Deadline: 12 December 2021. Your main tasks will be to: • Shape ECOS vision, position and strategy in the field of buildings & industry, with a view to promote the environmental interest in international and European policies and standards • Shape, lead and represent a multi-stakeholder coalition looking at decarbonising energy-intensive industries • Line […]
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CEN and CENELEC kickstart 4-year-long journey towards standards for sustainable batteries
Batteries are essential for developing clean electromobility and renewable electricity storage, but they can only contribute to the decarbonisation of our economy and transport system if they are truly environmentally sustainable. Following the acceptance of the European Commission’s Standardisation Request on 9 November, European standardisation bodies CEN and CENELEC will now develop new standards for […]
Cooking the plastic books: EU must avoid opening the door to widespread use of creative accounting in recycled plastic content
New requirements for minimum recycled content rates in plastic products will enter into force in the coming years as part of the EU Single Use Plastic (SUP) Directive 2019/904. PET bottles, for example, will have recycled content thresholds. As of 2025, all PET beverage bottles allowed on the EU market will need to have a […]
NGOs to EU Commission: too much space for ‘cooking the books’ in current proposal for the method to count recycled plastic content
New requirements for minimum recycled content rates in plastic products will enter into force in the coming years as part of the EU Single Use Plastic (SUP) Directive 2019/904. PET bottles, for example, will have recycled content thresholds. As of 2025, all PET beverage bottles allowed on the EU market will need to have a minimum […]
Online workshop: learn about civil society in standardisation & the case of reuse and refill!
Join our online workshop, learn more about civil society engagement in standardisation and take a deep dive into how standards can boost reuse & refill! Bringing together speakers from the European Commission, the Austrian Standards Body as well as Austrian industry and decision-makers, we will discuss: Why it is important for civil society to be […]
Climate neutral clouds? The journey towards sustainable and energy efficient data centres – New briefing
Data centres are the factories of the digital world. As digital services move into the cloud, their energy consumption moves into data centres, and their environmental impact becomes invisible to users. However, the footprint is very significant. The European Commission aims to achieve climate neutral, highly energy efficient and sustainable data centres by 2030. However, […]
Global standards helping to drive greener norms – World Standards Day 2021
Today, on 14 October, we celebrate World Standards Day (WSD) – an opportunity to reflect on the important role that standards play in shaping the common rules, formats, formulas and test methods that manage our world. This year’s WSD comes at a moment when standardisers worldwide are acknowledging the importance of environmental and societal considerations […]
World Standards Day – A shared vision for a better future
This year’s celebrations highlight the link between standards and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Can standards truly contribute to these ambitious objectives? Yes, they can – and should! Standards provide a shared language and powerful tools that can translate global principles into action. The devil is in the detail, however: if the environment […]
ECOS is hiring – several positions open
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ECOS is hiring – Programme Manager – Circular Economy
Deadline for applications: 14 November 2021. The position is a one-year contract with a good chance of extension according to performance and continued growth of ECOS. Description of role: The first part of your ECOS journey will see you working towards the development of robust terminologies, principles and indicators on circular economy, and their integration […]
