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Milieukeur: the Dutch environmental quality label

Milieukeur: the Dutch environmental quality label logo

Milieukeur is the Dutch environmental quality label for products and services. There are Milieukeur criteria for a wide variety of food products, consumer products and services, ranging from vegetables, potatoes, fruit, beer, pork, trees and plants to concrete products, fire extinguishers, florists, butchers, green electricity and car washes.

The Milieukeur criteria relate to the entire life cycle of the product or service and represent an integrated approach to sustainability. The Milieukeur certification schemes cover a diverse range of sustainability issues, including raw materials, energy and water consumption, noxious substances, packaging and waste, plant protection, fertilizers, animal welfare, nature management, food safety and employee care.

Milieukeur is supported by the Dutch government.

Learn more: Milieukeur: the Dutch environmental quality label websiteExternal Site

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

Conformity with Milieukeur: the Dutch environmental quality label's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following European Standard for Product Certification (EN 45011 – Class I certificate)

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

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Milieukeur Foundation (SMK)

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.

Organization type: 161058


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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?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 1992

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Energy Fish / Fisheries Food Furniture Machinery & Equipment Textiles Other

Other categories: Car cleaning products, Car washes and polishing businesses, Concrete products, Fire-extinguishing appliances, Electricity (green), Organic waste bags, Cat litter, Linoleum, Liquid toilet cleaners, Health care sector(Environmental Thermometer)


Where this ecolabel is found
Netherlands



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Last updated: 20 January 2012