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 beds in our hotel rooms have also been ecolabeled - just an example of how we’re working with our suppliers and challenging them to be more sustainable.

In 2023, together with the Nordic Swan, we launched the ecolable on the Polish and German market and our hotels became certified during 2024.

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 per guest night by more than 65% since 1996.