Eight schools certified with the Austrian Eco-Label

The Eco-Label is awarded jointly by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. To receive this distinction, schools must meet an extensive catalogue of criteria. These include integrating environmental projects into the curriculum, as well as implementing measures in the areas of environmental management, energy conservation, health promotion and social cohesion. In this way, the Eco-Label establishes structures for integrating educational quality, the environment and health into everyday school life. The Eco-Label is awarded for four years, after which a further review and recertification take place.

Francisco-Josephinum Receives the Eco-Label for the First Time

The Eco-Label was awarded for the first time to the Francisco Josephinum Higher Federal College and Research Institute in Wieselburg.

Seven schools run by the Ministry of Agriculture underwent a follow-up assessment and were recertified.

These are:

• The Higher Federal Colleges for Agriculture and Nutrition in Pitzelstätten, Sitzenberg and Elmberg

• The Higher Federal College for Forestry in Bruck an der Mur

• The Higher Federal College and Research Institute Raumberg-Gumpenstein

• The Higher Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture and Fruit Growing in Klosterneuburg

• The Vorarlberg Agricultural School and Education Centre

The following schools had already been certified in previous years:

• The Higher Federal College and Research Institute in Tyrol

• The Higher Federal College for Agriculture in Ursprung

• The Higher Federal College for Agriculture in St. Florian

The Eco-Label for Schools was introduced in 2002 by the then Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.