Eco-friendly Products choose the European Ecolabel
Eco-friendly Products choose the European Ecolabel

Ljubljana

14 June 2011, Slovenia

Programme & presentations

Report


What about the Ecolabel Flower? - How to improve the reach and the recognition of the EU Ecolabel in Slovenia

 

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Janja Leban (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia): Uvodne besede (Introductory Words) (ppt)

Milena Janežič (MOP): Pomen znaka za okolje v slovenskem prostoru (The Importance of Ecolabel in Slovenia) (ppt)

Ana Matoz Ravnik (Slovenian Environment Agency):  Postopek podeljevanja znaka za okolje (Ecolabel Awarding in Slovenia) (ppt)

Maša Puklavec (STO), 
Irena Milinkovič (MG): Spodbude MG za uvajanje znaka za okolje in razvoj zelenih praks v turizmu (Incentives of the Ministry of the Economy for the introduction of the Ecolabel and development of green practices in tourism) (ppt)

Milanka Čanković (Ministry of Finance): Zeleno javno naročanje: potencial za okoljsko sprejemljivejše izdelke in storitve (Green public procurement - the potential for environmentally acceptable products and services) (ppt) 

Andreas Scherlofsky (Energon GmbH Vienna): How to promote Ecolabels at the point of sale? (ppt)

Rainer Stifter (Energon GmbH Vienna): EU Ecolabel for cleaners – benefits, criteria and application (ppt)

Branko Petrovič (JUB d.o.o.): Postopek pridobivanja EU eko znaka za notranji premaz (Process of obtaining the EU Ecolabel for indoor paints) (ppt)

Andrej Kaluža (Thermana d.d. EU Eco-label for tourist accommodation): Znak EU za okolje za turistične namestitve (ppt)

Zoran Jerala (Kimi d.o.o.): Zakaj potrebujemo Eco label? Zakaj potrebujemo Eco label? (ppt)

CB contact: Ana Matoz Ravnik

Time: 9:30-15

Location: Ljubljana, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

Schedule: (sl, en)

Focus: general, cleaners, paints and varnishes, tourist accomodation

Language: Slovenian and English

Participants: 25 from hotels, paint and varnishes companies, cleaners companies

Media work and results: 1 journalist participated, media press release by the Chamber of Commerce, an article published in slovenian best known newspaper

Material disseminated: product group brochures, Ecolabel sample bags with cleaners from DG Environment

Room equipment: campaign roll-up, welcome roll-up, EU Ecolabel banner

Distribution of content: presentations are available for download on the website of Chamber of Commerce - http://www.gzs.si/slo/storitve/varstvo_okolja/54901.
(
link to another Ecolabel event "EMAS in okoljska marjetica (gradivo) at the Chamber of Commerce on 15.1.2011)

Feedback: we sent quite some product group brochures to interested companies and associations for their interest and further dissemination

Results and conclusion:

  • promotional activities are very much needed
  • financial incentives would be very welcome also for other product groups, not just tourist accomodation services
  • decree on green public procurement has to be accepted as quickly as possible