Following the revision of the Energy Labelling framework in 2017, the EU has decided to set-up an EU database for products with an Energy Label. ECOS and the Coolproducts campaign have been calling for this database to be put in place for many years, and is now being consulted on how it should be set […]

ECOS welcomes the official launch of a programme aimed to improve the visibility of civil society organisations and SMEs in ICT standardisation and facilitate their participation in the development of ICT standards. The programme is presented in a brand new brochure available online. The programme, known as the 3SI programme, is led by the European […]

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The Commission recently proposed ambitious draft resource efficiency requirements for several household appliances. For washing machines and dishwashers, manufacturers would have to provide spare parts necessary for the repair of the appliance for at least seven years. They would also have to give unrestricted access to repair and maintenance documentation and proprietary tools to independent […]

The high-profile project for the development of generic assessment methods for Ecodesign material efficiency aspects (M/543) underwent its Secretarial Enquiry stage last autumn. The managing committee of the project, CEN-CLC/TC 10, received a considerable amount of comments on the standard series by national standardization body experts, which clearly reflects the high importance and political sensitivity […]

Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete has confirmed the Commission’s intention to find test methods that represent the real-life use of energy-consuming products to support Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations. The Energy Labelling regulation (EU) 2017/1369 already specifies that “harmonised standards shall aim to simulate real-life usage as far as possible […]”. In November, Danish MEP Jeppe Kofod asked the […]

Following the successful adoption of the F-Gas Standardisation Request, CEN-CENELEC held a first meeting on the 22nd January with interested experts to develop a work programme for the anticipated standardisation activities to send to the European Commission. The F-Gas Standardisation Request requires CEN-CENELEC to develop an assessment study, which targets obstacles to flammable refrigerants in […]

In March, as part of Coolproducts, we carried out a European social media campaign on smartphones, shining light on how they drain our planet of resources contribute to waste problems, and how Ecodesign can fix this problem. Now, together with the support of over 40 NGOs and stakeholders from Europe and beyond, we are calling on […]

Your smartphone is one of over 7 billion that have been manufactured since 2007. Its impact on our planet is substantial, from its production, all the way to its disposal. Your smartphone is made using mineral resources, sometimes conflict minerals, rare earth metals, toxic materials and plastics. Air, water and soil are polluted to extract […]