2009-12-02 - Joint position paper: Sizing up product carbon footprinting
Joint position paper on product carbon labelling.
2009-04-17 - Revised Eco-Management and Audit Scheme lacks teeth
The result of yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament on the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) does little to improve the ambition of the scheme.
2008-11-02 - Briefing from Environmental NGOs on heating equipment
2008-10-06 - Discussion paper on nanotechnology standardisation
Discussion paper on nanotechnology standardisation and nomenclature issues by FoE Australia
2008-09-05 - ISO TC 207 ‘Environmental Management’ gives NGOs the cold shoulder
Joint position paper on ISO TC-207 ‘Environmental Management’
2008-01-21 - ECOS position on standards for nanotechnologies
This paper was developped in response to a standardisation mandate from the European Commission on nanotechnologies.
2007-10-08 - ECOS/ANEC position on the ISO14000 series review
This review published in Oct. 2007 highlights the major flaws of the ISO 14000 standard series (standards for environmental management systems in businesses). It also gives an outline of necessary changes an improvements.
2006-10-06 - ECOS input on promotion of heating & cooling from renewable energy
ECOS input to the European Commission public consultation on promotion of heating and cooling from Renewable Energy.
Ref: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/consulta
2006-07-26 - ECOS position on the review of the New Approach
ECOS position paper. Reference: EC working doc. “certif 2005-16 rev.2: elements for a horizontal legislative approach to technical harmonisation".
2006-07-11 - ECOS reply to Biofuels Consultation
Respons of ECOS to the European Commission consultation on the Biofuels Directive Review.
2006-05-08 - ANEC-ECOS position paper on the revision of the EHD strategy
ANEC-ECOS position paper on the revision of the strategy for the Environmental Helpdesk (EHD) within CEN.
2006-02-14 - Comments by ECOS on the revised EESC draft opinion
Comments on the revised EESC draft opinion on "Regrowing raw materials - development outlook for producing materials and energy".
2005-07-15 - ECOS position on draft SRF standards
ECOS' position on draft Solid Recovered fuels standards, written by ECOS expert Christian Tebert, Ökopol Gmbh.
2005-01-18 - ANEC & ECOS on revised packaging standards
2004-01-26 - The role of European standardisation in European legislation and policies
ECOS position on the European Commission's working document on the role of European standardisation in European legislation and policies.
2004-01-15 - CEN SABE Strategy
ECOS contribution to the review of the strategy of CEN SABE (Strategic Advisory Board on Environment)
2003-09-12 - Integration of environmental aspects into European standardisation
ECOS answer to European Commission's proposals for a communication regarding the integration of environmental aspects into European Standardisation
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