The European Union has announced a new bundle of sustainability-focused policy proposals that will expand existing ecodesign rules on energy efficiency by encouraging longer product lifespans, ...

Since 2009, the ecodesign directive has set energy efficiency requirements covering 31 product groups (e.g. computers, fridges, water pumps). This legislation is estimated to have saved €120 billion ...

While many commitments to building a circular economy have been signed around the world, industries are still consuming more resources than can be regenerated. Today, it would take 1.75 Earths to feed ...

For those in the know, the upcoming EU Ecodesign and Energy Label policy measures for solar PV products are some of the most hotly anticipated legislative pieces in the works. These are the technical ...

Every European is probably familiar with the brightly colored stickers on refrigerators that tell buyers about the energy-efficiency of the appliance. This scheme has been a huge success. When the ...

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation aims to reverse detrimental trends, making sustainable products the norm in the EU market and diminishing overall environmental and climate impacts.

Brands can collect unwanted items long after the return period has passed, and, regardless of their condition, give them a new lease of life through resale, remanufacture and recycle Current ...

But tackling emissions is just part of the challenge ahead. With natural resource extraction tripling over the past 50 years, governments are now adopting policies to advance their circular economies ...

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