The EU Ecolabel for Electronic Displays the EU Ecolabel Is the Official European Union Label for Environmental Excellence
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The EU Ecolabel for electronic displays The EU Ecolabel is the official European Union label for environmental excellence November 2020 #EUGreenDeal; #EUEcolabel The EU Ecolabel is awarded to sustainably designed products, encouraging innovation, and contributing to the EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050 and to the circular economy. Through the EU Ecolabel, industry can offer consumers an eco-friendly alternative to conventional displays, helping them lower their daily environmental impact. This product group covers televisions, computer monitors and signage displays. Stringent criteria, focusing on the main environmental impacts throughout the lifecycle of the products, ensure that EU Ecolabel electronic display are among the best on the market in terms of environmental performance. They ensure that EU Ecolabel electronic displays: are energy efficient are repairable are easy to dismantle (to help the recovery of resources from recycling at the end of their useful life) have a minimum recycled contain a limited amount of content hazardous substances Environment The EU Ecolabel addresses five key environmental hotspots related to electronic displays Hotspots EU Ecolabel Solution For the full list of requirements please refer to the Commission Decision EU 2020/1804 of 27 November 2020: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/1804/oj 1: Energy consumption Energy efficiency and savings: 9 best available energy efficiency classes are requested 9 limits are set on the maximum on mode energy consumption 9 a dynamic approach ensures continuous improvement 9 power management requirements are set 2: Environmental impact Restricted hazardous substances: of toxic substances 9 substances included in the candidate list of substances of very high concern for authorisation shall not be intentionally added to the product 9 the use of classified hazardous substances (with a focus on plasticisers and flame retardants) is restricted 9 supply chain fluorinated greenhouse gas (GHG) are reduced 3: Inefficient use of resources Product reparability: 9 a proper design of the product is requested 9 a repair manual shall be available 9 spare parts to be available for at least 8 years following the end of the model production 4: waste generation Recyclability and recycled content: 9 products shall contain a minimum amount (10%) of post- consumer recycled plastics holders. yright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright 9 proper end-of-life management is requested including the provision of information to improve recyclability, limiting the y Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). y Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ material selection and promoting an easy-to-dismantle design 5: Social aspects Corporate social responsibility (CSR): 9 labour conditions at assembly plants respect ILO conventions and supplementary provisions 9 responsible sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and their ores and gold from conflict-affected and high-risk areas is supported Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Reuse is authorised provided The reuse policy of European Commission documents is regulated b For any use or reproduction of photos other material that is not under the EU cop For more information, visit www.ecolabel.eu Pictures: © GettyImages Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. © European Union, 2020 PDF: ISBN 978-92-76-25319-8 doi:10.2779/44487 KH-02-20-947-EN-N.