Policy Updates

<p>The European Commission has published the draft sustainability reporting standards, which supplement the Accounting Directive as amended by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. It is open for feedback until 7 July 2023.</p>

Tumble dryers are the next product group for which the European Commission is proposing a reparability indicator, to be displayed in the bottom part of the EU Energy Label. It may serve as model for other product groups.

At the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum meeting of 9 June 2023, the European Commission presented the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act and its implications for products regulated under Ecodesign.

The European Commission has presented its intentions on the draft standardisation request for the Digital Product Passport (DPP) system.

<p>The European Commission has presented its intentions on the draft standardisation request for the Digital Product Passport (DPP) system.</p>

<p>At the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum meeting of 9 June 2023, the European Commission presented the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act and its implications for products regulated under Ecodesign.</p>

<p>Tumble dryers are the next product group for which the European Commission is proposing a reparability indicator, to be displayed in the bottom part of the EU Energy Label. It may serve as a model for other product groups.</p>

On Monday, 12 June 2023, the European Commission held the stakeholder technical meeting on the review of Ecodesign requirements for space heaters (Regulation 813/2013).

<p>On Monday, 12 June 2023, the European Commission held the stakeholder technical meeting on the review of Ecodesign requirements for space heaters (Regulation 813/2013).</p>

The European Commission published its proposal for a Critical Raw Materials Act on 20 March 2023. It aims to increase and diversify the EU’s supply of critical raw materials and includes new proposed requirements for cooling generators, heat pumps and electric motors.

<p>The European Commission published its proposal for a Critical Raw Materials Act on 20 March 2023. It aims to increase and diversify the EU’s supply of critical raw materials and includes new proposed requirements for cooling generators, heat pumps and electric motors.</p>

On behalf of the European Commission (DG CLIMA), Öko-Recherche works on a series of analyses evaluating the implementation of the F-Gas Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. The Q1/2023 report has been recently shared with Eurovent.