A warm welcome to LCPO GmbH – the Labeling and Certification Program Organization. We are an independent scheme operator for certification programmes.

Ownership of the eco-INSTITUT Label certification programme will in future be managed by LCPO GmbH (Labelling and Certification Programme Organisation), based in Cologne. eco-INSTITUT Germany GmbH will continue to act as the certification body and thus as the independent supervisory body responsible for regularly verifying compliance with the assessment criteria and for carrying out the certification procedures.

You can also find all further information on this in our customer information dated 25 June 2026, available here.