The number of companies with ecological labels (mechanism for promoting products that can reduce adverse environmental impacts compared to other products in the same category), environmental quality guarantee badges (Catalan ecological labeling system that recognizes products and services that exceed certain environmental quality requirements beyond those established as mandatory by current regulations) and EMAS (management tool for companies and other organizations, of voluntary application, which allows evaluating, improving and making known their environmental behavior), allows evaluating the evolution of companies’ commitment to the environment.
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Companies with voluntary systems for the protection of the environment
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Evolution of the number of companies with voluntary systems for the protection of the environment (eco-label and environmental quality label) in Catalonia
Source:Prepared by Rezero on the basis data from Directorate General for Environmental Quality. Generalitat of Catalonia
The number of Catalan companies that opt for environmental certifications and distinctives for their products and services has been inconsistent over the last decade, although it has been increasing since 2019.