ECHT First Ecodesign Forum in Brussels on 19 and 20 February 2025 The first Ecodesign Forum took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 February, as key player to help the implementation of the ESPR. The Ecodesign Forum serves as a key consultation body to discuss the imple... 27 Feb 2025
ECHT CEN Workshop Guidelines to create a Digital Product Passport: Public consultation Based on the experience of the H2020 project CircThread , the planned CEN Workshop Agreement will define guidelines for decision-making on designing a Digital Product Passport (DPP), including its dat... 27 Feb 2025
ECHT ECHT Knowledge Platform launched We are delighted to announce the launch of the ECHT Knowledge Platform, a new initiative dedicated to support the implementation of chemical traceability in supply chains. The Knowledge Platform is a ... 27 Feb 2025
ECHT ECHT free workshop series – First workshop in March Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the textile apparel value chain face the challenge of ensuring the traceability of their products with regard to their suppliers and customers. This makes ... 26 Feb 2025
ECHT Re-Source 2025: Resource Conservation - from Idea to Action As a continuation of the series of conferences entitled “Re-source - Resource Conservation - From Idea to Action”, the environmental ministries and environmental federal offices of Austria, Switzerlan... 7 Feb 2025
ECHT Creation of the EU Textiles Ecosystem Platform: survey open Following the publication of the Transition Pathway for the Textiles Ecosystem in June 2023, the European Commission is now creating an EU Textiles Ecosystem Platform to support stakeholders in making... 6 Feb 2025
ECHT OECD forum on due diligence in the garment and footwear sector The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum on due diligence in the garment and footwear sector will take place on 11th and 12th of February in Paris and online from 10th t... 6 Feb 2025
ECHT Circular Economy: Policy Making for Traceability of Chemicals along Value Chains – Presentations now available In the EU Interreg project ECHT, actors along the textile value chain are convinced that the traceability of chemicals in their products is an essential prerequisite for meeting the objectives of the ... 24 Dec 2024
ECHT Europe’s circular economy in facts and figures In December, the European Environmental Agency published a briefing presenting key facts and figures around Europe’s effort to forge a circular economy. It uses key indicators for acknowledging progre... 24 Dec 2024
ECHT Extended producer responsibility in the garments sector A new working paper has been recently published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This report presents preliminary results of the evaluation of the potential for the... 24 Dec 2024
ECHT Ban Bisphenols in All Products - Policy Briefing Paper This policy paper, a result of the ToxFree LIFE for All1 project, explores bisphenols’ environmental and health risks, explicitly focusing on their use in textiles. It combines research findings with ... 24 Dec 2024
ECHT Study on new product priorities for ESPR The European Commission's Joint Research Centre published today the final report on potential new product priorities for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). As a result of the an... 15 Nov 2024