What are the 5 criteria that should be considered in business terms for Nordic Swan Ecolabel?
FESPA’s Online Marketing Manager, Kelley-Ann Young Kong speaks to Anders Jacobsson, Environmental Enginner/Product Manager from Nordic Ecolabelling, Sweden about the criteria that should be considered in business terms for Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
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