Environmental Coalition on Standards
Budget
€5,371,932
EP Access
8
accredited persons
Staff
24
17.5 FTE
EU Grants
€1,443,499
Mission & Goals
Our vision is a healthy and clean environment, protected by robust rules that respect nature and its resources. We are an international NGO with a network of members and experts advocating for environmentally-friendly technical standards, policies and laws. We ensure the environmental voice is heard when they are developed and drive change by providing expertise to policymakers and industry players, leading to the implementation of strong environmental principles. ECOS was established in 2001 to enhance the voice of the environment within the European and international standardisation system. And over the years we have evolved to contribute as well to EU environmental technical policy and legislation.
EU Legislative Interests
ECOS engages in a very broad range of EU policy areas relevant to environment, climate and sustainable development. More details about the objectives, priorities and activities in these work areas is available on www.ecostandard.org and via our annual Work Programme. Policy priorities: - European Green Deal & its implementation - Industrial decarbonisation, Clean Industrial Deal - Circular Economy polices, including the Circular Economy Act - Bioeconomy Strategy - Fit for 55 - Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - Construction products policy and standardisation - Trade Policy - Standardisation Policy - Single Market Package - Ecodesign Directive and Energy Labelling Regulation - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation - Green Public Procurement - Farm to fork strategy - Chemicals - Nature and biodiversity - Products labelling rules and requirements - Waste - Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive and the Green Claims Directive - EU Product Environmental Footprint - Sustainable Finance
Communication Activities
ECOS conducts a range of communication activities to keep members and the broader ECOS network informed about our work. Through the ECOS website (www.ecostandard.org) updates on our work are regularly provided, alongside news concerning ECOS work areas. All of ECOS's publications and positions, as well as the ECOS Work Programme and Annual report, are available at: https://ecostandard.org/publication. A monthly Newsletter is sent out to the ECOS network (including members, partners, and external stakeholders). It is also publicly available through the ECOS website. ECOS Members are also informed of the organisation's activities through regular, member-specific email updates. ECOS has two social media accounts, which are regularly updated: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ecos.ng and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecos-ngo ECOS attends events and meetings organised by the EU institutions and other stakeholders. ECOS submits responses to calls for evidence and public consultations, and shares its knowledge and technical views on topics relevant to EU policies mentioned above.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
1. ECOS is a Partner Organisation of CEN, the European Committee for Standardization (EC Register Identification Number: 14168793342-48) and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (EC Register Identification Number. 58258552517-56). It is ECOS core mission to represent the environmental NGOs (eNGOs) within the European Standardisation Bodies. “Representation” in that sense has two aspects: - Representing eNGOs in the technical bodies of CEN and CENELEC and contributing technical environmental expertise and positions in the standards development process, - Representing eNGOs in the governance structure of CEN and CENELEC. 2. ECOS is a Member of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI): http://www.etsi.org/membership/current-members - Representing eNGOs in the technical bodies of ETSI and contributing technical environmental expertise and positions in the standards development process, 3. ECOS is a “liaison organisation” to several technical committees and sub-committees of ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission. 4. ECOS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ANEC, the European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation (EC Register Identification Number: 507800799-30). 5. ECOS is an umbrella organisation founded to represent eNGOs in technical processes such as standardisation. Therefore some of its member organisations are networks themselves, such as WWF-EPO, T&E, EEB, FoEE etc, registered in the EC Transparency Register. 6. ECOS is a member of the ITU International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. 7. ECOS is a member of the EEB - https://eeb.org/membership/our-members/ 8. ECOS is a member of several coalitions and campaigns, including the Coalition for Energy Savings, the Platform for electromobility, · Coolproducts for a cool planet, Right to Repair, the Cool Heating Coalition, Better Without Boilers, the Cool Coalition, the Global Cooksafe Coalition, the Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC), Buy Better to Build Better Coalition (BBBB), UN One Planet Network, the UNEP Global Alliance for buildings and construction, Rethink Plastic, Break free from plastic, Wardrobe change, Fair & sustainable textiles, EDC free europe, IPEN, Alliance for Corporate Transparency, ISBT, Restore Nature List of members and affiliate/partner organisations : https://ecostandard.org/members/
Organisation Members
https://ecostandard.org/members/
Additional Information
We receive funds from other donors to cover for those activities
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.