We are seeking experts to support our work in #bioeconomy and #nature. 💡 If you are an expert in related fields, such as #forestry or #agriculture - including food/feed, #bioenergy, or biomaterials – we want to hear from you! #CallForExperts #Hiring #Vacancies 🔗 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Standardised testing methods are essential for enforcing bans or restrictions on harmful #chemicals. Some #EDCs are already restricted and more will likely be regulated in the future – meaning that timely and up-to-date testing #standards are needed to avoid delays. ecostandard.org/publications...

The EU Circular Economy Act is a unique opportunity to move from managing #waste to managing resources. With clear targets, definitions, and #prevention and #reuse priorities - the #CircularEconomy Act can deliver both environmental and economic benefits. ecostandard.org/publications...

💼 We're looking for a Membership & Events Officer to join our team and help build a healthy and clean environment. If you're a skilled event manager and ready to contribute to strengthening our network of members and experts, you could be the one! 👀 Full details: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

New Eurostat data exposes the scale of Europe's #ewaste crisis. Environmental NGOs urge the European Commission to take decisive action in revising e-waste legislation to prevent waste and promote repair, reuse and proper collection, as well as robust #EPR schemes. ecostandard.org/news_events/...

🏢 Europe’s housing crisis is a real social and environmental injustice. The new European Affordable Housing Plan must do more than the usual bandages of “build, build, build.” Read our joint statement on how to make housing fair and sustainable for all👇 eeb.org/library/join...

There is a lot of focus on the use of commodity Environmental Attribute Certificates to show companies are playing their part - but not all EACs are made equal. Learn more in our new factsheet: ecostandard.org/publications...

💼 We're looking for a Membership & Events Officer to join our team and help build a healthy and clean environment. If you're a skilled event manager and ready to contribute to strengthening our network of members and experts, you could be the one! 👀 Full details: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

After more than a decade of advocacy, today marks a major milestone in the fight against plastic pellet pollution! 🌊 The European Parliament has officially approved the Regulation on preventing pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. A long-awaited step towards a zero pellet loss in Europe.

The European Commission released its evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives. The report sounds the alarm that it’s time to move on from making public purchases based on price alone. Here’s what Tudor Cherhat, Programme Manager at ECOS and co-convenor Buy Better to Build Better said ⬇️

Campaigners gathered at @microsoft.com's Brussels offices to protest the end of #Windows10, urging them to reconsider and the @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops and other energy-related products, so that this cannot happen again 💻🗑 youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...

It's #WorldStandardsDay! Today we celebrate the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop #standards. A lack of #representation of diverse and relevant expertise from civil society organisations risks the adoption of #standards which may not be fit for purpose.

🌐 Happy #WorldStandardsDay! Today we celebrate how European standards build trust, drive innovation and support a sustainable future. #Standards4SDGs #StandardsBuildTrust #TrustStandards

It's #InternationalEwasteDay & @microsoft.com is making up to 400 million computers obsolete. From today👇 💻 No more #Windows10 automatic support for all PCs 🗑️ #ewaste could jump by 700 million kg We need laws that make companies provide software & support for the full lifetime of their products.

At the pre #COP30 in Brasília, civil society calls for global action on transition minerals. ECOS joins 200 CSOs urging leaders to strengthen minerals governance for a #JustTransition Read & share the joint letter👉 ecostandard.org/publications...

🌍 CEN and CENELEC aim for an inclusive, open and transparent standardization system where everyone can take part. On 9 October, together with @aminaaissani.bsky.social from @ecos.ngo, we hosted a webinar on Inclusive Standardization 👉 lnkd.in/ej7as8KC #WSD2025 #WorldStandardsDay2025 #SDG17

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆?🤔🛒 With @beuc.eu , we checked supermarkets in 13 countries: ecolabelled products are mostly 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 than conventional ones, but availability varies massively – from 80% of products in Denmark to just 2% in Cyprus and Greece 🧵👇

Today at the #ISOannualmeeting, ISO will launch ISO 17298: Biodiversity for organisations. 📺 You can watch live here at 11:00 CEST www.linkedin.com/events/73686... ECOS was part of the ISO technical committee developing this milestone. #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Standards

How can the EU reach its energy, climate, and circularity goals while also ensuring affordable, accessible, and healthy housing? Our latest blog looks at how the EU can make use of empty and underused buildings in the upcoming European Affordable Housing Plan. 👀 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Over 40 concerned industry and civil society organisations have sent a letter to EU leaders, urging them to commit to chemical transparency and traceability. Responsible companies need this commitment to continue operating competitively and sustainably in the EU. ecostandard.org/publications...

🗳️ Tomorrow MEPs vote on the EU Forest Monitoring Law. 🌲Healthy forests mean healthier people, economies & ecosystems – but they’re under threat. We need EU-wide cooperation & strong monitoring to protect them #Together4Forests ecostandard.org/publications...

#Recycling claims can make plastic bottles seem harmless to the #environment but only 9% of ALL #plastic ever made globally has been recycled. ♻️ Green claims such as ‘100% recyclable’ are: ✖️ Misleading consumers ✖️ Delaying us from making true progress against plastic #pollution

We've received overwhelming demand for our webinar on #packaging #standards We've now made more spaces available - register today! Join experts from @ecos.ngo, @foodpackagingforum.org, The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse (PR3), and New Reuse Alliance ecostandard.org/news_events/... #PPWR #reuse

E-commerce must be safe! Together with 60+ NGOs, industry, and retail associations, we demand stronger EU rules to: ✅close dangerous loopholes in online trade ✅guarantee #ProductSafety ✅protect the environment ✅ensure fair competition Read our full statement👉 eeb.org/library/clos... #ecommerce

And online shopping is often where EU shoppers inadvertently receive noncompliant products because of legal loopholes that will hopefully soon be closed - but keep in mind when buying online that the products may not be following EU rules on safety and health 🙃

ECOS joins +60 organisations in calling for stronger, safer, and fairer EU rules on eCommerce - without loopholes for online trade via online marketplaces. 👇 Closing the loopholes: A call for stronger EU rules on eCommerce ecostandard.org/publications...

