What are ‘Product Labelling Schemes’ and how do they benefit UK manufacturing and engineering companies?
Beyond ISO standards, PAS, ESOS, SECR, and Carbon Trust certifications, UK manufacturers and engineers have access to a range of sector specific or voluntary schemes.
We’re providing you with an overview – whilst detailing the benefits – in this latest manufacturing and engineering education series.
Key schemes include EMAS, B Corp, Responsible Sourcing Standards, SBTi validation, and product labelling schemes.
These can:
1. Complement energy, carbon, and environmental management efforts
2. Provide additional credibility for tenders, investors, and customers
3. Enable differentiation in competitive markets
4. Support ESG and corporate responsibility objectives
Our final scheme showcased in this latest educational series is ‘Product Labelling Schemes’.
Overview:
Overview:
1. Product labelling schemes provide verified environmental or carbon credentials for individual products
2. Key UK and sector-relevant examples:
a. Carbon Trust Product Carbon Footprint label
b. EU Ecolabel (UK adapted post Brexit)
c. Energy Star / energy efficiency labels for machinery
d. PAS 2050 / ISO 14067 carbon footprint labels
Benefits for manufacturers:
1. Communicates verified sustainability credentials to customers
2. Strengthens competitiveness in tendering and consumer markets
3. Links operational energy management and renewable initiatives to visible product benefits
4. Supports brand differentiation for environmentally conscious markets
Example:
A factory producing packaging material uses PAS 2050 carbon footprint data and on-site solar reductions to display a Carbon Trust certified low carbon label, improving sales to retail brands with sustainability mandates
Additional Resource
If you’d like to learn more about Product Labelling Schemes, and other operational improvement / cost reduction related accreditations, please request a complimentary copy of our factories guide book – Planet meets Profit.
