Environmental labelling in production and services
  
RNDr. Maria Vidova – Director of Environmental policy department, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic: Opening Word
Andreas Scherlofsky (Energon, AT): How to market and promote Ecolabel products and services (ppt)
Prof. Ing. Vojtech Kollar, PhD. (Rector of University of Central Europe in Skalica): Present state and perspectives of the environmental friendly products in the Slovak Republic / Sučasný stav a perspektivy environmentalne vhodných produktov v Slovenskej republike (ppt)
Ing. Emília Boďova (Slovak Environmental Agency, Centre of Waste Management and Environmental Management, Bratislava): Environmental labelling in the context of sustainable production and consumption / Environmentalne označovanie v kontexte udržateľnej výroby a spotreby (ppt)
Ing. Ondrej Šurina (Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic): Workplan of the European Commission for development of environmental criteria for products / Pracovný plan Európskej komisie pre tvorbu environmentalnych kriterii na produkty (ppt)
Ing. Anita Gajarska (Slovak Environmental Agency, Centre of Waste Management and Environmental Management, Bratislava) Development of national and European environmental criteria / Tvorba narodných a európskych environmentalnych kriterii (ppt)
Mgr. Darina Baďurová (Slovak Environmental Agency, Centre of Waste Management and Environmental Management, Bratislava): Awarding the ecolabel at national and European level / Udeľovanie environmentalnej značky na narodnej a európskej urovni (ppt)
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CB contact: Marcela Lancaricova
Location: University of Central Europa in Skalica
Time: 8:30 - 14
Schedule: (en; sk)
Focus: general information for different stakeholders: producers, retailers, licence holders, interested companies, potential applicants, students from the university
Participants: 43 (ministries, companies, retailers, administration, education, university)
Media work: press release, advertisement on the workshop and interview/article in the magazine Cafe Journal Entrez, interview in local TV
Material disseminated:
- Ecolabel folders with product group brochures, Ecolabel leaflets (SK), pens;
- folders with brochures on University of Central Europe in Skalica;
- invitation with programme (SK);
- CD-ROM with presentations;
- sample bags from DG Environment
Room equipment: campaign roll-up, welcome roll-up
Language: Slovak language; translation of the English presentation and discussion
Distribution of content: CD-ROM with presentations
Findings and next steps: Participants were acquainted with the ecolabelling at European and national level.
Promotion of the ecolabelling was ensured by the participants from different interested parties.
As the workshop took place at the university, some participants were students studying environmental
management/environment. They took the chance to extend their knowledge about environmental labeling and practical experience. In the discussion some opinions relating to the identification and recognition of the label by consumers were expressed. Participants expressed their interest in the ways of promotion the ecolabel and more examples of the use of the ecolabel in Slovakia and EU and availability of these products on the market.
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