Position Papers | ECOS - European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation

Joint position paper – Sizing up product carbon footprinting

ANEC, BEUC, EEB and ECOS have signed a joint position paper on carbon footprint labelling. Given the increased public awareness of the environmental impact of...

Revised Eco-Management and Audit Scheme lacks teeth

The result of yesterdays’s vote in the European Parliament on the Community Eco- Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) does little to improve the ambition of...

ISO/TC 207 ‘Environmental Management’ gives NGOs the cold shoulder

NGO proposals for improved procedures slammed down after five years of negotiations A ten-year process aimed at more balanced stakeholder participation and decision-making – intended...

ECOS position paper on standards for nanotechnologies

ECOS has published a position paper in response to the European Commission’s mandate on standards in the field of nanotechnologies. ECOS position on mandate on...

ECOS & ANEC position on the ISO 14000 review

ECOS and ANEC have released a joint review highlighting the major flaws of the ISO 14000 standard series. It also gives an outline of necessary...

ECOS presents at the UK SNS Annual Event 2013

The UK Sustainability Network for Standardisation (UK SNS) hold its second annual event on 30 October 2013. The event showcased a range of key sustainability issues...