Application deadline: 8 December 2025 📄 Job advert: Programme Manager, Energy Transition Your tasks will include: Policy & standards Shape and implement advocacy strategies to obtain ambitious policies and standards that contribute to the energy transition (for example, to facilitate the circularity of batteries, ensure a clean supply of hydrogen, limit fugitive methane emissions, etc.). […]
Post Type Archives: News & Events
Call for experts – bioeconomy and nature
The adoption of the Nature Restoration Regulation, initiatives within the EU bioeconomy policy framework, and the development of standards related to monitoring and assessment constitute the context for this call for experts. Interested candidates should be able to demonstrate in-depth technical/scientific knowledge in: Ecological management practices, such as agroecology, ecological forestry, sustainable soil management. Environmental […]
New data reveals the extent of Europe’s e-waste crisis
Eurostat’s latest data confirm a worrying trend: more electronics are entering the EU market and more e-waste is generated as a result. In 2023: More than 14.4 million tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment were sold in the EU – an increase of over 89 percent since 2012. The highest per-capita consumers of electrical and […]
ECOS newsletter – October 2025
European Parliament seals the deal of first-ever EU law on soils
By adopting this long-overdue and much-needed law [1], EU lawmakers listened to the overwhelming wave of support from stakeholders and society at large [2]. The Soil Monitoring Law will establish an EU-wide soil health monitoring system, enhancing the availability and comparability of key soil health data. It will also improve advice and support to landowners […]
Vacancy: Membership & Events Officer
Application deadline: 11 November 2025 🗎 Vacancy: Membership & Events Officer The successful candidate will coordinate the organisation of events such as the ECOS Network Days, as well as work with our vibrant network of 60+ members, and help recruit new ones. They will report to the Senior Network & Membership Manager and, during her […]
Standards need to work for everyone – here’s how we do it
Everything is impacted by standards — from the repairability of mobile phones, or the energy performance of fridges, to the materials used in products. Introducing common rules and processes can help to facilitate trade, promote more climate-friendly products, and support the implementation of legislation and international agreements, such as the Paris Agreement. Standards need to […]
Watch | Packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse standards
Presentation slides and additional resources are available below. The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces measures for waste prevention including obligations to minimise packaging and increase/improve access to reuse and refill options. Standards will play an essential role in implementing the goals of the PPWR, such as establishing measurements for minimising packaging, as […]
ECOS newsletter – September 2025
Building a European Affordable Housing Plan with what we have
Access to housing is a right – clearly affirmed in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Pillars of Social Rights. Yet, housing across Europe has become unaffordable to many. Eurostat data shows that housing costs in Europe have increased by an average of 48% between 2015 […]
