Example: Fact Sheet

To any climatop-labeled product, detailed informations concerning the climate blanance are given on a fact sheet. 

Example: Intelligent, Climate-Friendly Product

Ricoter replaced the peat in its potting soil with bark compost from the Swiss forest. To put into practice, research attempts and a total change of the supply chain were necessary. This is a real, intentional innovation, which is typical for climatop products.

Award Criteria and Usage Criteria

The carbon label «approved by climatop» labels climate friendly products. A product or a service approved with this carbon label has to cause clearly lower CO2 emissions during its life cycle compared to relevant products or services of the same category.

The award criteria are based on the following criteria:

1. The labelled products have significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to its relevant group of substitutes.
2. The award of the label is based on a life cycle assessment (LCA) according to internationally recognized methods.
3. The LCA calculations are verified by an independent, external  inspection body.
4. The overall environmental effect or the individual  environmental effects shall not be worse.
5. The fundamental social criteria are complied.
6. The award of the label is not exclusive.
7. The label is valid for two years. After that, the label has to be extended.

Due to the approach of significant differences, climatop labels only 10% - 15% of all calculated products. The reason for this is that nowadays a lot of products are produced in a similar manner. Consequently, the LCA calculations show no significant differences.

Products which are labelled by climatop are different. The producer changed these products on purpose to save energy and material maintaining the same function. We call these products "intelligent, climate friendly products", since the company made an effort to improve the products to get a lower environmental impact.