The deal reached by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission is an important milestone towards finally having an EU legal framework on soils. But policymakers have failed to seize the opportunity to properly address soil degradation, instead watering down a text that already lacked substance. Originally envisioned as a framework to bring […]
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What’s next for ecodesign? A briefing ahead of the first ESPR Working Plan
What is the ESPR? The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) [1] aims to make every product placed on the EU market sustainable by default – starting with design. It establishes a framework to set ecodesign requirements for many products, with the goal of improving circularity, energy performance, and sustainability. Up to 80% of environmental […]
ECOS newsletter – March 2025
Making repair affordable: How to tackle the price of spare parts
>> REGISTER HERE! << Expensive spare parts can be a barrier to repair, but there’s a solution: horizontal ecodesign measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). Rules that apply to multiple products with common features will save time, slash e-waste, and give consumers better products. Find out how to make this […]
Watch it again! Webinar on tackling greenwashing: best practices from Africa and Europe
The webinar brought together speakers from the the Cameroonian Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection, and Sustainability (MINEPDED), the Cameroonian National Standardisation Body (ANOR), and civil society with participants from across the African continent. We discussed best practices from Africa and Europe, as well as opportunities to tackle greenwashing in Africa. You can view the […]
New report unwraps solutions for EU countries to end the packaging waste crisis
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), despite its shortcomings [1], can support national and local governments curb Europe’s out-of-control packaging crisis, a report published today by the Rethink Plastic alliance shows [2]. Through analysis of the PPWR and other relevant EU legislation, such as the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), the report outlines how […]
Meet our new member from the US!
Would you like to get to know them better? Read our short Q&A with Benjamin Hitchcock Auciello, International Mining Standards and Policy Advocate at Earthworks! Could you briefly introduce yourself to the network? What is the mission of Earthworks and which are your main activities? Since 1988, Earthworks has worked alongside communities to secure protections […]
Never beyond repair – How an EU standard drives product repairability
>> REGISTER HERE! << Standard EN45554:2020 on repairability. It’s in the French repair index. It’s in EU ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for smartphones. It’s in sustainability labels. How can it be improved to bring us closer to a universal right to repair? Details 📅 Date: 3 April 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00-12:45 CEST 🎧 Location: Zoom […]
Meet our new member from Nigeria!
Would you like to get to know them better? Read our short Q&A with PAVE President Anthony Akpan! Could you briefly introduce yourself to the network? What is the mission of PAVE and what are your main activities? The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) is a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United […]
