The European Union (EU) has enacted a regulation that permits the establishment of eco-design specifications and data for nearly all types of tangible commodities that are sold within the EU.
The current Ecodesign Directive, which currently exclusively addresses products connected to energy, is expanded upon by the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. According to an official statement, its goal is to greatly enhance the energy efficiency, circularity, and other environmental sustainability features of items that are sold in the European Union.
Eco-design is the process of incorporating environmental factors into product development at every level.
After the rule is passed, a sustainable product must have at least one of the following qualities: it must be less energy-intensive, last longer, be easily repaired, have parts that are easily disassembled and reused, contain fewer substances of concern, be easily recyclable, have a higher percentage of recycled content, and have a lower lifetime carbon and environmental impact.
In addition, the Regulation forbids the destruction of unsold shoes and textiles and provides for the expansion of such prohibitions to other industries in the event that evidence justifies it.
Also, businesses must make annual information about the quantity and weight of products they waste, along with the reasons behind it, available to the public on their websites.
In order to allocate public funds in a more sustainable way, it also makes Green Public Procurement requirements essential. In actuality, EU public entities spend about €1.8 trillion on projects, products, and services.
