For companies that require Ekomark © certification for their products or services, a preliminary assessment is carried out after the application is received.
In this context, possible environmental benefits related to the product group are evaluated considering the ISO 14024 Environmental labels and declarations, principles and methods standard and similar national and international standards.
Verification is performed for the product, that is, it is determined that the requested product is in the correct product group. Also possible commercial issues and other environmental impacts are analyzed.
Existing legal regulations and other initiatives concerning the sector of the product group are taken into consideration.
Alternative materials and design methods for safer production and the ways to use safer substances that can replace dangerous substances are analyzed.
The market share in the sector is evaluated including the volume and turnover possibilities of the product. It also takes into account what the market share of the product will be, including the European Union market today and in the future.
