Chloé Fayole, Senior Programme Manager responsible for the Coolproducts campaign, and Nerea Ruiz Fuente, Programme Manager leading on the INTAS project, will represent ECOS as...
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Revision of the energy labelling of tyres hits the road
With the publication of the Third Mobility Package on 17 May 2018, the European Commission completes its agenda for safe, clean and connected mobility. Specifically,...
CALL FOR EXPERTS – Power transformers & fans
ECOS is looking for experts of Power Transformers and Industrial Fans to represent environmental interests in the INTAS project. Experts will provide technical and scientific...
ECOS Discussion Paper: Circumvention of ecodesign and energy label requirements
Circumvention of test methods is not a new topic for energy-related products, but an increasingly prominent one in current regulatory and standardisation fora. The relevant...
CALL FOR EXPERTS – Development of Ecodesign / Energy Labelling Product Regulations
REPRESENTING ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECODESIGN PRODUCT REGULATIONS AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS Application deadline extended: 30/05/2018 ECOS is looking for experts of various product...
The use of standards in policy – ECOS Annual Workshop – 12 June 2018
Co-organised by Small Business Standards (SBS) and entitled “The use of standards in policy: Is there an elephant in the room?”, the workshop will explore possible implications...
A step towards integrating society in ICT standards
ECOS welcomes the official launch of a programme aimed to improve the visibility of civil society organisations and SMEs in ICT standardisation and facilitate their...
Ecodesign to support repair of appliances
The Commission recently proposed ambitious draft resource efficiency requirements for several household appliances. For washing machines and dishwashers, manufacturers would have to provide spare parts...
Position paper: Material efficiency standardisation activities (M/543) to support Ecodesign
The high-profile project for the development of generic assessment methods for Ecodesign material efficiency aspects (M/543) underwent its Secretarial Enquiry stage last autumn. The managing...
EU Commission wants representative test methods for Ecodesign and Energy Label
Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete has confirmed the Commission’s intention to find test methods that represent the real-life use of energy-consuming products to support Ecodesign and Energy Labelling...
First meeting of the F-Gas Standardisation Request
Following the successful adoption of the F-Gas Standardisation Request, CEN-CENELEC held a first meeting on the 22nd January with interested experts to develop a work...
Joint Letter: Your smartphone is a dumbphone! +40 NGOs call for long-lasting smartphones for Europe
In March, as part of Coolproducts, we carried out a European social media campaign on smartphones, shining light on how they drain our planet of resources...
Your smartphone is a dumbphone
Your smartphone is one of over 7 billion that have been manufactured since 2007. Its impact on our planet is substantial, from its production, all...