New Agreement in European Union regarding sustainable Design

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced today that they have reached a provisional agreement on proposed regulations for a new “Ecodesign” framework to establish sustainability requirements for nearly all products across the EU, and to improve information to consumers about products’ environmental sustainability.  Under the new regulation, the Commission would be empowered to adopt ecodesign requirements for products to improve their environmental sustainability, across nearly all product categories. Exclusions include motor vehicles, which are covered by separate legislation, and products that have an impact on defense or national security.

Requirements under the proposal cover a broad range of sustainability aspects including product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, the use of substances that inhibit circularity, energy and resource efficiency, recycled content, remanufacturing and recycling, and products’ carbon and environmental footprints.

More at the source: https://www.esgtoday.com/eu-lawmakers-reach-deal-on-sustainable-product-rules/

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