EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. How ready are YOU? (Part 1)

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Sofeast CEO Renaud is joined again by Clive Greenwood of SMC GLOBAL Manufacturing Consultants, to discuss the new EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation that requires businesses to improve their circularity, energy performance and other environmental sustainability aspects.

If you import products made in Asia into the EU, this regulation is going to seriously affect you starting from 2023. Are YOU ready?

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► SHOW SECTIONS
00:00 - Greetings & Introduction to today's topic

01:19 - Some background.

03:29 - What is the Ecodesign regulation going to be?

07:12 - Verifying the supply chain

17:12 - A LOT more due diligence will be required by buyers.

21:00 - What's the difference between an EU directive and an EU regulation?

23:10 - Compliance with the Ecodesign for sustainable products regulation will be taxable.

25:00 - Targeting 'bad' industries like Fast fashion.

28:23 - How ready are YOU?

33:01 - Traceability using a product passport.

38:09 - The CSRD (EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) will replace the NFRD (EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive) reporting requirements starting in 2023.

41:02 - What can YOU do to cope with these changes?

44:40 - Summary of what the EU Ecodesign regulation focuses on. 

45:40 - Wrapping up. 

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