Blue Angel Newsletter
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23 Entries
Newsletter 31, February 2012
Topics in this issue:
- New Marks of the Environment: toasters, breadmaking machines, external hard disks, doorbell and intercom systems, programmable radiator thermostats, interactive whiteboards, photovoltaic inverters and energy services
- Future prospects: new test commissions
- New consumer portal: Blauer Engel-Produktwelt [Blue Angel Product World]
- New - the Blue Angel tip of the month
- New Blue Angel winners for espresso machines, kettles and water-saving shower heads
- The first Blue Angel television set - handover of the certificate at the IFA / Winner of Utopia Award
- Blue Angel at events and trade fairs
- New campaign - 'Start of School for Blue Angel - 100% for our Environment'
- Teaching materials for schools
- Environmentally friendly winter road grit with Blue Angel
- The Blue Angel as an advisor at Kaufland
- Blue Angel on Web 2.0
Newsletter 30, June 2011
Topics in this issue:
- Results of the Blue Angel Jury meeting
- New campaigns for the new school year
- Blue Angel at events
- Awarding of the Blue Angel label to “OpenStage” Voice over IP telephones and car sharing providers
- Environmentally friendly garden equipment with eco-labels
- Shopping platform for hoteliers and restaurateurs
Newsletter 29, December 2010
Topics in this issue:
- Results of the meeting of the Blue Angel Jury: New Blue Angels for textiles, shoes, wood pellets, wood chips and flooring underlayng
- Integration of social and human rights aspects
- Extended protection target: The Blue Angel - 'protects health and the environment'
- Appeal to manufacturers: Blue Angel for energy-efficient televisions
- Blue Angel Day: First Blue Angel Day held on 6 October 2010 in Berlin
- New developments from the European Ecolabel: Revised criteria for paper, lamps and computers
- Paper Atlas 2010: Nationwide survey shows increasing use of recycled paper in Germany
- Happy Christmas all around: Environmentally friendly gifts with the Blue
Newsletter 28, July 2010
Topics in this issue:
- Meeting of the Blue Angel Jury: formation of the new Jury, new Blue Angel labels and test orders
- Environmentally friendly upholstery leather: State Secretary Ursula Heinen-Esser confers first Blue Angel for leather upholstery on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment
- The Blue Angel at Ecumenical Churches Day: Blue Angel promotes sustainable procurement in churches
- Blue Angel on the Social Web: the Blue Angel now features on Facebook and Twitter
- Label portal updated: new website www.label-online.de of VERBRAUCHER INITIATIVE now online
Newsletter 27, March 2010
Topics in this issue
- Environmental certification: New ordinance of the EU Ecolabel published
- Shipping: Blue Angel certifies ship design and ship operations
- CeBIT 2010: Blue Angel at the world's biggest ICT trade fair
- Award: Federal Environment Agency wins EMAS award in Stockholm
- Competition: B.A.U.M. in search of the most environmentally friendly office
- Jubilee year: Ten years of the Pro Recycling Paper initiative
Newsletter 26, December 2009
Topics in this issue
- New products: The Blue Angel for consumer electronics, kitchen appliances and upholstery leather
- The appointment period of the Jury Umweltzeichen ends in December 2009: The Federal Environment Ministry expresses its appreciation for the Jury's work
- Product carbon footprinting: Memorandum of the Federal Environment Ministry on the preparation of greenhouse gas balances
- International affairs: Report on the annual conference of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) in Kobe (Japan)
- Jury Umweltzeichen passes test orders for new products and services
Newsletter 25, November 2009
Topics in this issue
- The Blue Angel – our mark for climate protection: Statement by the new President of the Federal Environment Agency
- New Blue Angel for washing machines, refrigerators, espresso machines, water cookers, gas stoves, extension sockets and portable mini-computers
- First products labelled with the Blue Angel for thermal insulation material
- Sustainable procurement: Berlin's public transport system buys buses with the Blue Angel
- Exhibition of solar gifts in Berlin
Newsletter 24, March 2009
Topics in this issue
- Toys with a future – ecofriendly, healthy and social: New ecolabel for wooden toys
- Energy-saving and healthy phone calls without cords: Blue Angel for cordless phones
- Protects health, climate, water, resources: Better orientation for consumers with the Blue Angel
- Silent gardening tools: First label holder for hedge clippers
- Blue Angel for fuel-saving tyres with low noise emissions: Changes to the award criteria
- Sustainable insulation: Blue Angel for low-emission thermal insulation material and suspended ceilings
- Carbon footprint project: CO2 labelling of products and services
Newsletter 23, December 2008
The topics of this issue:
- Anniversary celebration: Conclusion of the campaign “30 Years of the Blue Angel”
- Bus tour successfully finalised: Prominent figures from industry and politics congratulate Blue Angel on 30th anniversary
- Blue Angel active in environmental protection: Project “Top 100: Ecolabel for particularly climate-relevant products and services”
- Project launch: Blue Angel for products and services that are close to the consumer
- Healthy living: First company receives Blue Angel for textile floor coverings
- Blue Angel campaign in NRW ended: VERBRAUCHER INITIATIVE e.V. takes positive stock
Newsletter Nr. 22, July 2008
The topics of this issue
- 30 years Blue Angel: About the action bus and the longest virtual sofa of the world
- Blue Angel NRW: Regional campaign complements federal activities
- New start of the ecolabel for car tyres: More silence, safety and economy on the move with the Blue Angel
- Ecolabelling: 4th issue of the brochure “Eco information for products and services”
- New internet portal helps authorities to buy computers: Industry and administration start project ITK procurement
- Joint award criteria with China: Use of label for recycled print modules with toner becomes significantly easier
- Climate-friendly shopping: dm-drogerie markt drugstore and the VERBRAUCHER INITIATIVE provide information jointly
Newsletter No. 21, March 2008
The Newsletter No. 21 contains the following topics:
- 30 years of the Blue Angel: Start-up festivities for the big anniversary
- New product groups: Blue Angel for gardening tools, beamers and textile floor coverings
- Positive growth: Statistics prove Blue Angel’s success
- Sustainability as guiding principle: Blue Angel sets priorities in eco-politics
- Enhancing perception: Blue Angel takes new approach to communication
- New regulation for public administrations: Clear rules for procurement of energy-efficient products and services
- More information on offer: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology informs consumers about “energy-efficient procurement”
- A clearer legal basis: Legal opinion published
Newsletter No. 20, December 2007
The Newsletter No. 20 contains the following topics:
- Safe toys
- Practical help for professional purchasers
- EU ecolabel for heat pumps
- Ecolabels promote African products
- Vision for EU ecolabel 2.0
- New product guidelines
Newsletter No. 19, August 2007
The Newsletter No. 19 contains the following topics:
- Full power for the future
- Before the party starts
- Jury Umweltzeichen reapppointed
Newsletter No. 18, February 2007
The Newsletter No. 18 contains the following topics:
- New market inventive program
- A should stand for best-in-class
- Saving energy with the Blue Angel
- China promotes “green” procurement
- Revision of the Euro Flower
Newsletter No. 17, December 2006
The Newsletter No. 17 contains the following topics:
- Joint criteria for office devices with print application
- The challenge of information and communications technology
- Noxious emissions and odours from building products
- Less construction noise
- Blue Angel sets standards
- Sharing cars protects the environment
