ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program

ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program

The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) EcoLabel Standard Program provides a determination of the environmental performance of a manufacturer’s transaction and identification cards through a third-party ecolabeling certification program.

The current ICMA EcoLabel criteria include:

Reduced materials (minimum of 25%),
Recycled content (minimum 25% threshold),
Compostable (municipal and home)

There are two levels of assurance: 1. Declared/Registered where the manufacturer registers and declares the card meets ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program criteria without third-party assessor verification; and 2. Verified/Certified, where the manufacturer registers and provides verification the card meets ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program criteria by a recognized third-party assessor.

The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) is an industry association of 200+ card manufacturers, personalizers, suppliers and other industry participants which promotes the card industry and the value of its products and services.

Learn more: ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program's standard is verified by it varies depending on the standard following ISO 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories, For biodegradability lab providing certification test to following: ASTM D 5338; ISO 14855-1; ISO 14855-2; ISO 16929 and ISO 20200

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

ICMA EcoLabel Standard Program

Member of

ISO

Type

Industry association

Also manages

None.

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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
Social and environmental attributes
Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

Standard development and management process
Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
Audit / surveillance requirements
Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?