How to implement the EU Ecolabel logo in a company and what the CB can do to support it Andreas Scherlofsky

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 Integrate the EU Ecolabel on compliant print products Use it on your own prints Make the EU Ecolabel part of your sales communication and your Corporate Identity Show that you are a licencee and provide info posters on the wall inside Offer EU Ecolabel compliant printing on your website

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ on the print Short version, with licence number extended version, with arguments (photomontage)

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ Sales communication Make EU Ecolabel compliant printing part of your service portfolio (explaining the benefits) Make this offer part of all your sales communication: –In your online marketing –Through printed communication –Direct communication (sales managers)

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ Show your offer in print media 1.Company booklets 2.through advertisements 3.Company reports 4.Customer magazines 5.Company stationary (letter) 6.give-aways 7.Media releases The most convincing way to present this offer is to print your own prints compliant with the EU Ecolabel requirements.

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ Show the EU Ecolabel offer on your website On the front page: –Logo(s) –Info/news teaser In the news/media section In the Ecolabel section link to EU Ecolabel websites (national, EU) layout (footer)

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 What the CB can do to support the effective and compliant use of the logo by companies At workshops: showing "How the logo can be used" will raise the motivation to apply (use the tool "presentation") After awarding: this is the right moment to start the integration of the logo in the marketing > offer support, inform (use the tool "checklist" from the Best practice Guide) To consultants make them coach and recommend to integrate the EU Ecolabel into their marketing efficiently (using the "checklist" and best practice examples)

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ on the wall A Sign, next to the entrance together with explanation that the printer offers EU Ecolabel compliant printing to his customers Copy of the ccertificate, next to the reception or in the CEO's office Posters on the EU Ecolabel or the eco- schemes used, and what they stand for

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 Presentation "How to use the EU Ecolabel compliant and efficiently in marketing" The presentation on how to use the EU Ecolabel logo best practice can be downloaded and translated/adaptated from

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 Checklist for companies This Checklist is part of the Best practice Guide. A template can be downloaded on for translation/adaptation.

Best practice More of best practice examples from the first licence holders 2013

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 The EU Ecolabel in the footer

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 The EU Ecolabel part of main image As one of the main images automatically changing... with a link to a sub-page with more information... and a news teaser linked with an article on the EU Ecolabel awarding ceremony in the news section

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 More information in a sub- section for eco-labels Linked from the EU Ecolabel- logo on the front-page helprint/environment-and-quality/index.htm

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 More information in the EU Ecolabel sub-section... linked from a logo or teaser article at the front page... with more details on the scheme and what it stands for... ev. showing the licence logo or the certificate binding/Environment/The-EU-Ecolabel- Flower.aspx

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 More information in the EU Ecolabel sub-section... linked from a logo or teaser article at the front page... with more details on the scheme and what it stands for... ev. showing the licence logo or the certificate

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 EU Ecolabel articles Buchdruckerei Lustenau, Austria... In the news sub-section... linked from a teaser article on the front page... showing the logo and ev. a photograph

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 An article on the awarding in the news sub-section... linked from a teaser article on front page... showing the logo or... EU Ecolabel articles

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ or together with a photograph of the awarding, showing the company CEO and the minister. EU Ecolabel articles

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 EU Ecolabel press release e.g. on the awarding of the EU Ecolabel to the printer. Press release and logo can be placed for download in the news section of the website.

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/ or on a media platform, e.g. in English and Danish together with the EU Ecolabel log, for download, as it was done by Helprint in Finland * Helprint was the first printing house awarded with the EU Ecolabel EU Ecolabel press release

Logo rules

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 "Manual for the use of the logo" Additional Logo rules for the product group in the Commission Decision on printer paper products General information on the logo in the Regulation (§9 (2), §10 (1) and Annex II) How to use the logo Main sources for information on the Logo rules are...

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013  Colors  Pantone 347; RGB ; #009E60) for flower, EU und Webaddress  Pantone 279; RGB ; #6689CC) for frame, Ecolabel and the box text  Minimum size is 10.6 x 10.6 mm FI/20/011  Text box with licence number Country / product group number/ national licence nummber Logo rules 1  Monochrome print – positive or negative  Black on white  White on black  Color on white  White on color Source: EU Ecolabel Reg. 66/2010, Art. 9 (9, 11, 13) + Annex II:

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013  Optional version with arguments  This printed product is recyclable  It is printed using paper with low environmental impact  Emissions of chemicals to air and water of paper production and printing process have been limited  „Please collect paper after use for the recycling" Additional rules (source: Commission Decision on "printed paper products") Source: Commission Decision on "printed paper products", for the detailled text please look at

EU Ecolabel for printed paper products EU Ecolabel for printed paper products, Paris 9/5/2013 The don'ts of the logo use Never use the EU Ecolabel logo in a misleading way, e.g. in a way that makes the viewer think it stands for all your products (if this is not the case) Never combine the EU Ecolabel (or parts of it) with other logos P P P P P P