UL ECOLOGO: Multi-Attribute Ecolabel and Evidence Review
UL ECOLOGO is a multi-attribute environmental label based on product-category standards and lifecycle considerations. For cleaning products, paper products, building materials, office supplies, and related consumer products, the key is not a general greener-product claim. The key is to confirm whether product-category criteria, test records, supply-chain evidence, and listing claims correspond to the same product.
Pre-Application Checklist
| Item | Review focus | Common risk |
|---|---|---|
| Product-category criteria | Confirm whether an ECOLOGO standard or criteria apply to the product | An uncovered product is presented as directly eligible |
| Technical and formulation files | Review material, ingredient, performance, and production-process requirements | Supplier files have inconsistent versions or missing key data |
| Test and declaration records | Confirm consistency between test items, report scope, and sales model | Report covers only a sample and cannot be matched to the sales SKU |
| Lifecycle evidence | Organize records for raw material, production, packaging, use, and end-of-life stages | Evidence covers only one environmental selling point and misses other required dimensions |
| Labels and listing wording | Confirm authorization for standard name, mark, and environmental wording | Claim scope is expanded beyond covered scope |
Claim Boundaries
- Confirm the product-category criteria before starting application preparation.
- Do not expand one test result or one environmental attribute beyond the covered scope.
- After material, supplier, formulation, or packaging changes, review the evidence chain again.
- Packaging, e-commerce images, manuals, and advertising assets should use the same authorized expression.
Green Ark's Recommendation
Green Ark (Shenzhen) Certification Co., Ltd. recommends building a checklist that links product-category criteria, technical files, test reports, lifecycle evidence, and listing wording. UL ECOLOGO-related claims are suitable for customer-facing pages only when applicable criteria and authorization records are clear.
