See below for more position papers and here for our reports
Nature Restoration Law
July 12, 2023
To revert the current trend of nature loss, Europe needs to invest in large-scale nature restoration.
Co-signed business statements: CLG letter and WWF letter
Waste Framework Directive
August, 9th, 2022
The new EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) must boost circular design, durability, reuse and recyclability
News item and PDF download: Position on WFD revision
Sustainable Corporate Governance
May 23rd, 2022
Sustainable businesses demand mandatory due diligence on human rights and environment for all companies.
News item and PDF Download: Position paper
Carbon pricing
April 12th, 2022
Additional measures for carbon pricing are needed to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. It should reflect the true cost of climate impacts.
News item and PDF Download: Position paper
Economic incentives
May, 2023
Economic incentives play a crucial role in steering market demand towards circular choices by including external costs along the value chain in the price.
2023 news item and 2022 position paper
2020 ECESP Orientation paper
Right to repair
April 4th, 2022
EU Right-to-repair regulation must be ambitious and apply for broadest range of products.
Download PDF: Position paper
Chemical Recycling
December 14th, 2021
Limit EU support for chemical recycling to applications meeting 6 conditions including being net-CO2 positive.
Download PDF: Position paper
Circularity hubs
September 10th, 2020
Green recovery in Europe can be considerably accelerated by setting up circular acceleration houses in all EU regions to support sustainable SMEs.
Download PDF: Position paper
Sustainable Finance: gas & nuclear
November, 12th 2021
Don’t label natural gas and nuclear as sustainable investments in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.
News item and PDF download: Position
Sustainable Finance: scope
September, 29th 2021
EU taxonomy for sustainable investments must recognise green businesses and extend the scope.
News item and PDF download: Position
Sustainable Finance: social
September, 14th 2021
A European social taxonomy should include social aspects in a multi cycle value chain.
News item and PDF Download: Position
VAT
December 9th, 2021
The updated EU VAT rules are a positive step, but low rates for many more sustainable products and services are urgently needed.
News item: Response to VAT reform 2021
Download PDF: Position paper (2018)
Waste management: landfilling & incineration
November, 17th, 2021
Pursue an EU-wide ban on landfill for non-pre-treated municipal waste by 2030 and move away from incineration.
News item and PDF download: Position on landfilling
News item: Position on waste incineration (2018)
Carbon Border Levy
November, 12th, 2021
Expand the scope of the planned CBAM from to all industry sectors, products and services that suffer from unfair competition
News item and PDF Download: Position
SMEs & Industrial policy
September, 30th 2021
Sustainable SME’s hold the key to the circular Economy but economic reform is needed for them to grow.
Download PDF: Position paper
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
December 2017
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be improved, extended, harmonised and include eco-modulation of fees
Download PDF: Position paper
Sustainable Products
June 7, 2021
The Sustainable Product Initiative is highly welcomed but needs to support SMEs switching to circular models.
Download PDF: Position Paper
Sustainable reporting
July 7, 2023
Uphold the ambitious nature of the reporting standards as proposed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
2023 News item and PDF download: Position
Social Economy
April, 27th 2021
The European action plan for social economy should reflect convergence with “green”
News item and PDF download: Position
Chemicals
June 7, 2021
Prevent substances of very high concern (SVHC) from being used in products on the EU market.
News item and PDF Download: Position
Taxation (see also VAT)
January, 14th 2019
Taxation reform is crucial to foster delivering sustainable products and services based on True Pricing.
News item: Position
Circular Economy
We advocate accelerated implementation of strengthened EU and member states circular economy policies with measures that really foster and mainstream circular business models.
See our position.
Textiles and Fashion: non-EU countries
Feb, 27th, 2020
More research is needed to confirm a positive overall impact of future EU circular fashion on supplying non-EU countries.
Download PDF: Research Note
Textile Strategy
February, 1st 2021
Bold policies are needed to support SMEs with circular models in the textile sector.
News item and PDF Download: Position
Textile and Fashion Policy
March, 28th, 2019
Bold policies are needed to mainstream sustainable fashion.
Download PDF: Report
Packaging waste
May 23rd, 2023
Sustainable plastics recycling relies on transparent recycled content claims
PDF Download: Position Paper
Earlier input:
Green claims
May, 31st 2022
The European Commission’s consumer protection initiative is an important step to unmask and inhibit deliberate false claims and early obsolescence practices.
News item and PDF Download: Position
Recovery Plan
December 18th, 2020
Support SMEs in their transition towards a low-carbon circular economy by making best use of the EU budget and NextGenerationEU recovery package.
Download PDF: Letter to EU Presidency
Circular Economy Action Plan
March 26, 2020
The main challenge will be to translate these ambitions into implemented measures able to achieve them.
News item and PDF Download: Position
Circular Economy in Member States
September, 2nd 2019
Member states are key to create an enabling policy framework that substantially supports companies to switch to circular business models.
Download PDF: Report
European Green Deal
December, 10 2019
We urge the EU for ambitious implementation of the European Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan.
News item and PDF Download: Position
Sustainable Development Goals
November, 15th 2019
There is a need for companies to make the SDGs more directly actionable and measurable in terms of impact, and for governments to implement economic incentives.
See our overall Position, news item and PDF Download: Position paper
Transparency
23 January, 2019
To increase transparency, the circularity needs to be reflected in the price of end products and in public procurement.
News item and PDF Downloads: Position
Plastics Strategy
February, 19th 2018
We welcome the EU Plastics Strategy but it requires ambitious implementation.
Download PDF: Position Paper
Single-Use Plastics
December, 21st 2018
Ecopreneur.eu welcomes new directive for single-use plastics, but much more is needed to reduce plastic waste.
News item and PDF Download: Position