Over the course of two years, ECOS and the project partners will test and formalise new collaborative working practices for environmental NGO participation in standards development. The project partners consist of nine ECOS members: BBLV (Belgium), DOOR (Croatia), EcoCity (Greece), IEW (Belgium), Legambiente (Italy), SNF (Sweden), Terra Cypria (Cyprus), SNS (UK) and ZERO (Portugal). This […]

The UK’s national standardisation body BSI is creating the first standard ever on a circular economy. ECOS welcomes this initiative and contributed with comments during the public consultation, which closed in January 2017. British standard BS 8001 ‘Framework for implementing circular economy principles in organizations – Guide’ aims to help all organisations move from a […]

Following a long political freeze on Ecodesign, work on product Ecodesign is getting back on track. We are pleased to see that the European Commission is taking its commitment to use Ecodesign as a major tool to achieve a circular economy seriously. Currently, energy and resource efficiency measures for three major IT products are in […]

ECOS and ANEC strengthen their collaboration in the development of standards in support of Ecodesign and Energy Labelling for energy-related products. This collaboration will help ensure environmental and consumer interests are reflected most effectively in Ecodesign standards including for the development of test methods for the energy performance of energy-related products. ECOS has been involved […]

The European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) is the latest in line calling for a more inclusive European Standardisation System. This follows calls already made by civil society organisations, SMEs, and the European Economic and Social Committee. With its draft ‘Own-Initiative Report’ currently under discussion, the European Parliament calls for greater efforts to be made […]

The ETSI Board takes a step closer towards developing its ‘Long-Term Strategy’ to become more inclusive with regard to societal stakeholders. They agreed to launch the ‘3SI Programme’ (Societal Stakeholder Support and Inclusiveness). The 3SI programme will allow the societal stakeholders, such as ECOS, to hold regular meetings with leading players within ETSI to improve […]

ECOS continues its work on smart homes and smart grids on the European level by working alongside the European Commission, the European Standardisation Organisations, and policy makers. In January, The European Climate Foundation brought together key stakeholders to discuss how to integrate policy and standardisation work on smart grids, homes, and electric vehicles. With the […]

  ECOS is looking for experts in the field of Ecodesign for Vacuum Cleaners to represent environmental interests in the development of standards. More information about the role is available here.  If interested, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your motivation to represent ECOS in this process, and past experience in the field, […]

ECOS is looking for experts for the development of standards related to the interaction between power management systems and home and building electronic systems (HBES).   More information is available here. Interested candidates should be able to justify an excellent knowledge of ICT and power systems both at technical and policy levels. They should also demonstrate a […]