Building blocks for sustainable construction through a revised CPR
Ahead of the European Commission's proposal for the revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), ECOS calls on policymakers to submit an ambitious revision fully in line with the horizontal principles of the forthcoming Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI), as a one in a decade opportunity to make sustainable construction products the norm.
ECOS calls on policymakers to propose an ambitious revision fully in line with the horizontal principles of the forthcoming Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI), as it is a one in a decade opportunity to make sustainable construction products the norm.
To do so, policymakers must ensure that the CPR:
- Is shaped by a new governance system with environmental protection at the core of its functioning, where worst performers are pushed out of the market.
- Introduces requirements on environmental performance and circularity within the legislative text.
- Relies on standards and the standardisation system to develop solid assessment and measurement tools to support legal requirements.
- Ensures effective disclosure and communication of information across the whole value chain, using a single instrument – digital product passports.
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