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ECOS Annual Report 2023

In 2023, ECOS pushed to create momentum for ambitious political decisions, which would bring us a step closer to tackling the triple planetary crisis.

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  • 27 March 2024

    ECOS Annual Report 2023

    In 2023, ECOS pushed to create momentum for ambitious political decisions, which would bring us a step closer to tackling the triple planetary crisis.

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  • 03 January 2024

    Work Programme 2024

    "Without nature, we have nothing. Without nature, we are nothing." - Read our Work Programme for 2024!

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  • 13 March 2023

    Annual Report 2022

    2022 saw a big shift for ECOS, with our work leading to major impacts on the development of policies, laws and standards to require more and more sustainable products. But it was also the fifth warmest year on record, with climatic extremes experienced across the globe.

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  • 18 January 2023

    Work Programme 2023

    In 2023, our work will be guided by two key principles: sufficiency and impact.

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  • 16 March 2022

    ECOS Annual Review 2021

    2021 was an important year for ECOS – we turned 20! We took this opportunity to rebrand, with important changes to our statutes, name and visual identity, which now all reflect our international nature and the high level of expertise that we stand for. The year saw a focus on solutions for a number of important environmental challenges, both from a policy and standardisation point of view, accompanied by several successful reports, events and initiatives.

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  • 18 January 2022

    Work Programme 2022

    2022 has the potential to be a critical year for environmental policy, with a focus on international climate action, negotiations for a global treaty on plastics, making sustainable products the norm, and leveraging environmental policy as a key tool of the economic stimulus following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 23 February 2021

    Annual Review 2020

    2020 was a year like no other. With governments concentrating on weathering the storm, it was crucial for the environmental organisations to remind policymakers and standardisers that climate crisis was not going away. Through the turmoil, we kept advocating for a green recovery with ambitious policies and robust standards at the heart of any economic stimulus following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 07 March 2024

    Recommendations for Ecodesign Forum

    ECOS has been an active stakeholder in the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum for over 17 years. While we appreciate the current stakeholders' consultation on implementing measures, more can be done to ensure that the regulatory process is efficient. We have identified a series of issues that led to delays, ineffective meetings and decisions, and potential conflict. Effective participation requires transparency, rules that are fit for purpose, and realistic but ambitious timelines.

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  • 27 February 2024

    Video – the case for renewable heating

    Policymakers must step up and deliver on climate targets by phasing out the installation of new fossil fuel boilers in the EU by 2030. Learn how in our new video.

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  • 21 February 2024

    Policy brief – Success factors for the Digital Product Passport

    The Digital Product Passport is an EU initiative, part of the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). It aims to unleash access to data and information across products' value chains. Information is key to sustainable design, more informed consumer choice, access to repair, and better recycling of products. Read more in this analysis from ECOS and CircThread.

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  • 21 February 2024

    Myth-buster: Heating decarbonisation

    Why stalling on the transition to clean heating in the EU will only help fossil fuel companies. A mythbuster by ECOS with the Coolproducts campaign.

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  • 29 January 2024

    ECOS factsheet – Blueprint for an F-gas-free future: The EU’s new F-Gas Regulation

    F-gases – some of the most used gases you’ve never heard of – threaten our planet and our health. Commonly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation, electronics manufacturing, and switchgear, F-gases have significant global warming potential. Some also break down into forever chemicals (PFAS), posing risks when they leak into the environment. The good news: F-gases will be phased out in the EU by 2050! How will they be phased out? Find out in our new factsheet.

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  • 13 November 2023

    ECOS Feedback – Public Consultation on the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive proposal

    ECOS welcomes the proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience - a crucial step to protect soil and the life-sustaining ecosystem services it provides. A law protecting and restoring soils is needed to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. The current proposal leaves room for improvement and we call on policymakers to implement tangible changes that will increase the ambition and robustness of this long-awaited legislation.

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  • 09 November 2023

    FAQ on packaging waste: Prevention and reuse

    This FAQ document helps to combat misinformation and confusion around the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Take a look at the facts on reusable packing.

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