New EU #ecodesign and #EnergyLabelling requirements for electronics have applied since June. Are you a supplier of phones or tablets and want to know more? Get up to speed at this webinar by LIFE Compliance Services 👇 📆 30/09 ⏰ 13h (CEST) www.product-compliance-services.eu/suppliers/we...

Read the report 👇 ecostandard.org/publications...

💡 Environmental stakeholders must be included for #standardisation to be effective. 🤝 Smooth collaboration between industry and civil society is the key to delivering #standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the #SingleMarket. Here’s how. 📖 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Friends, this @ecos.ngo webinar on data centre expansion wrecking climate goals looks worth your time! Starts in ~50mins from this post (1600 central europe) ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Data centres have big environmental impacts, and with #AI driving growth, they’re rising 🤖 👀 New report from ECOS with @openfuture.bsky.social shows how to make #DataCentres more sustainable: ecostandard.org/publications... 🎧 Learn more at our webinar (it’s today!): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

👀 Webinar happening next week. #DataCentres: how their expansion risks derailing climate goals — and how to fix it. 📆 16 September 2025 ⏰ 16-17h (CEST) 📍 Zoom Join to hear about the problems, solutions, and EU policy options relating to data centres in Europe 👇 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

⏳ Countdown to #WorldStandardsDay! Join CEN, CENELEC, @ecos.ngo & @raisingstandardseu.bsky.social on 9 October for a webinar on Inclusive Standardization. ✔️ Key insights ✔️ Case studies from consumer & environmental organizations ✔️ How to get involved 👉https://tinyurl.com/39f53z7r #WSD2025 #SDG17

👀 Webinar happening next week. #DataCentres: how their expansion risks derailing climate goals — and how to fix it. 📆 16 September 2025 ⏰ 16-17h (CEST) 📍 Zoom Join to hear about the problems, solutions, and EU policy options relating to data centres in Europe 👇 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Nearly 50% of Europe's energy consumption is heating & cooling, only 6% of which is provided by clean, renewable technologies. Yet the sector was absent from today's #StateOfTheUnion speech. Have a look at our reaction with @cleanheateurope.bsky.social coolheatingcoalition.eu/2025/09/10/c...

From #PlasticsTreaty to Commission consultations - this summer was eventful for plastics policy. Our blog will catch you up 😎 1️⃣ #PlasticsTreaty talks collapsed, but all hope is not lost 2️⃣ Commission proposal promotes problematic #ChemicalRecycling READ 👇 rethinkplasticalliance.eu/news/here-is...

One week left to register for our webinar on the environmental impacts of data centres 👀 See you there! 👇

ISO and the GHG Protocol announced plans today to unite their emissions accounting standards 🤝 Find out what is at stake, and why an inclusive process with civil society at the table is so important, in this joint article by ECOS and @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social 👇 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

💻 Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from #experts about best practices and recent developments as we discuss solutions for #packaging minimisation, #refill, and #reuse. #PPWR ecostandard.org/news_events/...

ISO and the GHG Protocol will merge their emissions accounting standards, they announced today. “We’ll be watching to make sure that harmonisation doesn’t mean weaker rules,” said Mathilde Crêpy of ECOS, in the @wsj.com More here 👇 www.wsj.com/articles/iso...

📺 Why #recycling alone won’t solve the EU’s #plastic struggle 🗣️ “You don’t change this with recycling targets, you change this with rules on plastic #design” 🔗 europeannewsroom.com/why-recyclin...

💻 Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from #experts about best practices and recent developments as we discuss solutions for #packaging minimisation, #refill, and #reuse. #PPWR ecostandard.org/news_events/...

EU laws are there to protect #nature. In doing so, they protect us - our health, quality of life, and economic #resilience. Now, the European Commission wants to weaken these laws, and they're asking what YOU think. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

In our latest infographic, we outline the steps required to safely #reuse structural #timber in renovation and #construction. Using #wood for longer, following the cascading principle, helps to avoid #waste and reduce #carbon emissions. 🪵 👀 Find it here: ecostandard.org/publications...

Plastics Treaty negotiators: the world is watching. Fix the process. Keep your promise. Deliver a treaty that truly ends plastic pollution — from production to disposal. 🌍✊ #PlasticsTreaty #BreakFreeFromPlastic Link to press statement: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/09/p...

In the EU Bioeconomy Strategy revision refers to a “regenerative” #bioeconomy, suggesting something #sustainable - but without an agreed definition, this can lead to misleading claims, or even #greenwashing, whilst detracting from ecologically sound approaches. ecostandard.org/news_events/...

The crucial #INC5.2 negotiations in Geneva will decide if the global plastics treaty cut global #plastic production. We also need rules on plastic #design and infrastructure to support #reuse and refill. www.endseurope.com/article/1927...

📝 The European Commission has launched a crucial public consultation on the #CircularEconomy Act, with a proposal expected in late 2026. 🔗 Timeline and links below

#PlasticsTreaty negotiations resume this week to finalise an international, legally binding instrument on plastic #pollution, to comprehensively address the full life cycle of #plastic: production, design, and disposal. 👇 We need it now, more than ever www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Unsure about recycling claims and symbols used on #plastic packaging? You're not alone. A new poll (commissioned by @clientearth.bsky.social) shows that many European consumers believe products with recycling logos will actually be recycled if properly disposed of. But this simply isn't accurate.