Tag: durable products
Ecodesign: A more sustainable EU single market is coming
Ecodesign, an EU success story, is expanding. More products than ever will soon be designed from the outset with sustainability in mind - a development that will be good for the environment and consumers. But how? And when? The Ecodesigned4LIFE...
Rules for sustainable products are one side of the coin. Enforcing them is the other.
It is encouraging for consumers that the EU is working on rules to make products sustainable by design. But if policymakers are serious about delivering, they should not forget about the “on the ground” aspect, argues BEUC’s Monique Goyens. This...
‘All roads lead to Rome’ in the green transition; but we may need to build new ones
A well-known proverb says, ‘all roads lead to Rome,’ meaning an outcome can be reached by many methods or ideas. In European policy making, sustainable lifestyles must become our Rome: the aspired-to destination to which all roads must go. While...