The methodology to calculate the Eco-Score was developed by a group of 8 independent players in France: ECO2 Initiative, Etiquettable, FoodChéri, Marmiton, Open Food Facts, ScanUp, Seazon and Yuka.
[1] In France, the score was introduced in January 2021 with the aim of giving customers instant information on the environmental impact of a product and thus helping them to consume more sustainably.
The group behind Colruyt, OKay, Spar, Bio-Planet, Cru and others, also intends to make its private label products more sustainable based on this calculation.
[4] In the meantime, the Eco-score can be found through more and more channels: not only on the packaging or price labels of many products, but through barcode scanners and search functions also in apps (Xtra, SmartwithFood, MyColruyt) and on various websites (bioplanet.be, carrefour.fr, colruyt.be ...).
The method of calculating the Eco-score consists of two components: the life cycle analysis of a product on the one hand and an additional bonus-malus system on the other.