Summary

naturemade star

describes the quality label with strict ecological requirements. 100% of the electricity generated must come from certified renewable energies. The certification criteria are based on a well-founded life cycle assessment. It is the strictest quality label in Europe.

naturemade basic

describes the quality label for which the requirements for fulfilment are lower. A power plant whose electricity production receives this label must be almost CO2-neutral in operation. At least 8% of the electricity supplied for certified products must come from naturemade star-certified energy

Development

The Association for Environmentally Sound Energy (vue) was founded in October 1999 and pursues the development and broad application of a Swiss quality label for the certification of ecological and renewable electricity products. In this way, sustainably produced electricity is to be promoted in line with the market and its ecological origin guaranteed. There are two quality labels with different ecological levels.

The purpose of the association is

1. The promotion of new renewable energies and ecological energy products.
   This is done through the development, dissemination and application of certification procedures and product labels for ecological and renewable energy products as well as the dissemination and promotion of our own collective brands.
2. The development of scientific criteria for the evaluation of ecological energy products.
3. The assumption of other tasks in connection with the promotion of environmentally friendly energy, in particular cooperation with other organisations in Switzerland and abroad.

Benefits

You can offer your power plant added value by certifying the production plant in accordance with the naturemade basic or naturemade star labels. The naturemade basic and naturemade star labels in particular are in great demand in the energy industry.