Abstract
<p>The purpose of this paper is to review and present a short synthesis of the scientific literature on Ecolabel and an analysis of the types of products and services in Romania that obtained this environmental label. European eco-label is the only environmental quality label (type I; ISO 14024), awarded at institutional level (EC) valid all around the Europe, and it represents a unique opportunity to satisfy consumer expectations. In this way is promotes the design, production and marketing of products with lower environmental impact during their entire life cycle compared to other products in the same category. The EU Ecolabel covers a wide range of product groups, from major areas of manufacturing to tourist accommodation services. Key experts, in consultation with main stakeholders, develop the criteria for each product group in order to decrease the main environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of the product. Because the life cycle of every product and service is different, the criteria are tailored to address the unique characteristics of each product type. The European Ecolabel was introduced in Romania in 2002. </p>
Highlights
Environmental labels and declarations are at the crossroads of environmental concerns and commerce
The Romanian law defines the ecolabel as "a graphic symbol or short textual product description applied on products or which is to be found in a brochure or other informative document which accompanies the product and which provides information on maximum three types of impact on the environment generated by the product or service in cause" [9]
Given the fact that Romania is presented yet timid progress in increasing environmental performance, we believe that sustained progress on line environment should be a priority for all Romanian organizations
Summary
Environmental labels and declarations are at the crossroads of environmental concerns and commerce. In Romania eco-label is awarded on request, groups of products / services that have high potential for environmental protection, owning advantages beneficial to manufacturers of products and / or service providers and have high demand for consumer manifested by sales volume [5]. A growing number of certifications for environmental management systems was registered in countries such as Japan or China [9]. With a view to manufacture products with minimum impact on environment as well as to influence the conduct of consumers and improve the ecological performance of products and services, the ISO 14000 standards were elaborated for ecological labelling and analysis of life cycle of products and national and regional systems of ecological labelling of products were introduced [11].
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