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 NEWS
ECHT Open consultation on digital product passport A public consultation was open by the European Commission to adopt a delegated act laying down rules on the operation of digital product passport (DPP) service providers, an essential component of the... 15 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT ECHT mailing list ECHT project offers an innovative approach to address the challenges of transitioning to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient Circular Economy as envisioned by the Green Deal. The project highlights ... 11 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT The European Commission launches Ecodesign Forum to help accelerate progress on sustainable products The Forum will gather a wide range of stakeholders, including experts appointed by Member States, as well as representatives from industry, civil society and academia. It will be consulted on all key ... 11 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT PFAS in textiles in Europe’s circular economy – A report from the European Environment Agency Several synthetic chemicals are used in the textile production, including PFAS. The PFAS are used for their properties to repel water, oil and dirt, and provide thermal stability and durability. But t... 11 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT ESPR - Frequently Asked Questions Following the adoption of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation in July 2024, the European Commission has recently published a Frequently Asked Questions. The FAQ document addresses a wide... 11 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT Product Sustainability Summit Europe 2024 ECHT will be presented at the Product Sustainability Summit Europe 2024, organised on 25 and 26 of November in Cologne. Dr Rehn-Groenendijk Jonas will join the speakers of the second day of the confer... 11 Nov 2024 NEWS
ECHT New restriction for a sub-group of PFAS in consumer textile On the 19th of September, the European Commission adopted a new measure to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA') and PFHxA ‑related sub... 28 Oct 2024 NEWS
ECHT ITD24 Conference ECHT will be at the Internationale Transdisciplinary Conference 2024. The event will take place on from the 4th to the 8th of November, at Utrecht University in Netherlands. This Conference will welco... 28 Oct 2024 NEWS
ECHT What place for Chemical Traceability in Textile Industry in 2035 ? During the third Workshop of the ECHT project, the consortium created coherent scenarios for the Textile industry in 2035, based on the work achieved during the previous workshop with the definition, ... 18 Oct 2024 NEWS
ECHT Developing Scenario Stories – Workshop #3 On the 20th June, the ECHT Consortium was back in Frankfurt and in person. During this third workshop, the representatives of textile apparel value chains and related stakeholder... 5 Aug 2024 NEWS
ECHT Videos to explain ESPR The European Commission recently published the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). While it is evident that regulation is necessary to address the issues of wasteful production and c... 25 Jul 2024 NEWS