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Electronics in a circular economy – ECOS Annual Workshop
“Completing the circuit – Electronic products in a European Circular Economy” was ECOS’ third Annual Workshop. Held in Brussels on 28 June, ECOS brought together...
Increasing the visibility of civil society in standardisation
A new brochure on the added value of civil societies contributions to standardisation developed by CEN-CENELEC was launched at their General Assemblies, in Scotland on...
Increasing compliance with the Ecodesign Directive: EEPLIANT2
Following the successful conclusion of the EEPLIANT project, the European Commission has awarded further funding to the EEPLIANT consortium to continue it work related to...
Verification tolerances and measurement uncertainties
ECOS welcomes the new ‘Recommendations for establishing verification tolerance considering measurement uncertainty’. The document has been developed by experts, including ECOS, in the CEN-CENELEC Ecodesign...
No Renewable Energy incentives for waste-based fuels from plastic
The Commission proposal for a revised Renewable Energy Directive is currently under discussion at the European Parliament. Our joint letter urges MEPs from the ENVI and...
STEP Report – 5 out of 7 TV models disable energy saving features
To wrap up the STEP project, ECOS hosted a launch roundtable for the report together with project partners EEB, CLASP, and Topten. The roundtable brought...
New European Parliament Resolution on longer lifetime for products
On 4 July, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on longer lifetime for products initiated by Greens/EFA MEP Pascal Durand. The report touches upon three...
STAR-ProBio – A project on bioeconomy
ECOS is thrilled to announce the launch of STAR-ProBio, a Horizon 2020 project focused on bioeconomy. Kicked off in May 2017, this three-year project will...
Work on algae kicks off at CEN
On 31 May, work in a new Technical Committee on algae and algae products was officially launched. CEN/TC 454 was created following an initial scoping...
“Standards matter” for society and the environment!
The British Standards Institute (BSI) welcomed us to their “Standards Matter” conference in Edinburgh. Participants from Europe and beyond gathered to look forward at how...
Open letter: Rethink Plastic’s summer challenge for the Commission
As part of the NGO alliance Rethink Plastic, we have sent an open letter to the European Commission calling on them to propose strong and harmonised...
The smart home – Standards in the clean energy transition
The European power sector is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. Power generation has become progressively cleaner, more distributed and renewable. Wind power and solar...
Civil society’s role in the European Standardisation System
Standards are everywhere, from the products we buy and the places we live, to the services we receive. With standards playing a key role to...
Call for Experts – Refrigerants
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of refrigerants to represent environmental interests in the development of standards. Experts will provide technical and scientific...