{"id":111430,"date":"2023-06-15T12:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=111430"},"modified":"2023-07-10T11:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:50:22","slug":"meps-give-greenlight-to-make-sustainable-products-the-norm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/meps-give-greenlight-to-make-sustainable-products-the-norm\/","title":{"rendered":"MEPs give greenlight to make sustainable products the norm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Environment committee vote sets the stage for adoption of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations before the end of this parliamentary term. Key aspects will still need to be negotiated in plenary and trilogues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today the Environment Committee voted on their report for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation with a majority of 68 votes in favour, 12 against and 8 abstentions, representing an important milestone in the Green Deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ESPR will replace the existing Ecodesign Directive, which has been one of the EU\u2019s most effective climate policies to date – having already contributed substantially to energy savings, saving 126 billion euros in citizens electricity bills in 2021, while creating 22 billion euros of additional business revenue and 323 thousand jobs <\/span>in 2020 alone with even better projections by 2030<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Latest <\/span>research from consumer organisations<\/span><\/a> estimates that increased energy prices have allowed energy savings for consumers resulting from ecodesign measures to grow from \u20ac385 to between \u20ac650 and \u20ac1,800 per household per year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new regulation currently under negotiation will continue to boost consumer savings and\u00a0 critically expand the scope of legislation to non-energy products.<\/span><\/p>\n

St\u00e9phane Arditi,<\/strong> Director for Climate, Circular Economy and Industry at the EEB said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe eco-design for sustainable products regulation is a powerful instrument to transform our market towards longer lasting, repairable, and low impact products. It creates a level playing field on how to compete and trade in the EU. It benefits consumers, European businesses and the environment. It is a success story and clearly shows how economic health and environmental regulation can be working hand in hand, debunking today\u2019s obsolete thinking that opposes competitiveness and environmental policy. Today, the environment committee made a further crucial step towards making sustainable products a default option accessible to all.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Jean-Pierre Schweitzer,<\/strong> Deputy Policy Manager for Circular Economy at the EEB said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe particularly welcome reinforced provisions on repair, an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold textiles and electronics and on an extended definition and future disclosure of substances of concern. We also commend MEPs for proposing more guidance on how to align future measures with EU sustainability objectives and planetary boundaries and for calling for more coherence between the different product policy instruments, such as Green Public Procurement, Ecolabels and other economic incentives.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The environment committee report, led by the socialist rapporteur Alessandra Moretti, includes a number of positive developments building on the Commission\u2019s proposal, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n