ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

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  • 24 September 2024

    Call for Experts – Domestic Cooking Appliances

    ECOS is looking for experts for domestic cooking appliances to represent and defend environmental interests for the development of standards and related policies. Our experts provide technical and scientific inputs and represent ECOS in standardisation processes and multi-stakeholder discussions.

  • 24 September 2024

    Call for Experts – Clean Cooking for Africa

    ECOS is looking for experts in the field of Clean cooking to represent and defend environmental interests for the development of standards and related policies for our African office in Nairobi, Kenya. Our experts provide technical and scientific inputs and represent ECOS in standardisation processes and multi-stakeholder discussions.

  • 23 September 2024

    Reeling in the gear: New standards to reduce plastic waste from fishing

    By Fanny Rateau
    By Lloyd Evans

    ECOS has been an active participant in the development of new European standards for the ‘Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment’. These standards will help to reduce plastics, microplastics, and other waste in our oceans that harm wildlife.

  • 17 September 2024

    Call for experts – Environmental assessment of Construction Products

    ECOS is looking for experts in the field of Life Cycle Assessment of construction products to represent and defend environmental interests in the development of standards and related policies. Our experts provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS in standardisation processes and multi-stakeholder discussions.

  • 29 August 2024

    Supporting plastic reduction and management in East and West Africa 

    ECOS has embarked on a new project in East and West Africa to support a coherent framework of policies and standards to effectively address plastics pollution, including alternative solutions for material circularity, biodegradation, and compostability.

  • 12 August 2024

    Call for tender – Human Resources System

    ECOS seeks proposals for a new Human resources system. The project seeks to enhance and automate HR processes, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance with laws.

  • 29 July 2024

    Raising the bar of net zero: How a new ISO standard could set us on the right path

    By Thea Lyngseth
    By Katarzyna Krok

    Net zero dominates climate discussions, with over 1,000 companies setting a plan to get there. However, without a harmonised approach, each ‘net zero’ claim can be different from the next. Multiple definitions and methodologies have created a whirlwind of confusion, inaccuracy, and even deception.

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