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Tag Archives: EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products
The Dangers of Cheap Li-ion Batteries and the Future of Compliance
China-based British compliance expert, Clive Greenwood, joins Renaud this time to discuss the risks that cheap Li-ion batteries from China flooding the globe pose to consumers. They go on to discuss in detail the health and safety and compliance laws … Continue reading
Do you have enough visibility over your supply chain to satisfy new EU sustainability regulations?
The EU is bringing in sustainability regulations in 2025 that will demand that you have full visibility over your supply chain and can provide evidence of who is in it, where they are, and what materials and components go into … Continue reading
39 Strategies For Designing Products With A Lower Environmental Impact
Renaud and Adrian from the team tackle how to design products with less negative environmental impacts and share and comment on the 39 environmental improvement strategies from the IEC 62430:2019 standard for environmentally conscious design. You’ll find that you won’t … Continue reading
Latest Asia Manufacturing Trends and Upcoming Regulations Overview (Dec ’22)
On December 13th 2022, our CEO Renaud joined Global Sources‘ Tom McGrenery for a fireside chat about some of the broad Asian manufacturing trends we’ve seen recently, as well as the new regulatory frameworks for manufacturing, new technologies or services. … Continue reading
EU ESPR is Coming in 2023: Act Now to become more Sustainable. [Podcast]
Renaud and compliance expert Clive Greenwood are back with a warning for importers who sell products in the EU about the impending EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) which is due to come into effect in May 2023. This … Continue reading
How To Comply With The EU Ecodesign Regulation? [Podcast part 2]
This is a crucial listen to anyone currently importing products into the EU! The new EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is coming soon, meaning that you will be legally obliged to comply with its demands for more sustainable products, … Continue reading
What is the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation?
The European Union is getting serious about sustainability and is already working towards ‘becoming a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.’ … Continue reading