{"id":27523,"date":"2025-03-11T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T01:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=27523"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T02:17:21","slug":"eco-espr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/sustainability\/eco-espr\/","title":{"rendered":"EU&#8217;s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27523\" class=\"elementor elementor-27523\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10887a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10887a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb5acd\" data-id=\"7cb5acd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e983bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e983bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:32024R1781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(EU) 2024\/1781<\/a><\/strong>, also known as the Green Deal, provides the framework for more sustainable and circular products. It is probably the best known initiative that Europe introduced to meet their environmental and climate goals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccfbbb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccfbbb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0697\" data-id=\"a9b0697\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01f59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e01f59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Green Deal Framework<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-744a4f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744a4f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-042ec0e\" data-id=\"042ec0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cfcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0cfcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)\u00a0addresses the following subjects, all of which fall under the heading of Ecodesign:<\/p><ul><li>Improving product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Enhancing the possibility of product maintenance and refurbishment;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Making products more energy and resource-efficient;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Addressing the presence of substances that inhibit circularity;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Increasing recycled content;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Making products easier to remanufacture and recycle;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Setting rules on carbon and environmental footprints;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Limiting the generation of waste;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Improving the availability of information on product sustainability.<\/li><\/ul><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/sustainability\/circular-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Why a Circular Economy? Post COP29 Review<\/a><\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/sustainability\/responsible-sourcing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Responsible Sourcing at Scale \u2013 Steps to Take<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba186e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba186e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d674b8\" data-id=\"3d674b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e4b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e4b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-600x411.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23560\" alt=\"The Green Deal is important in setting the benchmarks for various product categories.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1184144119-2048x1404.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Green Deal is important in setting the benchmarks for various product categories.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7432656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7432656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb573f\" data-id=\"2bb573f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c284c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c284c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ESPR Implementation Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ffe4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ffe4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd8042c\" data-id=\"cd8042c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea53b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea53b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/green-business.ec.europa.eu\/implementing-ecodesign-sustainable-products-regulation_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">implementation of ESPR<\/a> by the European Commission starts with setting out products and priorities in the <strong>ESPR Working Plan 2025<\/strong>. Based on the plan the detailed work, impact assessment and stakeholder consultation will be handled by a dedicated group of experts cooperating in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/transparency\/expert-groups-register\/screen\/expert-groups\/consult?lang=en&amp;groupID=3969&amp;fromCallsApplication=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ecodesign Forum<\/a>.<\/p><p>The ecodesign requirements for specific product groups shall be set first in the so-called &#8220;Delegated Acts&#8221;. The first delegated acts shall not enter into force before <strong>19 July 2025<\/strong> and most likely even later than that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a94c04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a94c04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-708a3f7\" data-id=\"708a3f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91f49f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045852c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045852c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.productip.com\/kb\/productipedia\/compliance-resources\/ecodesign-for-sustainable-products-(espr)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProductIP<\/a>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a34a3ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a34a3ad\" 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As a result, helping companies reduce costs, streamline operations, manage suppliers, and at the same time put compliant, safer, more sustainable products to the market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f6d7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f6d7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-975f8d4\" data-id=\"975f8d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eeb03 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00eeb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation\u00a0(EU) 2024\/1781, also known as the Green Deal, provides the framework for more sustainable and circular products. 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