Från den 18 juli 2024 gäller en ny EU-förordning om ekodesign för hållbara produkter. Det är ett ramverk som gör det möjligt för kommissionen att besluta om ekodesignkrav för olika slags produkter.
Ekodesign: 8 steg för mer hållbara produkter
GUIDE Drygt 80 procent av en produkts miljöpåverkan bestäms tidigt i utvecklingsprocessen, där design spelar en viktig roll. Hanna Lindén, expert på ekodesign, förklarar hur man kommer i gång, viktiga avväganden och vad EU:s ESPR-förordning innebär i praktiken.

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– Ekodesignförordningen, ESPR, gäller för alla medlemsländer och omfattar nästan alla produkter, med några få undantag. Förordningen gäller både produkter som tillverkas inom EU och de som importeras, samt insatsvaror och slutprodukter på EU:s inre marknad, säger Hanna Lindén, senior forskare på Research Institutes of Sweden, Rise.
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