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LIFE & Environmental certification

The EU LIFE Programme

The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. Since 1992 it has co-financed

pilot and demonstration projects that contribute to the implementation and development of EU environment policy and

legislation. LIFE has supported public authorities and the private sector in developing environmental management schemes

and raising awareness to decrease the impact of their activities. LIFE has helped identify barriers to uptake and pioneered

the implementation of EU Ecolabel and EMAS procedures and other green certification in diverse public and private sector contexts.

Of the 4 171 projects supported by LIFE to date, 139 specifically deal with environmental certification (Ecolabel, EMAS, ISO14000, ETV,

etc), mobilising a total budget of some 150 million euros. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have coordinated the majority of

these projects. These enterprises come from a range of manufacturing and service sectors, including: marine aquaculture, wine production,

tourism, agriculture, horticulture, cleaning products, printing, retail, sport and events and hospitals.

Two successful environmental labelling LIFE projects are profiled below, followed by a list of 14 other notable projects. Further details about

these, can be found in the LIFE project database: ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/

Environment 

Title: ECOSMA - Ecological Certification of Products

from Sustainable Marine Aquaculture

Project number: LIFE07 ENV/D/000229

Coordinator: CRM - Coastal research and

Management GbR

Website: http://www.ecosma.de

Title: WINEC - Advanced systems for the enhancement

of the environmental performance of WINEries in Cyprus

Project number: LIFE08 ENV/CY/000455

Coordinator: University of Cyprus

Website:  www.eng.ucy.ac.cy/winecM

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ECOSMA

The ECOSMA project brought together numerous stakeholders such as

producers, retailers, scientists, supervisory authorities and consum-

ers to initiate a discussion and develop criteria for organic aquaculture.

A committee bringing together stakeholders in the aquaculture sector was

created , which continued its’ activities aster the project end date, under

the association the “Bundesverband Aquakultur” (Federal Association of

Aquaculture), which was founded in October 2011.

During the project, a wide range of dissemination activities, training pro-

grammes and public events were carried out successfully. For example, a

list of all eco-labels for fish and seafood found in Germany was compiled;

a lecture showed the differences between conventional and sustainable

aquaculture and highlighted the variety of eco-labels on the market; aneducational game on consumption patterns in relation to fish and seafood

was presented; the Kiel “Day on the quayside” initiated by the project has

since become an annual street festival with training sessions and exhibi-

tions about sustainable aquaculture.

The project demonstrated guidelines for calculating the CO2 emissions from

each process and sub-process in the cultivation of seaweed and in the pro-

duction of a seaweed extract. This CO2 footprinting exercise was a first for

the aquaculture sector, anywhere in the world, and followed the new proce-

dures of the GHG Product Protocol. It also developed “Guidel ines for sustain-

able marine aquaculture”, which provide detailed information, including a

business model, for sustainable marine aquaculture businesses.

CRM was the first company in Germany to be certified under EU Regula-

tion ((EC) No 834/2007) on organic production and the labeling of organic

products.

WINEC

The ‘WINEC’ project has developed an environmental management sys-

tem (EMS) and wastewater treatment plant for the Tsiakkas Winery in the

Troodos Mountains. It is hoped that this will have an important demonstra-

tion effect, since many small Cypriot wineries still spread their untreated

effl uent in fields, thereby polluting groundwater resources. Wineries also

consume large quantities of water in cleaning fermentation tanks, barrels

and other equipment (approximately three to four litres per litre of wine

produced).

The new wastewater treatment plant was developed by the University of

Cyprus, the LIFE project beneficiary. Pilot scale tests showed that the com-

bined membrane bioreactor (MBR)/Solar Advanced Oxidation system was

able to reduce chemical oxygen demand (COD) by more than 80%, as wellas cutting the toxic ity and phytotoxicity of the final effl uent to zero.

The demonstration plant at Tsiakkas Winery has been operating regularly

since October 2011, enabling the business to re-use the treated wastewa-

ter to irrigate all its vineyards, with potential savings of up to 400 tonnes/

yr of fresh water. The plant has the capacity to treat up to 1 500 tonnes/yr

of water and the winery intends to install 200-300 tonne storage tanks to

enable re-use of a significant proportion of the treated water. In conjunc-

tion with the University of Cyprus, the winery has also implemented steps

to reduce the environmental impact of its processes.

Lessons from this “eco mapping” process fed into a good practice guide for

improving the environmental performance of wineries and specifications for

wastewater treatment plants, which was developed by the beneficiary as

part of the ‘WINEC’ project. The work also provided the impetus for Tsiakkas

Winery in its quest for EMAS certification (awarded in 2012).

