The EU's proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)

Webinar originally presented on May 16th, 2022

* Speakers *

This Maartens - Sustainability and Circular Economy Lead at Philips
Mette Bak-Andersen - Designer, Researcher and Sustainability Advisor; Author of the book Reintroducing Materials for Sustainable Design
Jean-Pierre Schweitzer - Senior Policy Officer for Circular Economy and Product Policy at the European Environmental Bureau
Moderator: Michelle Gordon - Senior Consultant at Nordic Sustainability

* About the webinar *

The European Commission is enabling the shift to the circular economy and making sustainable products the norm with a new package of European Green Deal proposals, as part of the Circular Economy Action Plan.

The proposal for a Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) addresses product design by setting new requirements to make almost all products on the EU market more circular, energy efficient, and reduce their environmental and climate footprint.

In this webinar we will explore the potential implications for product development and corporate strategy as a result of this proposed regulation.

* Timestamps *

00:00 - 04:33 // Introduction to the webinar (Michelle Gordon)
04:34 - 19:14 // Introduction to the policy area and it's expected development trajectory (Jean-Pierre Schweitzer)
19:15 - 01:03:25 // Panel discussion on the potential implications of the proposed regulation (Thjis Maartens, Mette Bak-Andersen, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer, Moderator: Michelle Gordon)