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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
ADVERTORIAL
SIRIM Eco-Labelling
Scheme – Green Proof
Everything we buy and consume comes at a price. Consumer products readily available
in store today have huge impacts on our environment throughout their lifecycle – from
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŚĞLJĚĞƉůĞƚĞƚŽƚŚĞƉŽůůƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĞLJĐĂƵƐĞĚƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
produced, used and disposed of.
WƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚƉĂƉĞƌĂŶĚƉůĂƐƟĐŝƚĞŵƐĂƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĂůŽǁĞƌŝŵƉĂĐƚ
on our environment. When these environmentally-friendly products are labelled as such,
ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐĐĂŶĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƵƐĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂǁŚĞŶŵĂŬŝŶŐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ
decisions.
The SIRIM Eco-Labelling Scheme was launched in 2004 to provide environmentally-
ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJDĂůĂLJƐŝĂŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐʹďĞŝƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌŽƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƋƵĂŶƟƚLJʹǁŝƚŚ
ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞůĂďĞůƚŽŚĞůƉƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŵ͘'ŽŝŶŐďLJƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝƐĂƟŽŶ;/^KͿ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚƌĞĞƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůĂďĞůůŝŶŐ͗
ƚŚŝƌĚƉĂƌƚLJůĂďĞůůŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ͕ƐĞůĨͲĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐůĂŝŵƐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞ^/Z/D ĐŽͲ>ĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ĐŚĞŵĞŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚŚƌĞĞ
ƚLJƉĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚ/^KϭϰϬϮϰ͗ϭϵϵϵ͘/ƚŝƐĂǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ͕ŵƵůƟƉůĞĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂͲďĂƐĞĚ͕ƚŚŝƌĚͲ
ƉĂƌƚLJĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƚŚĂƚĂǁĂƌĚƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůŝĐĞŶƐĞĞƐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞŵĂƌŬŽĨ
the SIRIM Eco-label on their products.
hŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ^/Z/D ĐŽͲ>ĂďĞůůŝŶŐ^ĐŚĞŵĞ͕ĂƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝƐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůLJƚĞƐƚĞĚĂŶĚǀĞƌŝĮĞĚ
against pre-set criteria i.e. environmental degradability, use of recycled materials, non-toxic
ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂŶĚ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ŶŽŶͲƚŽdžŝĐŵĞƚĂů
ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͘dŚĞ^/Z/D ĐŽͲ>ĂďĞůŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂ
product category with criteria based on its overall lifecycle.
dŚĞƐĞĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂůĞǀĞůƐĂƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƵƐĞŽĨ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJůĞƐƐĚĂŵĂŐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘hƉŽŶƚŚĞ
ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞůŝĐĞŶƐĞĞǁŝůůďĞĂǁĂƌĚĞĚĂ^/Z/D ĐŽͲ
>ĂďĞůůŝŶŐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞŵĂŝŶƐǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕^/Z/DĂƵĚŝƚŽƌƐ
ǁŝůůĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĂƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞĂƵĚŝƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞŽŶͲŐŽŝŶŐĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
must be manufactured in accordance with industry quality and performance standards,
while also complying with legal requirements.
SIRIM
SIRIM ECO-LABELLING CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Application
Annual Surveillance
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Documentation Audit
Issuance of License
Factory Audit
& Sampling
Recommendation
& Approval
Testing