ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

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  • 28 January 2020

    10 years to save the oceans – ECOS co-signs the Blue Manifesto

    Environmental NGOs launch a new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030. The Blue Manifesto proposes actions and sets deadlines needed to turn the tide on the ever-degraded and polluted ocean and coastlines.

  • 23 January 2020

    CALL FOR EXPERTS – Ecodesign Standardisation

    ECOS is looking for experts in the field of energy-related products under the ecodesign framework to provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS position in the development of standards.

  • 21 January 2020

    Our 2020 Work Programme now published!

    2020 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. While the EU implements its Green Deal and prepares a new Circular Economy Action Plan, ECOS will take the opportunity to push for ambitious political, legislative and standardisation strategies to promote the urgent transition to a clean and circular economy and combat climate change.

  • 20 January 2020

    M/543 series of horizontal standards on material efficiency soon to be finalised

    Good news from the standardisation front: we are pleased to report on the positive formal votes on two standards: method to assess the durability (EN 45552) and method to assess the proportion of recycled content (EN 45557) of energy related products.

  • 13 January 2020

    Call for tender – the representation of consumer interest in standardisation work related to ecodesign and energy labelling

    ECOS is looking for a subcontractor under the Action Grant N° ENER/C4/SGA-2019-486, the subject of the action is the support to environmental and consumer interests for participating in Technical Committees and Working Groups on Standardisation in the framework of the partnership with ECOS aimed at promoting and improving the inclusiveness of environmental interests in European standardisation activities.

  • 19 December 2019

    What’s new with supply chain management standards?

    The international standard on “Chain of Custody” was formally approved as a “Draft International Standard” earlier this month. This is an important step towards the finalisation of the development of a horizontal chain of custody standard, suitable for any commodity, in any supply chain.

  • 17 December 2019

    ECOS Newsletter – December 2019

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