EU’s world-leading ambition has real potential to make sustainable products the norm – but only if implemented swiftly and without loopholes

ECJ backs ban on halogenated flame retardants – industry loses desperate attempt at challenging EU rules

On 16 March, the European Court of Justice ruled that an EU ban on halogenated flame retardants is in conformity with the law. The phase-out was approved in 2019 under the Ecodesign Directive.

Most EU member states miss collection target for electronic waste (Eurostat), NGOs demand quick action from European Commission

Electrical equipment provokes serious environmental impacts due to insufficient collection and recycling, short lifetimes, poor repair suitability, as well as illegal imports and exports. NGOs and representatives of waste treatment operators call on the European Commission for a fast and fundamental revision of rules on electronic waste (WEEE Directive).

NGOs to EU ministers: We need rules to make batteries low carbon, reusable, and responsibly sourced – now

ECOS – Environmental Coalition on Standards, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Transport & Environment, and Deutsche Umwelthilfe - DUH call on EU ministers to show the same ambition as the position on the Batteries Regulation approved by the European Parliament last week.

ECOS welcomes EU Standardisation Strategy: ‘an unprecedented chance to ensure that standards truly work for the environment’

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.

World’s top polluters holding pen on new EU standards for recycled plastics?

The Circular Plastic Alliance, a group of 300 organisations including some of the worst plastic polluters, has been given unprecedented treatment in the development of new standards for 'plastics recycling and recycled plastics'.

Advisory expert group questions legality of EU Commission’s proposal to label gas and nuclear as ‘environmentally sustainable’

The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an official advisory group to the European Commission supporting the development of the EU list of sustainable activities, says labelling gas and nuclear as sustainable is not consistent with EU Taxonomy Regulation. The group calls for the creation of an ‘amber zone’ including activities below a ‘do no significant harm’ threshold. As a member of the Platform, ECOS fully supports these recommendations