Publications
Survey of the Basic Award Criteria
Click here to see an overview of all product groups and services that may be awarded the Blue-Angel eco-label.
Overview Business Information on the Blue Angel
(only in German)
Use the Blue Angel as a Tool for Competitive Success
Download brochure // 2009 (2 MB) Use the Blue Angel as a Tool for Competitive Success
Information Flyer
(only in German)
The Blue Angel at a Glance // Mai 2009 (899 KB) Blue Angel Product Guide
(only in German)
With the three product guides it’s a breeze to keep the overview when doing your shopping: The easy-to-handle paperback-sized brochures inform consumers about Blue Angel-labelled environment and health safe products from the sectors of working, building and living – quick and clear.
Environmentally friendly living // Mai 2009 (4 MB) Environmentally friendly office // Mai 2009 (3 MB) Environmentally friendly building products // Mai 2009 (3 MB) With the three product guides it’s a breeze to keep the overview when doing your shopping: The easy-to-handle paperback-sized brochures inform consumers about Blue Angel-labelled environment and health safe products from the sectors of working, building and living – quick and clear.
Emissions from office equipment
The health risks posed by office devices with printing function, such as laser printers, copiers or fax machines, are currently a controversial issue. BAM has developed a test method to determine emissions of e.g. ozone, volatile organic compounds (VOC) or dust from monochrome and colour printers and copiers. Developed as a compliance verification method for the Blue Angel eco-label, this method has now been integrated into an international standard.
download complete version // 2008 (4 MB) Image brochure RAL
Find advantages for the Environmental Label and marketing with the Blue Angel.
Blue Angel Image Brochure, RAL // 2008 (2 MB) Enviromental information for products and services
Published by:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Federal Association of German Industry (BDI)
Federal Environment Agency
Download brochure // 2008 (2 MB) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Federal Association of German Industry (BDI)
Federal Environment Agency
The Blue Engel goes to School – Teaching material on product-oriented environmental protection for all grades
(only in German)
Exercise books have been bearing it for decades – now it goes to school itself: The Blue Angel, the classic among eco-labels. Today, it provides students with teaching materials for all grades and school types – from elementary school to the Abitur-school leaving examination. Riddles, question-and-answer games or writing exercises – with the teaching materials “The Blue Angel goes to School” the students learn in a playful and creative way what each individual, no matter what age, can do to actively contribute to environmental protection.
Environmental Education for Elementary Schools // August 2007 (2 MB) Environmental Education for Secondary I Grades // August 2007 (2 MB) Environmental Education for Secondary II Grades // August 2007 (366 KB) Exercise books have been bearing it for decades – now it goes to school itself: The Blue Angel, the classic among eco-labels. Today, it provides students with teaching materials for all grades and school types – from elementary school to the Abitur-school leaving examination. Riddles, question-and-answer games or writing exercises – with the teaching materials “The Blue Angel goes to School” the students learn in a playful and creative way what each individual, no matter what age, can do to actively contribute to environmental protection.
Heating with Wood
(only in German)
Wood is a climate friendly fuel. But: in the case of non-optimum incomplete combustion using the wrong fuels wood heating systems can emit dangerous air pollutants. A new free brochure offers tips for clean heating with wood.
Heating with wood // February 2007 (148 KB) Wood is a climate friendly fuel. But: in the case of non-optimum incomplete combustion using the wrong fuels wood heating systems can emit dangerous air pollutants. A new free brochure offers tips for clean heating with wood.
Background Paper: The side effects of comfort – Particulate matter from chimneys and wood stoves
(only in German)
Particulate matter emitted from chimneys and wood stoves // March 2006 (61 KB) Expert opinion on Risks related to hazardous substances and the basic criteria for the award of the „Blue Angel“
Policy Guidance // 2005 (409 KB) Abstract // 2005 (340 KB)Salt-free Abrasives
(only in German)
"Global Approach to the Eco-label: Feasibility studies, expert opinions and market surveys for the development of existing eco-labels in select product groups as a service-on-demand, partial service: Expert opinion on the revision of the Basic Award Criteria for the RAL UZ 13 eco-label: Salt-free Abrasives"
Final report // 2004 (498 KB) "Global Approach to the Eco-label: Feasibility studies, expert opinions and market surveys for the development of existing eco-labels in select product groups as a service-on-demand, partial service: Expert opinion on the revision of the Basic Award Criteria for the RAL UZ 13 eco-label: Salt-free Abrasives"
Criteria of the European Eco-label
(only in German)
"Global Approach to the Eco-label: Feasibility studies, expert opinions and market surveys with a view to the development of existing eco-labels in select product groups as a service-on-demand, partial service: Feasibility study on how to take over criteria of the European Eco-label"
Final report // 2004 (932 KB) Summary // 2004 (61 KB) "Global Approach to the Eco-label: Feasibility studies, expert opinions and market surveys with a view to the development of existing eco-labels in select product groups as a service-on-demand, partial service: Feasibility study on how to take over criteria of the European Eco-label"
Thermal Solar Power Plants
Feasibility study for new eco-labels based on ISO 14024 for the product group of thermal solar power systems
Summary // 2003 (132 KB) Marketing Strategy for the Blue Angel Eco-label and the European Eco-label "Euro-Margerite"
Marketing Strategy for the Blue Angel and the EU Eco-label // 2002 (109 KB)Photovoltaic Products
Feasibility study for new eco-labels for the product group of photovoltaic products and plants
Summary // 2002 (36 KB)