Nordic swan ecolabel

The story of Scandic and “the Swan” is also about a shared journey where, among other things, we’ve set high demands on partners such as our laundry service providers. Today, almost 100% of these are ecolabeled. For many years, the TVs and beds in our hotel rooms have also been ecolabeled - just a few examples of how we’re working with our suppliers and challenging them to be more sustainable.

In 2023, together with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, we will finalize the criteria for ecolabeling our hotels in Poland and Germany in order for them to become certified during 2023.

Why is ecolabeling important to Scandic?

Ecolabeling is essential because we want to both improve our sustainability performance and offer guests an opportunity to make good environmental choices. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the toughest third-party validation in the industry, and it pushes us to set goals in the areas of energy, water, chemical use, waste, food waste, organic food and procurement.

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel also aids us when we procure goods and services and clearly plays an important role for our new and returning customers – companies, municipalities, authorities and private individuals alike.

Perhaps most importantly, being ecolabeled constantly drives us to improve our environmental performance. Thanks in part to our collaboration with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, we’ve been able to reduce CO2e emissions by more than 50% since 1996.