Ecolabel with history

"The Limits to Growth" and Establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP

As part of a poster campaign promoting environmental protection, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior uses a logo which resembles what would later become the environmental label

which the press later calls the “Blue Angel”.

5th June: Six award criteria are agreed upon.

Interior Minister Gerhart Baum awards Blue Angel for the first time

The first president of the German Environment Agency, Heinrich Freiherr von Lersner (l.), bestowed a bottle bank with the environmental label.

in doing so, the health aspect is increasingly taken into account.

Car washes.

Walter Wallman becomes the first Federal Minister for the Environment.

of the Blue Angel in Germany reaches 80 percent. New inscription: “Umweltzeichen weil …“ [Environmental label because ...]

As early as at the beginning of 1990, an international conference on the subject of environmental labelling takes place in Berlin.

The association of national eco-labelling organisations - so-called TYPE I eco-labels according to ISO standard 14024 - from all over the world strengthens cooperation.

In the award criteria for textiles, requirements are set for the first time for working conditions during production.

The prize within the scope of the German Sustainability Award went to companies from 2012 to 2015 that have made an outstanding contribution to the eco-label and thus make a significant contribution to environmental protection.

On the occasion of the anniversary, the eco-label started a campaign with prominent environmental ambassadors - including the presenter Jacqueline Roussety and the actor Thomas Arnold.

The interactive exhibition of the German Federal Environment Foundation and UBA on sustainable and fair consumption has been roaming Germany since 2013.

with eco-labels in Austria, Japan, China.

Katarina Witt, Oliver Mommsen and Hannelore Elsner are new environmental ambassadors for the Blue Angel in 2015.

Hansi Flick, Ralph Caspers, Florian Silbereisen, Dirk Steffens and Willi Weitzel show with personal statements that environmental protection begins with daily shopping.

Three new environmental ambassadors support the Blue Angel: Katarina Witt, Shary Reeves and Frida Gold.

Chancellor Merkel congratulates on the anniversary.

Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze congratulates the environmental label. In 1978 the Blue Angel was launched as the first environmental label worldwide with six product groups, including CFC-free aerosol cans, quiet lawnmowers and reusable bottles. In 2018, more than 12,000 products from 1,600 companies bear the Blue Angel.

Under the motto "How much angels are in your home", the Blue Angel toured Germany with an action area.

The Blue Angel day of action becomes the WORLD ECOLABEL DAY.

The international conference on "40 Years of Credible Environmental Labeling: Driving Smart Innovations towards our Green Future" promoted the professional and cross-border exchange on current topics in the field of environmental labeling.

The Blue Angel on tour throughout Germany with a festival roadshow, including at the Hurricane, A Summers Tale and Open Flair Festival.

In the spirit of a climate-friendly future, the Blue Angel was also part of the 11th Hamburg Climate Week. He made stops at various hero markets.

Via a special e-commerce interface, online retailers and marketplaces can automatically access up-to-date lists with product codes (GTIN/EAN/UPC) and further information on over 20,000 Blue Angel products.

The concrete block manufacturer Rinn Beton- und Naturstein is the first company to receive the new eco-label for "concrete products with recycled aggregates for outdoor flooring" for its concrete paving stones.