Commission launches major product greening package

摘要

The European Commission this week adopted its long () package on sustainable consumption and production () plans will extend existing ecodesign rules, revise and expand the scope of the European ecolabel, set new mandatory green public procurement (GPP) standards and overhaul the EU's environmental management (eco-management and audit) scheme (EMAS). While all stakeholders welcomed the fact that the package had finally been launched, green and consumer groups were disappointed that the plans lacked ambition, often just reinforced existing legislation, centred largely on energy efficiency and relied too much on voluntary measures.