ECOS is looking for experts in the field of microplastics to provide us with technical and scientific input and represent ECOS position in the development of standards. The nominated experts will: Participate in technical meetings of CEN/CENELEC and ISO to promote ECOS position; Prepare technical input through official comments and position papers; Report to and […]

In January, Programme Managers Ioana Popescu and Mathilde Crêpy visited the national standardisation bodies and environmental NGOs in Romania and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in the context the ENgage project. The visits allowed us to gain a good understanding of the pressing environmental issues in each country, and also of how standardisation could support […]

ECOS has sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, calling on the Commission to appeal the decision of General Court of the European Union for the annulment of Regulation (EU) No 665/2013. In its decision of 8 November 2018, […]

The EU has taken a small step towards cutting waste and greenhouse gases from manufacturing of popular consumer goods. For the first time, manufacturers will be obliged to make appliances more easily repairable and longer-lasting as a result following a decision by European Member States. The measures will enter into force from April 2021 onwards. […]

ECOS, ANEC, ETUC and SBS called for a constructive dialogue to ensure inclusiveness of the standardisation process at the international level. The four stakeholders sent joint letters to the international standardisation organisations, ISO and IEC. As the collective voice of civil society and SMEs in the development of standards, the four organisations share the common goal for […]

ECOS is looking for a subcontractor under the Action Grant N° ENER/C3/SGA-2018-465, 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 […]

However, reduction targets missing and collection targets delayed, campaigners warn. On 19 December, after months of intense negotiations, the EU has agreed much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU. The agreed text is a significant step forward in tackling plastic pollution, but does not fully address the urgency of the plastics crisis, according […]

Our December Newsletter is available for download here!

As a follow-up to its 2018 Plastic Strategy, the European Commission is currently working on improving the assessment of the environmental impacts of plastic products from alternative feedstocks and comparing it to conventional plastic products. Taking as a basis the work carried out under the Product Environmental Footprint, the Joint Research Centre proposed to look […]