We’re looking for experts of different product groups to represent environmental interests in the development of Ecodesign & Energy Labelling Regulations. Experts will provide technical and scientific input into discussions, in accordance with the related policy context and ECOS strategy. The experts should have expertise in one or several of the below product groups: Electric kettles […]

ECOS’ response to the European Commission’s consultation on the interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation focuses on the presence of problematic substances in products and on ecodesign more widely. We pushed for more efforts to design out problematic substances as part of wider product sustainability efforts. Our full response is available here.   

Following the successful conclusion of the EEPLIANT project, the European Commission has awarded further funding to the EEPLIANT consortium to continue it work related to market surveillance in the years ahead. EEPLIANT2 will kick off in September, and ECOS is pleased to continue as a member of the project’s Advisory Board. EEPLIANT is a market-surveillance […]

ECOS welcomes the new ‘Recommendations for establishing verification tolerance considering measurement uncertainty’. The document has been developed by experts, including ECOS, in the CEN-CENELEC Ecodesign Coordination Group. ECOS has longstanding involvement in the regulatory and standardisation debates on measurement uncertainty and verification tolerances. Last year, the European Commission published an omnibus amendment for all Ecodesign […]

The Commission proposal for a revised Renewable Energy Directive is currently under discussion at the European Parliament. Our joint letter urges MEPs from the ENVI and ITRE committees to exclude waste-based fossil fuels, such as plastics, from the scope of the future directive. Plastics are mostly produced from fossil feedstock and should not be considered as […]

To wrap up the STEP project, ECOS hosted a launch roundtable for the report together with project partners EEB, CLASP, and Topten. The roundtable brought together stakeholders from the Ecodesign community, including the European Commission, Digital Europe, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Transport & Environment, BEUC and ECOS. They discussed the representativeness and appropriateness of test […]

On 4 July, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on longer lifetime for products initiated by Greens/EFA MEP Pascal Durand. The report touches upon three major concerns the lack of robustness, durability and repairability of products the need for longer lasting software for ICT consumer information on the environmental performance of products and guarantee period. […]

ECOS is thrilled to announce the launch of STAR-ProBio, a Horizon 2020 project focused on bioeconomy. Kicked off in May 2017, this three-year project will promote a more efficient and harmonised policy regulation framework for the market-pull of bio-based products. This will be achieved through the development of a fit-for-purpose sustainability scheme, including standards, labels […]

On 31 May, work in a new Technical Committee on algae and algae products was officially launched. CEN/TC 454 was created following an initial scoping phase undertaken by CEN on algae and algae-based products (M/547). The work will revolve around algae for energy and non-energy applications. The future standards will provide definitions, classification, and requirements […]

The British Standards Institute (BSI) welcomed us to their “Standards Matter” conference in Edinburgh. Participants from Europe and beyond gathered to look forward at how standards can support global growth, innovation in a digital world, and our future society. ECOS Director Laura Degallaix shared the views of environmental NGOs to the panel discussion on how standards can […]