The Ecocycle Council

A Unique form of Cooperation 

The Ecocycle Council is an association of around 30 organizations within the Swedish building and real estate sector. The aim of the organization is “that the building sector, through voluntary efforts, on market grounds and in close co-operation with authorities and legislation, succeeds in conducting credible, effective, coordinated and systematic environmental work that results in permanent environmental improvements”. 

The history goes back to 1994 when the Swedish government through its "Ecocycle Commission" established informal contacts with a number of representatives of the building and property sector. To facilitate contacts with the Ecocycle Commission the representatives of the sector took the initiative to set up a network - the Ecocycle Council for the Building Sector. Now an more formal association just called “The Ecocycle Council”. The idea was to enable the sector's many different interested parties to get together to discuss and elaborate on this single issue: How should we formulate producer responsibility in the building and property sector? Today the aim is broader – that the building sector, through voluntary efforts, should reduce the environmental impact of the building sector.

Read more about:
The Enviromental Program 2003-2010
The Ecocycle Council
Some history about the Ecocycle Council