Making sustainable products the norm in the European Union

Making sustainable products the norm in the European Union
Photo source
glassforeurope.com

Date: 31 March 2022

Yesterday, 30 March, the European Commission released new proposals aiming at making sustainable products the norm in the EU.

The main objective of the package of proposals is to make “almost all physical goods on the EU market more friendly to the environment, circular, and energy efficient throughout their whole lifecycle“.

The package includes:

  • A Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products, which follows the same approach as the current Ecodesign Directive but enlarge its range of applicability. It aims at setting product-level requirements to promote energy efficiency, circularity and overall reduction of environmental and climate impacts. It is accompanied by an Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan for 2022-2024
  • A proposal aiming at boosting the internal market for construction products and making the built environment more sustainable and fit for the 2050 climate objectives. In this respect, the long-awaited revision of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will have a leading role to play. The new CPR is expected to create a harmonized framework to assess and communicate the environmental and climate performance of construction products.
  • A proposal on new rules to empower consumers in the green transition to make them better informed and protected against greenwashing.

Promoting circular business models and building a more sustainable built environment is also part of Glass for Europe’s vision toward 2050. Building glass and glazing products are essential contributors to sustainable buildings thanks to all properties it brings to buildings, its recyclability and overall environmental performance.

Glass for Europe will therefore analyze the new EC proposals in depth to make sure that detailed provisions do effectively support the sustainability objectives. Glass for Europe will work toward a new framework that is conducive to better collection and effective recycling of glazing into new flat glass products.

More in formation on the initiative can be found here.

600450 Making sustainable products the norm in the European Union glassonweb.com

Others also read

Industry and environmental organisations jointly call for measures to improve recycling in the future End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation
Over the past few weeks, the team at Glass for Europe has engaged in constructive dialogue with the European Commission services.
TurkishGlass proudly represented the Turkish glass industry at the ZAK World of Façades Boston Conference, emphasising its position as a global leader in architectural glass solutions.
NGA has joined together with more than 900 organizations participating in the Tomorrow's Workforce Coalition.
Lucia Masutti takes the helm at GIMAV and VITRUM, bringing a bold vision to strengthen the glass supply chain through innovation, collaboration, and global growth.
Starting July 14, 2025, Woods brings decades of leadership experience to guide NGA into its next chapter.

Add new comment

NEWS RELATED PRODUCTS