Interview by UnternehmensGrün with Arthur ten Wolde, Circular Economy Expert of Ecopreneur.eu.  Also published in Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften magazine (pp. 60-61). Could you tell us something about Ecopreneur.eu? UnternehmensGrün is a founding member of Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation.Ecopreneur.eu is the…

Ecopreneur.eu is proud to participate as SMEs representative in the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum (EELCF) from the European Commission. Our first meeting took place on the 1st of February in Brussels. The first meeting with Ecopreneur.eu was a…

Product policy is crucial for realising the circular economy. Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, has filed its response with position paper to the public consultation “Towards an EU Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy”. Ecopreneur.eu welcomes this consultation…

Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, has filed its feedback on the public consultation concerning the European Commission’s Communication on a Roadmap for Taxation - more efficient EU law-making procedures. Taxation policy is crucial for realising the circular economy. The…

Ecopreneur.eu welcomes the final decision of the European Council and Parliament concerning restrictions on a range of disposable plastic products. On Wednesday morning a legislative text was finally accepted after a long-term decision-making process. The first proposal on waste reduction…

Ecopreneur.eu welcomes a decision made by European governments to compel manufacturers to make refrigerators more easily repairable. Refrigerators have significant volumes of sales and trade in the EU. At the same time, they have a significant adverse environmental impact and…

December 12, 2018 - EU funding for regional development and cohesion should not be used to subsidise the incineration of unsorted municipal waste. Ecopreneur.eu fully supports this position. According to Zero Waste Europe, such funding was widely used to finance…

The first Circularity Check webinar was successfully held on Tuesday, 4 December. It was organised by WeSustain, Ecopreneur.eu and MVO Nederland. A workshop and follow-up webinar are planned.  The Circularity Check is a free online scan tool with a questionnaire…

Brussels, 28 November 2018 - Ecopreneur.eu, MVO Nederland and WeSustain will organise a webinar and a workshop about the Circularity Check in December 2018 and January 2019. The interest in the circular economy is growing. But how to define, what exactly is…

Ecopreneur, the European Sustainable Business Federation, supports the Single Use Plastics directive and does not consider it a threat to the internal market. This in contrast to the European packaging industry association EUROPEN.  Now that the European Council is entering…