ECOS
European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation
Who we are
ECOS is a consortium of Environmental NGOs created to enhance the voice of environmental protection in the standardisation processes.
ECOS aims at increasing the ecological performance of products, ensuring sound measurement methods for pollutants, greening management systems in businesses and improving consumer information towards sustainable consumption.
ECOS is mainly involved in monitoring the activities of the international standardisation bodies (CEN, CENELEC, ISO, IEC) and product policies at EU level (such as the Directive on the 'Ecodesign of Energy-Using Products').
ECOS is a membership organisation, open to NGOs active on a European or a national level. It was established in 2002 as a non-profit association under the Belgian law. It is funded by membership fees, the European Commission, the European Climate Foundation, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the German Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency. Its secretariat is based in Brussels.
Contact
For general inquiries:
- Switchboard: +32 2 894 46 68
- Central e-mail: info /at/ ecostandard.org