced and marketed according to the highest standard of quality and environmental concern.

Oddi and The Nordic Ecolabel

Oddi has been the leading company in environmental issues in the Icelandic printing industry and matters concerning the environment are and have always been a top priority issue at Oddi. Through the years Oddi has strived to minimize its use of raw materials and has replaced volatile compounds and environmentally dangerous chemicals with healthier products when ever possible.

The company’s policy is that its customers can be assured that the products they are purchasing are made with as little environmental disturbance as possible.

Oddi’s certification according to The Nordic Ecolabel environmental standards in November 2009 is a major factor in assuring that he company will continue to be the environmental leader in the Icelandic printing industry.

 

What is being certified? The Nordic Ecolabel consists of a number of environmental standards that companies need to fulfil. There is a great emphasis on minimizing the use of chemicals and that the chemicals used are approved by The Nordic Ecolabel standards. This means that the company’s suppliers of printing colours, printing varnish, printing fonts, glues, solvents, detergents, plastic materials and foils are responsible for sending information regarding the chemical content of their products to The Nordic Ecolabel and having the product accepted into the standards.  At least 95% of all material mentioned above and used at Oddi must be approved by the standards. The standards have a special requirement of minimum amount of VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) in all chemicals

The Nordic Ecolabel standards have requirements regarding the handling of waste (paper and non-paper) and the utilization of raw material (paper, chemicals and energy) and rates the company according to a point-system where the fulfilment of these requirements are rated according to a point-system.

The company can also add to its point tally by purchasing its raw material from approved suppliers, using consumables that are or can be recycled, and use product and services from The Nordic Ecolabel approved companies.

According to The Nordic Ecolabel point-system, you have to reach a minimum of 59 points to be acceptable for certification.

This pleasant result is a tribute to Oddi´s environmental policy and the commitment of the employees to the policy and its values.

We are proud of  The Nordic Ecolabel Oddi is proud of having The Nordic Ecolabel certification and to be able to use its label on our products. It shows that we have fulfilled the stringent requirements that The Nordic Ecolabel system has formulated for companies that want to be a part of the system.

 

Oddi was recently awarded the environmental recognition Kuðungurinn (the conch) from the Ministry for the Environment, for its contribution to the environment in 2009. Oddi has long been at the forefront in terms of environmental protection in Icelandic printing and was for example the first company to receive environmental award from Reykjavik City in 1997. Click here for the letter of certification from the ministry of the environment.