Gasum’s biogas has held the ecolabel since 2011. The Nordic Swan was granted to biogas that is used for transportation purposes and produced at Gasum’s biogas plants in Finland.
Gasum’s biogas has held the Nordic Swan Ecolabel for more than a decade. The ecolabel guarantees that the production of Gasum’s biogas is sustainable and traceable and uses fully renewable raw materials.
Biogas is the only fuel in use in Finland to be granted the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. The reasons for granting the Nordic Swan Ecolabel to the biogas produced by Gasum include the fact that the greenhouse gas emissions of biogas are up to 85% lower than those of fossil fuels. Gasum’s biogas has held the ecolabel since 2011. The Nordic Swan was granted to biogas that is used for transportation purposes and produced at biogas plants in Suomenoja, Kujala, Huittinen, Oulu, Turku and Riihimäki.
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel guides consumers and businesses towards more sustainable and environmentally aware consumption and production. The ecolabel granted to products and services that are the best of the best in their product group in terms of environmental friendliness.
The Nordic Swan is based on voluntary certification. However, the criteria for obtaining it are strict as the ecolabel considers the entire life cycle of the product. For biogas, this means reviewing the raw materials of the fuel, the manufacture, distribution, recycling and waste phase.
In practice, the criteria are stricter than the statutory regulations. In terms of fuels, for example, the raw materials must be renewable, sustainably sourced and traced.
After granting the Nordic Swan Ecolabel to a product or service, the fulfilment of its criteria is monitored annually.
In practice, the greenhouse gas emissions reduction of Gasum’s biogas is also monitored on a monthly basis. When calculating the emissions, the entire supply chain of biogas is taken into consideration and a comprehensive annual report is drawn up based on the calculations.
Biogas is the only fuel in use in Finland to hold the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. The sustainability ecolabel guarantees that the production of the biogas is sustainable and traceable and uses fully renewable raw materials. After granting the Nordic Swan Ecolabel to a product or service, the fulfilment of its criteria is monitored regularly.
