Circular Economy Act
June 16, 2025
Drive competitiveness and investment in circular business
Download PDF: Position paper
Omnibus “Simplification” Package
March 6, 2025
Proposal brings major setback for sustainable business
2025-03: News item
2025-02: Letter to President von der Leyen
2025-01: Co-signed Open BFBT letter on Omnibus proposal
2024-12: Co-signed Open business letter on Omnibus proposal
Green Public Procurement
March 6, 2025
Mandate sustainability criteria for all public procurement schemes
Download PDF: Position paper
Food contact materials
December 3, 2024
Deliver a revised regulation asap.
Download PDF: Co-signed letter
Policy demands for new European Commission
October 24, 2024
Continue pursuing the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal.
News item and PDF download: Position paper
Level playing field
December, 2024
A level playing field is lacking and crucial in steering market demand towards sustainable choices.
2023 CLG Fossil fuel phase out statement, news item and 2022 position paper
2020 ECESP Orientation paper
2024 European Elections
December 8, 2024
Prioritise ambitious implementation of the European Green Deal, a level playing field and 100 Regional Circularity Hubs.
PDF download: Position paper
Sustainability Due Diligence
May 23, 2024
Sustainable businesses demand mandatory due diligence on human rights and environment for all companies.
News item and PDF Download: Position paper
Co-signed statement: Business support for the CSDDD
See also Omnibus “Simplification” Package
Sustainable reporting
January, 2024
Focus on smart and easy implementation. Don’t play ping-pong with the legal framework
See also Omnibus “Simplification” Package
2024-01: Co-signed Joint statement
2023 News item and PDF download: Position
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
October 2023
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be improved, extended, harmonised and include eco-modulation of fees
Co-signed statement:Let’s Reshape EPR
Download PDF: Position paper
Digital Product Passports
June 2022
Digital Product Passport should support SMEs in switching to circular models
Download PDF: Position paper
Sustainable Food
September, 9th, 2023
An ambitious proposal for an EU legislative framework for Sustainable Food Systems (FSFS) is urgently needed.
PDF download: Joint open letter co-signed by Ecopreneur.eu
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
Packaging waste
May 23rd, 2023
Sustainable plastics recycling relies on transparent recycled content claims and import controls
Co-signed Open-Letters 2024 and 2023
PDF Download: Position Paper
Ecodesign Sustainable Products
May 4, 2023
The Sustainable Product Initiative is highly welcomed but needs to support SMEs switching to circular models.
Download PDF: Position Paper 2023
Download PDF: Position Paper 2022
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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: SME paper
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
Social Economy
April, 27th 2021
The European action plan for social economy should reflect convergence with “green”
News item and PDF download: Position
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
Labelling
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
Taxation (see also VAT)
January, 14th 2019
Move to quality majority voting on certain tax matters. Shift taxes from labour to resources.
News item: Position