Climate change and the environment

5.1) Stricter and harmonised production standards within the EU and a transparent labelling system for all products sold on the EU market regarding their sustainability/ environmental footprint, as well as longevity, using a QR-code and eco-score, or the Digital Product Passport.

5.2) Review global supply chains, including in agricultural production, in order to reduce dependency of the EU and shorten the chains (MDP).

5.3) Further avoid waste by setting prevention and reuse targets and setting quality standards for waste sorting systems (WG debate, FR recommendation).

5.4) Phase-out non-sustainable form of packaging, regulate environmentally-safe packaging, and avoid wasting of material in packaging, through financial incentives and penalties, and investing in research into alternatives (Panel 3 recommendations 15, 25, Panel 1 - recommendation 12, Panel 4 - recommendation 16).

5.5) Introduce EU wide packaging deposit return scheme and advanced standards for containers (Panel 3 - recommendations 22, 23, MDP).

5.6) Launch an EU knowledge platform on how to ensure long-term and sustainable use and how to "repair" products, including the available information from consumer associations (Panel 3 - recommendation 20).

5.7) Introduce measures to tackle early, or pre mature (including planned) obsolescence, ensure longer warranties, promote a right to repair, and ensure availability and accessibility of compatible spare parts (Panel 3 - recommendation 20, FR and DE recommendations, Panel 1 - recommendation 14).

5.8) Establish a secondary raw materials market, also by considering requirements for percentages of recycled content and encouraging less use of primary materials (WG discussion)

5.9) Rapid implementation of an ambitious sustainable textile strategy and setting up a mechanism ensuring consumers can be aware the product meets sustainable criteria (Panel 3 - recommendation 28, WG debate).

5.10) Take EU actions that enable and incentivize consumers to use products longer (Panel 3 - recommendation 20).

5.11) Increase environmental standards, and enforce compliance, related to export of waste both within the EU and to third countries (Panel 4 - recommendation 15, MDP).

5.12) Introduce measures to limit advertising of products that are environmentally damaging, introducing a mandatory disclaimer for products that are particularly harmful for the environment (Panel 3 - recommendation 22).

There are currently no implementing initiatives that address this particular CoFE measure.

5.13) Stricter manufacturing standards and fair working conditions throughout the production and entire value chain (Panel 3 - recommendation 21).