⭐ We are celebrating our 25th anniversary! 🎉 That's quarter century 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 Agustín Reyna from BEUC on his experience working with ECOS. 👇

Call for experts – Microplastics Interested candidates should demonstrate in-depth technical and scientific knowledge on sources of microplastics and effective emission abatement strategies or pellet loss calculation methodologies. 📅 Apply by 4 September: ecostandard.org/news_events/...

There is no silver bullet for decarbonising Europe's petrochemical industry. Real progress means combining solutions and prioritising demand reduction, decarbonising energy supply, and phasing out fossil feedstocks. A transition will not happen overnight, but it must happen.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Officer to join ECOS! Your key challenge will be to translate our love of technical environmental policies and processes into clear and engaging narratives. 📅 19 August 2026: ecostandard.org/news_events/... #Vacancies #JobOpportunities #Hiring

Vacancy: Communications Officer at ECOS

Your key challenge will be to translate our love of technical environmental policies and processes into clear and engaging narratives. Apply by 19 August 2026.

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⭐ This year, ECOS is turning 25! 🎉 That's quarter century of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? 🗨️ Today let’s hear from Jon Echanove from SBS on his experience working with ECOS. 👇

⭐ ECOS is 25! 🎉 That's quarter century of bringing the environmental voice to policy and standards. What do our members, partners, and friends have to say about the journey? 🗨️ Today let’s hear from AFNOR's Caroline Lhuillery on her experience working with ECOS. 👇

👀 The new #ecolabel standard is here! ISO 14024 sets the ground rules that major ecolabels follow. An ecolabel that follows this standard is one that can be trusted to provide good environmental information and guide consumer choices, contributing to more sustainable consumption.

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...

Who will finance the chemical sector’s modernisation?

The chemical sector's challenges all point the same way: significant investment in modernising how chemicals are sourced and produced.

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⭐ 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👇

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👕 🌳 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/...

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/...

No nature, no future: Why biodiversity standards matter

Nature makes all economic activity possible - but how do we measure impacts on biodiversity? And how can we use that information?

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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/...

Webinar | Eco-fashion? New EU Ecodesign rules for apparel

In this session we will explore ecodesign options and recommendations to make the first ESPR delegated act for apparel a success.

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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/...

Petrochemicals need defossilisation and decarbonisation

Plastic packaging, synthetic clothing, car pars, paints... petrochemicals sit behind countless products and value chains. And the climate footprint is massive.

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📢 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/...

Vacancy: Programme Officer – Product Policies - ECOS

We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Officer to join our Circular Economy & Nature team, with a focus on textiles, apparel, and footwear.

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⭐ 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! 👇

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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...

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...

EU ecodesign rules must address microplastics in clothing - ECOS

EU ecodesign rules can help limit microplastic pollution from clothing - but the European Commission's proposed measures fall short

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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...

The EU Fertiliser Action Plan must end of fossil dependency

The industrial food system has tied agricultural productivity to fossil fuel production.

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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/...

Meet our new Member from Romania! - ECOS

ECOTECA is a Romanian organisation working on circular economy and waste management policies.

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