In March 2020, the sustainable finance technical expert group (TEG) established by the European Commission published its final report, giving recommendations for technical screening criteria for economic activities that can make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation or adaptation, while avoiding significant harm to the environment.
Industry associations have initiated proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union to ask for the annulment of some of the regulations from the Ecodesign Package.
ECOS is looking for experts in the field of treatment and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and batteries, to provide us with technical and scientific input and represent our position in the development of related standards.
ECOS has joined environmental NGOs and the European Commission in dismissing any attempts at weakening and derailing the effective implementation of the SUP Directive.
After three years of intense research within a diverse consortium, the STAR-ProBio project has come to an end. The partners presented the project's results at an online final conference on 28 April.
In order to support the implementation of the expected legislative and policy initiatives under the Circular Economy Action Plan, robust and reliable methods will need to be used. Our new paper shows that the standardisation system has the potential to offer those services in a wide range of sectors, as long as the methods delivered are appropriate and come in a timely manner.
As part of the Taxonomy Regulation, the EU has reflected on the identification of “environmentally sustainable” economic activities in order to channel public and private investments towards these activities.
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