ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

18 January 2023

Work Programme 2023

In 2023, our work will be guided by two key principles: sufficiency and impact.

Sufficiency, because we need to drastically reduce the environmental footprint of our societies and start restoring nature.

Impact, because we strongly believe that environmental organisations such as ECOS must continue to strengthen their influence, including at national and international level, to bring us closer to real change.

As the only environmental NGO at the table where standards are developed, ECOS is perfectly placed to drive, define and assess how to drastically improve the environmental sustainability of key sectors and products. We will rely on our unique position and expertise to deliver on the green transition – one where environmentally ambitious policies are supported by robust standards, serving the environment, and protecting our planet.

The UN’s Emissions Gap Report 2022 could not be clearer: there is “no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place”. The time to make bold decisions for humanity and the planet is now, and we must waste no time in putting into place an ambitious pathway to transform how our societies and economies operate.

View our Work Programme here.

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ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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