The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) recently entered into force with the aim of making sustainable products the norm. In this report, the relevance of a number of product groups and horizontal requirements for potential action under ESPR was evaluated on the basis of several...

Public administrations have a duty to promote sustainability policies and also to lead by example, serving as a reference point for the private sector and society in general, by committing to its fulfilment. In this sense, Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria are a very valuable voluntary...

This Preliminary Report is intended to provide the background information for the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria for the product group 'Absorbent Hygiene Products'. The previous set of criteria was adopted in 2014 through Commission Decision 2014/763/EU. The revised EU Ecolabel criteria...

On 25 January 2017 Tourist accommodation shed in Commission Decision 2017/175, within the scheme of the EU Ecolabel Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 66/2010). This User Manual (UM) is a practical tool that summarises the steps to be followed by EU Ecolabel applicants in order to verify the...

On 2 May 2018 indoor cleaning services shed in Commission Decision 2018/680, within the scheme of the EU Ecolabel Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 66/2010). This User Manual (UM) is a practical tool that summarises the steps to be followed by EU Ecolabel applicants in order to verify the...