Your main tasks will be to: Lead ECOS strategy in the field of buildings & industry, with a view to promote the environmental interest in international and European policies and standards Create impact through advocacy, standardisation and campaigns Lead a team of Programme Managers Develop a portfolio of grants aligned with our strategic objectives Contribute […]
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ECOS is hiring! – Coalition Manager
Deadline: 6 March 2022 Your main tasks will be to: Shape and lead a multi-stakeholder coalition to decarbonise the cement and concrete sector, coordinating a diverse network of partners (progressive companies, think-tanks, NGOs), all working towards the same objective Ensure the Coalition’s voice is heard in relevant policy fora, notably the European institutions Produce impactful […]
ECOS Newsletter – February 2022
ECOS is hiring! – Communications & Events Assistant
Deadline: 20 February 2022 Working closely with the ECOS communications team, your main tasks will be to: Support the Communications Team in driving the public communications work of ECOS, translating our overall strategy into communications initiatives that support the narrative and objectives, Help ensure quality control, copy-editing, proofreading and design of internal and external communications […]
How can standards unleash the power of harmonised containers and help curb plastic pollution? – New infographic
Choosing reuse could soon become a little easier in Europe. The European Commission is currently reviewing its rules for packaging in its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. It is a crucial window of opportunity for the continent to dramatically reduce the amount of single-use packaging and make eco-efficient reusable systems more widespread. Europe is on […]
ECOS welcomes EU Standardisation Strategy: ‘an unprecedented chance to ensure that standards truly work for the environment’
Today, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has presented the European Commission’s Standardisation Strategy, emphasising the geostrategic importance of standardisation for the EU. ECOS believes that the new Strategy should help boost inclusiveness in standards-setting, making them a key tool for climate action globally. ECOS welcomes the creation of a high-level group to defend EU interests […]
ECOS welcomes EU Standardisation Strategy: ‘an unprecedented chance to ensure that standards truly work for the environment’
Today, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has presented the European Commission’s Standardisation Strategy, emphasising the geostrategic importance of standardisation for the EU. ECOS believes that the new Strategy should help boost inclusiveness in standards-setting, making them a key tool for climate action globally. ECOS welcomes the creation of a high-level group to defend EU interests […]
World’s top polluters holding pen on new EU standards for recycled plastics?
– Standard-setting rules in Europe establish that all types of interested parties must be represented in the process, including the voices of environmentalists, consumers, workers, and SMEs. – In a letter sent today, ECOS, Zero Waste Europe and the Rethink Plastic alliance ask the European Commission to stop the process and go back to the […]
EU Standardisation Strategy – what to expect
Setting robust standards is vital for the EU to meet its climate goals. Commission-mandated standards are a tool to ensure compliance with laws, and as such they will have crucial importance to whether new pieces of legislation will truly achieve their objectives. Standards are also essential tools to limit climate change and realise the UN’s […]
The European Commission is looking into measures to reduce microplastics impact on the environment
We are pleased to see the initiative take shape: microplastics release and accumulation are ramping up at a dramatic pace, and the EU should take decisive steps to stop this stream of plastic pollution with mandatory regulatory actions. Decades of scientific research on the negative impacts of microplastics are more than enough to justify ambitious […]
