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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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ECOS – Environmental Coalition on Standards welcomes the EU Standardisation Strategy. It is a unique opportunity for the EU to make standards work for the environment and strive for civil society voices to be properly represented in standard-setting at all levels – international, national and European.
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On 2 February, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton will present the European Commission's Standardisation Strategy, emphasising the geostrategic importance of standardisation for the continent. This announcement could become a turning point for standardisation in Europe. How? Why? Take a look at our explainer!
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We have just shared with the European Commission our recommendations for the upcoming measures meant to curb microplastic pollution. The new initiative aims to tackle microplastics unintentionally released into the environment, and it will focus on labelling, standardisation, certification and regulatory measures for the main sources of emitting these plastics, including pellets, tyres and textiles.
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The European Commission is circulating a proposal in which nuclear energy and natural gas would join the EU Taxonomy – an official list of investments considered ‘environmentally sustainable’. In an opinion report published this week, experts from the Platform on Sustainable Finance question whether this is in line with EU law. Why? ECOS Senior Programme Manager and Platform member Mathilde Crêpy explains.
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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ECOS seeks to subcontract national support to ECOS policy and standardisation work on zero carbon cement & concrete, in the following countries: France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, and Portugal.
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