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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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TemaNord, 0908-6692 ; 2008:529 |
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TemaNord ; 2008:529. 0908-6692
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| Contents |
""Content""; ""Tables ""; ""Figures""; ""Förord""; ""Preface ""; ""Summary ""; ""List of Abbreviations ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label: history and current issues ""; ""2.1 History of introducing the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label in the Nordic countries""; ""2.2 Previous studies and evaluations""; ""3. Comparison of principles, product groups and criteria in the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label""; ""3.1 Guidelines and principles of the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label""; ""3.2. Comparison of governance, management and operation"" |
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""3.3. Comparison of product groups and criteria""""3.4 Viewpoints on similarities and differences""; ""3.5 Concluding remarks""; ""4. Market reception and public awareness of the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label""; ""4.1 Numbers of licences awarded ""; ""4.2 Public awareness, trust and understanding of the two schemes ""; ""4.3 License-holders� and industry associations� views on the Swan vs. the Flower""; ""4.4 Information and marketing strategies for eco-labelled products and services in the Nordic countries ""; ""4.5 Concluding remarks"" |
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""5. Possibilities for co-ordination and harmonisation of the Nordic Swan and EU Eco-label """"5.1 Options for co-ordination and harmonisation: previous experiences and suggestions""; ""5.2 Existing Nordic approach and actors� views""; ""5. 3 Concluding remarks""; ""6. Current governance issues in the Nordic Swan""; ""6.1 Grounds for public support""; ""6.2 Consequences of the majority principle in the choice of product groups and criteria selection""; ""6. 3 Concluding remarks""; ""7. The Nordic Swan and other environmental information systems"" |
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""7.1 Environmental information systems with potential synergies""""7.2 Concrete examples of co-operation among environmental information systems""; ""7.3 Nordic actors� views on potential co-operation and generation of synergies""; ""7.4 Concluding remarks""; ""8. How are climate issues dealt with in the Nordic Swan?""; ""8.1 Recent developments in climate labelling""; ""8.2 How are climate issues dealt with in the Nordic Swan?""; ""8.3 Nordic actors� views on future developments""; ""8.4 Concluding remarks""; ""9. Conclusions and recommendations""; ""9.1 Conclusions"" |
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""9.2 Recommendations """"References""; ""Sammanfattning""; ""TiivistelmÃ? ""; ""Samantekt ""; ""Appendices""; ""Annex 1. The assignment for the evaluation of the Nordic Swan by the Nordic Council of Ministers ""; ""Annex 2: List of contacted persons""; ""Annex 3: Main documents defining principles and guidelines of the Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label""; ""Annex 4: The Nordic Swan and the EU Eco-label as presented to the public on the websites of the Nordic ecolabelling secretariats: examples"" |
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Eco-labeling -- Scandinavia
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Eco-labeling -- European Union countries
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Eco-labeling
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European Union countries
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Scandinavia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aalto, Kristiina
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Nordic Council of Ministers.
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Nordic Council.
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| ISBN |
9789289316804 |
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9289316802 |
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