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REACH: The European Union bans microplastics

On 27 September 2023 the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 to amend Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. The restriction will apply for microplastic, on their own or in mixtures, placed on the market on or after 17 October 2023.…

BV Mark: Carbon footprint verification

The BV Mark is a verification developed by Bureau Veritas. It allows communication through a label with QR code by independently demonstrating that a performance has been verified. Consumers have the option of verifying the claim from the website dedicated to the BV Mark. Discover the BV Mark…

Sustainability and Supply Chain solutions: Summit series 2023

Join our 2nd Sustainability and Supply Chain Summit Series Opening Keynotes, starting from September 18th–29th, 2023. Thriving in Uncertain Times Our theme, "Thriving in Uncertain Times" focuses on helping brands “Comply, Compete and Lead” through sustainability and supply chain solutions.…

Green claims

Nearly 53% of environmental declarations give vague, misleading or unfounded information. Therefore, the European Commission wants to set new criteria to stop companies from making misleading claims about environmental merits of their products and services. Overview Appearing in the early…

PEP ecopassport®: Connected equipement

The P.E.P. Association published new sector rules (PSR) in June 2023. The PSR-0005 (Electrical switchgear and controlgear solutions) and PSR-0006 (Drives for blinds and closures installed in buildings) allow to study the environmental impacts of connected equipment. Rules associated with the impacts…

PEP ecopassport®: Publication of PSR

The P.E.P. Association published new sector rules (PSR) in June 2023. The LCIE Bureau Veritas lists these changes for you. 8 update PSR The updated PSRs, available on the PEP ecopassort® website, are: Application date The PSRs are applicable from…