2020 was a year like no other. The pandemic forced thousands of organisations, including ECOS, to switch to remote work for most of the year. But COVID-19 was not the only problem we faced last year. While people focused on the disruption in their daily lives, the planet had its warmest year on record.
CEWASTE, a project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme is developing a voluntary certification scheme for waste treatment. ECOS is a member of the CEWASTE project.
If the label on the bottle in your hand said it was made from recycled plastic, would you believe it? Depending on the method behind the claim, the bottle might contain little to no recycled content at all. This position paper highlights recommendations to ensure that the methodologies for determining recycled content are developed in a manner which contributes to a circular economy, in a broad range of sectors: from single-use packaging to vehicles from electronics to textiles.
In 2021, we will focus our efforts on calling for the sustainability and circularity of all products, reliable green claims for consumers, a phase-out of fossil fuels in heating and a boost to the uptake of natural refrigerants. Read our work programme and learn more about our plans for 2021.
ECOS sent their recommendations for the upcoming EU strategy for sustainable textiles, as part of the European Commission’s call for feedback from stakeholders. The strategy aims to help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient.
We are looking for a highly motivated Intern to join our Climate & Energy team, with a particular focus on the decarbonisation of the heating sector
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