ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

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  • 18 February 2022

    ECOS is hiring! – Programme Manager, Plastics

    We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to work on the development of policy and standards to address plastic pollution.

  • 17 February 2022

    Watch our webinar on the new EU Standardisation Strategy!

    The European Commission’s Standardisation Strategy is a key opportunity to ensure standards work for the environment! Can the newly released plan ensure an inclusive and strategic standardisation system in support of high environmental ambition? Will Europe become the trend-setter in standardisation?

  • 15 February 2022

    ECOS mourns its founder, Tony Long

    By Justin Wilkes

    Tony Long, a founder of ECOS and WWF EU’s long-serving Director, passed away recently. It is with great sadness that we learn of Tony’s passing.

  • 11 February 2022

    ECOS is hiring! – Senior Programme Manager – Buildings & Industry

    We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Programme Manager to join our Circular Economy team to lead our engagement in the development of policies and standards towards a decarbonised, sustainable and circular built environment and industry.

  • 11 February 2022

    ECOS is hiring! – Coalition Manager

    We are looking for a highly motivated Coalition Manager to join our team and lead a multi-stakeholder coalition on the decarbonisation of the built environment, specifically cement and concrete. You are skilled at building consensus, experienced at EU advocacy, appreciative of the needs of first mover innovative companies, and passionate about decarbonisation.

  • 03 February 2022

    ECOS is hiring! – Communications & Events Assistant

    The Communications & Events Assistant will support the work of the Communications Team at the ECOS Secretariat.

  • 02 February 2022

    How can standards unleash the power of harmonised containers and help curb plastic pollution? – New infographic

    By Federica Pozzi

    More recyclable single-use packaging is not the solution to the waste pollution problem – but reuse is. To make reuse systems widespread, we will need harmonised rules, reusable containers… and standards will be key in the process. How would this work in practice? Together with the Rethink Plastic alliance, we have summarised this technical topic in an infographic. Discover our vision for a future powered by reusable containers!

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