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Visit the LIFE website:

ec.europa.eu/life

EcostepImplementation of a Integrated Managementsystem for

small and medium enterprises

Coordinator : Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Ener-gie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

DESTINATIONSDevelopment of Strategies for Sustainable Tourism

Investments in the Mediterranean Nations

Coordinator: Priority Actions Programme (PAP) of theMediterranean Action Plan (MAP)

WEEELABEXWEEE LABEL OF EXCELLENCE. European Standards for

Treatment and Recycling of E&E Waste and for Monito-

ring the Processing Companies

Coordinator: Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equip-

ment Forum

www.weee-forum.org/ LIFE07 ENV/B/000041

TRITECH ETVPilot Scheme for an EU Environmental Technologies

Verification System Incorporating Soil Remediation,

Waste Water Treatment and Energy Related Techno-

logies

Coordinator: Beta Technology Ltd

PROMISEProduct Main Impacts Sustainability through Eco-com-

munication

Coordinator: Regione Liguria Dipartimento Ambiente

http://www.lifepromise.it LIFE08 INF/IT/000312

E.C.C.E.L.S.A.Environmental Compliance based on Cluster Expe-

riences and Local Sme-oriented Approaches

Coordinator: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di

Perfezionamento Sant’Anna

LIFE07 ENV/IT/000515

HAproWINEIntegrated waste management and life cycle assess-

ment in the wine industry: From waste to high-value

products

Coordinator: Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla

y León

www.haprowine.eu LIFE08 ENV/E/000143

GREEN COMMERCECompromise for a reduction of the environmental

impact of the retail sector

Coordinator: Conselleria de Industria, Comercio e Inno-

vación

LIFE08 ENV/E/000138

SAGE10Establishment of Impact Assessment Procedure as a

tool for the sustainability of agroecosystem: the case

of mediterranean olives

Coordinator: Benaki Phytopathological Institute

http://www.sage10.gr

EcostepImplementation of a Integrated Managementsystem for

mall and medium enterprises

Coordinator : Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Ener-ie, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

DESTINATIONSDevelopment of Strategies for Sustainable Tourism

Investments in the Mediterranean Nations

Coordinator  Priority Actions Programme (PAP) of theMediterranean Action Plan (MAP)

PROMISEProduct Main Impacts Sustainability through Eco-com-

unication

Coordinator: Regione Liguria Dipartimento Ambiente

ttp://www.lifepromise.it LIFE08 INF/IT/000312

E.C.C.E.L.S.A.Environmental Compliance based on Cluster Expe-

riences and Local Sme-oriented Approaches

Coordinator: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di

Perfezionamento Sant’Anna

LIFE07 ENV/IT/000515

SAGE10Establishment of Impact Assessment Procedure as a

ool for the sustainability of agroecosystem: the case

f mediterranean olives

Coordinator: Benaki Phytopathological Institute

ttp://www.sage10.gr

SUMFLOWERSUstainable Management of FLOriculture in WEstern

Riviera

Coordinator: Università degli studi di Genova - Giardini

Botanici Hanbury

http://www.sumflower.eu LIFE09 ENV/IT/000067

B.R.A.V.E.

Better Regulation Aimed at Valorising EmasCoordinator: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di

Perfezionamento Sant’Anna

www.braveproject.eu LIFE10 ENV/IT/000423

GREENING BOOKS

Improving the environmental performance of publicationsfrom design to lecture!

Coordinator: Acondicionamiento Tarrasense

http://greeningbooks.eu LIFE09 ENV/ES/000457

P.H.A.R.O.S.Playground harbour and research of sustainability

Coordinator: Regione Liguria

www.lifepharos.it LIFE04 ENV/IT/000437

EEELABEXEEE LABEL OF EXCELLENCE. European Standards for

reatment and Recycling of E&E Waste and for Monito-

ring the Processing Companies

Coordinator: Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equip-

ent Forum

www.weee-forum.org/ LIFE07 ENV/B/000041

TRITECH ETVPilot Scheme for an EU Environmental Technologies

erification System Incorporating Soil Remediation,

aste Water Treatment and Energy Related Techno-

logies

Coordinator: Beta Technology Ltd

HAproWINEIntegrated waste management and life cycle assess-

ent in the wine industry: From waste to high-value

products

Coordinator: Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla

León

www.haprowine.eu LIFE08 ENV/E/000143

GREEN COMMERCECompromise for a reduction of the environmental

impact of the retail sector

Coordinator: Conselleria de Industria, Comercio e Inno-

vación

IFE08 ENV/E/000138

B.R.A.V.E.

Better Regulation Aimed at Valorising EmasCoordinator: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di

Perfezionamento Sant’Anna

www.braveproject.eu LIFE10 ENV/IT/000423

GREENING BOOKS

Improving the environmental performance of publicationsrom design to lecture!

Coordinator: Acondicionamiento Tarrasense

http://greeningbooks.eu LIFE09 ENV/ES/000457

P.H.A.R.O.S.Playground harbour and research of sustainability

Coordinator: Regione Liguria

www.lifepharos.it LIFE04 ENV/IT/000437

ECOMASSEco-Efficient Mass Event EMS manual

Coordinator : TKK Dipoli Environmental Education,

Helskinki University of Technology

LIFE04 ENV/FI/000309

LIFE09 ENV/GR/000302

www.lifeetv.com LIFE06 PREP/UK/000002

www.ecostep-online.de LIFE04 ENV/DE/000052 www.project-destinations.org LIFE06 TCY/INT/000250

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