EIOPA places particular emphasis on an effective and efficient conduct of business supervision that is risk-based, pre-emptive and proactive, so as to tackle consumer detriment issues at an early stage, rather than only reacting following the emergence of problems. These objectives are at the he...
This document provides additional guidance, in addition to the ILCD entry-level requirements (JRC 2012), in order to develop process data sets, compliant with the Environmental Footprint (EF) requirements. EF compliant Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data sets shall be compliant with: - EF ELEMENTARY...
Electric vehicles are anticipated to be a key future component of Europe's mobility system, helping reduce impacts on climate change and air quality. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) comprised around 0.6 % of all new car registrations in the EU in 2017 (EEA, 2018a). By 2030, BEVs could be betwee...
Interpretation of the results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) study is a mandatory phase of LCA and it is a key aspect in order to derive robust conclusions and recommendations. One of the key aims of LCA is to provide the decision makers with comprehensive and understandable information: this ...
The revision of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Computers and Monitors is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that computers and monitors are procured in such a way that it delivers environmental improvements that contribute to European policy objectives for energy, che...
This document is intended to provide the background information for the revision of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Imaging Equipment. The study has been carried out by the Joint Research Centre's Directorate B (JRC Dir. B – Growth and Innovation) with technical support from a co...
This draft task report is intended to provide the background information for the revision of the EU Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Imaging Equipment. The EU GPP assists public authorities seeking to procure environmentally friendly goods and services with a reduced environmental imp...
With thousands of old European steel and composite bridges, there is a need of rational methods to strengthen existing bridges to compensate not only for their age, but also for higher and more frequent loads. This report is based on three distinctive ideas which each has the potential to reduce...
This paper analyses the contribution, or lack of contribution of, the current EU Consumer Protection Legislation to a sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products. In addition, it gives an overview of the most relevant best practices at national and international level and provides ...
