Who will finance the chemical sector’s modernisation? Public funding will not be the whole answer. The larger investment flows will come through company budgets, banks, and capital markets. The real question is: what will that private finance build? 👀 Learn more: ecostandard.org/publications...

⭐ ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? Let’s hear from APPLiA's Director General Paolo Falcioni! 👇

💻 Join us online next week to discuss new EU #ecodesign rules for apparel! #ESPR #Sustainable #Fashion Register today👇

The EU urgently needs a new model of resource management. 💻 The recycling of e-waste and critical raw materials has a key role to play in building a resilient circular economy in Europe.

⭐ ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? Let’s hear from @ec.europa.eu's Robert Nuij! 👇

⭐ ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? Let’s hear from @cen-cenelec.bsky.social's Acting Director General Cinzia Missiroli! 👇

Europe leads the way on inclusive standards — and improvements are in reach. That was the core of yesterday's conversations where we looked at real life examples and put standardisation into practice. Thank you to Mattias Bergdahl, Deputy Head of Unit - Standards Policy at DG GROW for joining us!

We're celebrating a quarter century of bringing the environmental voice to standards! 🥂 Yesterday, @annacavazzini.bsky.social and Justin Wilkes marked the occasion by looking back on highlights from over the years and the way forward for inclusive standards for a stronger Single Market.

Both protecting and restoring #nature requires robust data gathering – #biodiversity monitoring - to ensure that corporate environmental gains are real and not just talk. Learn more about biodiversity monitoring, and the importance of getting it right: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Yesterday, ECOS held its annual general assembly. 🎉 What makes this year’s stand out? We’re celebrating 25 years of brining the environmental voice to standards. Thank you to all our members, partners, and friends for being a part of this journey.

👕 🌳 Eco-fashion? New EU Ecodesign rules for apparel 🤝 Join us online, 30 June, as we assess the first ESPR delegated act for apparel and discuss opportunities for how you can get involved. Register today: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

Plastic packaging, car parts, synthetic clothing, paints, detergents – the list goes on. 🏭 Petrochemicals are everywhere, and so is their climate footprint. A transition will not happen overnight – but it is necessary. How? Read on in our new blog ➡️ ecostandard.org/news_events/...

📢 Join our Circular Economy & Nature team! Work on standardisation and policy developments in the framework of the EU’s new ecodesign regulation, with a focus on textiles, apparel, and footwear. #Vacancy #Hiring 📅 Deadline: 11 June ecostandard.org/news_events/...

⭐ ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? Let’s hear from @annacavazzini.bsky.social! 👇

⭐ ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? We asked Sergio Mujica, Secretary General at the International Organization for Standardization! 👇

@bellonaeu.bsky.social @c40cities.bsky.social @cleanaircatf.bsky.social @climategroup.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social @econgoodcatalunya.bsky.social @eeb.org @epsu.bsky.social @fairtradeftao.bsky.social @iclei.org @organicseurope.bsky.social @iisd.org @natuurenmilieu.nl @saintgobaingroup.bsky.social

Public procurement decisions shape which products and technologies are rewarded across the Single Market. That is why 50+ organisations are calling on @ec.europa.eu for a Public Procurement Act that puts long-term value above cheapest price. 👀 Our joint statement: ecostandard.org/publications...

15 organisations express concern at the European Commission's lack of #ecodesign measures to reduce #microplastic emissions from #apparel – despite hotspots of #pollution and existing techniques that can reduce microplastics shedding from #clothing. ecostandard.org/publications...

This month, Buy Better to Build Better celebrates one year of being at the forefront of making strategic procurement a core pillar of the EU's competitiveness and sustainability agenda.

⭐ This year, ECOS is celebrating 25 years of bringing the #environmental voice to policy and #standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? Let's hear from Barbara Bonvissuto, Director for Construction, Machinery and Market Surveillance at @ec.europa.eu!

The EU is revising its electronic waste law, and the stakes couldn't be higher. #Ewaste keeps growing, and critical raw materials locked inside our old devices are never recovered. #Recycling alone won't fix it. Here is what Europe needs to cut strategic dependencies: eeb.org/en/library/n...

🛢️⛓️‍💥 Europe’s fertiliser crisis is a fossil fuel crisis. It's time to break free! Fertiliser prices are soaring again📈😧 Europe's reliance on synthetic fertilisers squeezes farmers, pollutes water, harms health, and weakens food security👎 70+ orgs call for change📄👇 ecostandard.org/publications...

Welcome to our new member, ECOTECA! 👋 Based in Romania, their extensive work on a variety of topics, including Extended Producer Responisibility, WEEE, and ecodesign, has been playing a key role in national and EU policy since 2010. Learn more about their work: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

New op-ed: Europe can solve its methane problem within a decade, if it acts now. The EU Methane Regulation is a strategic tool for energy security and reducing emissions, but some want to weaken it. Read the piece via the FT's Sustainable Views 👇 www.sustainableviews.com/eu-can-solve...

New op-ed: Europe can solve its methane problem within a decade, if it acts now. The EU Methane Regulation is a strategic tool for energy security and reducing emissions, but some want to weaken it. Read the piece via the FT's Sustainable Views 👇 www.sustainableviews.com/eu-can-solve...

📢 ECOS is #hiring! We are looking for a highly motivated HR and Administration Officer. 🤝 The chosen candidate will join our Operations team and support #HR and operations #administration, as well as #OfficeManagement. 🔗 Learn about the position and how to apply: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

🔭 ECOS is seeking a new trainee to focus on circularity and #ecodesign and support our #CircularEconomy and #Nature team. 🤝 Join us and gain valuable experience working in a dynamic and influential environmental NGO 🔗 Learn more and apply: ecostandard.org/news_events/... #Hiring #Trainee #Stage

Watch it again – Unboxing the EU #ProductAct Our experts 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. ecostandard.org/news_events/...

As well as rolling out renewables faster to bring all energy prices down, clean energy should be cheaper than fossil fuels, now. Find out about the gas-electricity price ratio and why rebalancing it is so important for accelerating the energy transition. 👉 ecostandard.org/publications...

📦 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. 👀 Register today: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

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. ecostandard.org/news_events/...

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 👇 ecostandard.org/publications...

#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...

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 👇 ecostandard.org/publications...

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 ecostandard.org/publications...

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/...

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

🤝 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.

❓ 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.

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 ⤵️ ecostandard.org/publications...

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...

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 ecostandard.org/news_events/...

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 👇 ecostandard.org/expert/call-...

🔈 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