Call for a study on product labelling options and consumer understanding of these options and the energy label
The European Commission has published a call for a study on product labelling options and consumer understanding of these options and the energy label. The EU energy label helps provide consumers with meaningful, easy-to-understand information that they can benefit from. The label focuses on the energy efficiency of a product while also allowing the inclusion of other data (such as environmental aspects) to inform consumer choice. Current legislation provides for the analysis of further steps in providing information on a product's carbon footprint or environmental impact during a product's lifecycle. The research should cover two areas: - the possibility of carbon labelling of energy-related products and the featuring of other environmental parameters; - consumer understanding of the elements of the energy label as well as the possibility of a label containing information on carbon footprints and other environmental parameters and how this would work during simulated purchase situations.To see the official call announcement, please consult: OJ No S168 of 2 September 2011(opens in new window)