📦 Happening next week! We're unboxing the EU Product Act.
Join our experts on 14 April in discussing how to build a competitive and future-proof Single Market that is fit for circular economy and the digital transition.
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Webinar | Unboxing the EU Product Act. New Legislative Framework. Emily Best - Senior Programme Manager. www.ecostandard.org
Webinar | Unboxing the EU Product Act. Market Surveillance Regulation. Mathieu Rama - Senior Programme Manager. www.ecostandard.org
Webinar | Unboxing the EU Product Act. European Standardisation Regulation. Amina Aissani - Senior Programme Manager. www.ecostandard.org
Webinar | Unboxing the EU Product Act. Wrapping up an EU Product Act. Nerea Ruiz - Global Engagement Director. www.ecostandard.org
Join our experts on 14 April as they unpack the proposed EU Product Act and discuss how to build a competitive and future-proof Single Market that is fit for circular economy and the digital transition.
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Most Europeans want a faster green transition, especially in response to energy crises.
Calls for energy savings are back - and citizens are now being asked to bear the burden.
But policymakers must also do the work to make Europe more resilient. Here's how 👇
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#RighttoRepair member, @tournevie.bsky.social is the only tool library in Brussels 🧰🔧🪚
We visited Thomas Opsomer to learn more about the work they do there and his role in including repairability as an indicator in the new product carbon footprint for power tools.
🔗 repair.eu/news/a-smart...
Cartoon showing an energy management system coordinating EVs, heat pumps, grid connection, batteries, solar panels, and hot water. It is saying: 'I do the thinking so you don't have to!'
Coordinating how and when devices use the most electricity can save energy and money, use more renewables, and protect the grid.
💡 This is called ‘demand-side flexibility’.
Here’s how policymakers can make it happen 👇
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In our latest factsheet we provide an overview of the PPWR, including packaging minimisation, reducing substances of concern, reuse, and refill - as well as key insights from experts on these three pillars of standardisation under the EU's new packaging rules.
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Nearly 40% of plastic #waste is packaging
Implementing the EU’s new #packaging rules #PPWR now depends on harmonised European #standards on packaging minimisation, #refill, and #reuse.
#InternationalDayOfZeroWaste
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Cartoon showing a data centre eating up all the electricity, with a person standing in front of the image saying 'Oh, trust me, AI will solve the climate crisis... You wait and see'.
Data centres are one of the biggest causes of rising electricity demand – and #AI is driving their rapid growth 🤖
This is risking important climate goals.
❌ AI must not be allowed to cannibalise all (renewable) electricity production, keeping us dependent on fossil fuels.
Links to learn more ⤵️
Mark your calendars for our Network Days! 🌟
Whether you’re new to standardisation or already a pro, join us to meet like-minded people, discover the latest trends, and celebrate our 25th anniversary!
👀 Discover the whole agenda and how to join on our website: ecostandard.org/news_events/...
@ketanjoshi.co report: Big Tech’s AI climate hoax 👉 ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b...
@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social @stand.earth @foeus.bsky.social @caadcoalition.bsky.social
ECOS report: How data centre expansion risks derailing climate goals 👉 ecostandard.org/publications...
Cartoon showing a data centre eating up all the electricity, with a person standing in front of the image saying 'Oh, trust me, AI will solve the climate crisis... You wait and see'.
Data centres are one of the biggest causes of rising electricity demand – and #AI is driving their rapid growth 🤖
This is risking important climate goals.
❌ AI must not be allowed to cannibalise all (renewable) electricity production, keeping us dependent on fossil fuels.
Links to learn more ⤵️
📅 Join us in 3 weeks to unbox the EU Product Act!
👇 Register today
Our experts will unpack this framework of #EU legislation and discuss how to build a #competitive and future-proof single market that is fit for #CircularEconomy and the digital transition.
#MarketSurveillance #Standardisation
The EU's Digital Product Passport is being lauded as the 'next big thing' but what are they and will they actually help repair and reuse? 🔎
Most people don't know that some key products will be absent for many years — including all electricals!
🔗 @ecos.ngo paper ecostandard.org/publications...
👀 Happening next week!
Our colleague, Joren Verschaeve, will share insights on how the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism puts a fair price on carbon emitted during the production of carbon intensive goods.
Europe spent years debating whether the energy transition was affordable.
Spain quietly answered the question: gas now sets its electricity price in only 7% of hours.
Strategic autonomy doesn’t arrive via summit communiqués. It’s built in advance — in wind farms, solar parks, and grid investment
💡 It is essential to identify concrete solutions that can accelerate the development and adoption of standards that preserve consensus-building, effective societal stakeholder participation, and the overall quality of standardisation.
🔎 We will discuss the revision of the European Standardisation Regulation and ways to support digitalisation, increased transparency, and accountability in standardisation, including better alignment with EU policies.
🤝 Today, our Executive Director, Justin Wilkes, is participating in the High-Level Forum on European Standardisation under its second mandate to shape priorities for 2026.
@bellonaeu.bsky.social @clienteartheur.bsky.social @umwelthilfe.bsky.social @eeb.org @fairtradeftao.bsky.social @global2000.bsky.social @therestartproject.org
🔎 That is why, together with a group of civil society organisations, we looked into what the laws actually say.
Read on to learn more about the EU's DPP and how to ensure it is a tool for sharing accessible, accurate, and transparent environmental information: ecostandard.org/publications...
❓ When will all products have the Digital Product Passport?
❓ Will the DPP provide enough added value compared to the cost of data collection?
❓ Will the DPP encourage more sustainable purchasing decisions?
While we do know some things about the DPP, there are more questions than answers.
Cartoon showing taxes and levies making renewable electricity more expensive, with a person saying 'Why are we penalising electricity over fossil gas?'.
Electricity prices in the EU are under a microscope, with one central need underpinning conversations:
📣 The cleanest solutions must also be cheapest, with no more unnecessary taxes and levies on electricity
✅ Rebalancing the gas-electricity price ratio is key ⤵️
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Cartoon of an energy label with a colourful scale of A-G, and a person climbing up the scale saying 'Energy efficiency should always be the first step'. The cartoon is highlighting the principle of Energy Efficiency First.
Electrification 💚 energy efficiency
Energy efficiency must be a guiding principle of electrification – they go hand-in-hand.
It already saved €120 billion in the EU in 2023 – and there's a lot of potential for more energy savings 👇
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The European Commission has proposed the revision of the New Legislative Framework, the #MarketSurveillance Regulation, and the #Standardisation Regulation under the so-called #EUProductAct.
📅 Join us on 14 April to unpack this framework of EU product legislation
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Cartoon of an energy label with a colourful scale of A-G, and a person climbing up the scale saying 'Energy efficiency should always be the first step'. The cartoon is highlighting the principle of Energy Efficiency First.
Electrification 💚 energy efficiency
Energy efficiency must be a guiding principle of electrification – they go hand-in-hand.
It already saved €120 billion in the EU in 2023 – and there's a lot of potential for more energy savings 👇
ecostandard.org/publications...
💡 We are seeking experts with technical knowledge and experience in #CircularEconomy and standards that cover:
Definitions and principles, management systems, measurement frameworks, indicators, and extended producer responsibility #EPR.
Apply before 20 March 👇
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🔈 Policymakers will not push markets forward by telling them they are already doing enough.
@ec.europa.eu published the long awaited Industrial Decarbonisation Act this afternoon.
👀 Read our full reaction: ecostandard.org/news_events/... #IAA