ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

Our governance

ECOS is managed by an Executive Committee composed of representatives from its member organisations, and in some cases independent members. The members of the Executive Committee are elected by the Annual General Assembly for three years and meet three to five times per year. The Executive Committee provide strategic direction to the Secretariat.

ECOS 2025 General Assembly

Each year the Executive Committee propose policy and strategic objectives as well as the annual work programme and budget for the following year to be approved by the General Assembly, as well as preparing the annual accounts for the previous year.

The day-to-day management of ECOS is provided by the Executive Director, supported by the Executive Management Team and the Secretariat.

Executive Committee members are:

  • President: Julika Dittrich, Independent capacity
  • Vice President: Robert Brett, Independent capacity
  • Treasurer: Gianmarco Santirocco, CircE, Malta
  • Eva Bille, The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), EU
  • Emilie Carmichael, Energy Saving Trust, UK
  • Francisco Ferreira, ZERO, Portugal
  • Lucien Mathieu, Transport & Environment (T&E), EU
  • Anthi Pournara, Ecocity, Greece
  • Wim Verheugt, Independent capacity

ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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