Publications
Circular economy
EU circular economy policy – BusinessEurope priorities for 2024-2029
In brief
Ensure effective implementation 1 of EU legislation
Harness the full potential of the single market
Stimulate investments in R&D and innovation
Implement strong ‘better re...
Circular economy
BusinessEurope reacts to deal on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reached by EU co-legislators
5 December 2023 - Commenting on the political agreement reached last night by EU co-legislators on the proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, BusinessEurope Director General Ma...
Circular economy
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to establish a functioning EU market for secondary raw materials and circular products. The proposal for a Regulation on Ecode...
Circular economy
EU Commission’s Sustainable Product Initiative is an opportunity for more circularity
Today, the European Commission presented its Sustainable Product Initiative (SPI). It broadens the scope of the eco-design directive, introduces circularity criteria and proposes rules for sustainabil...
Circular economy
Digital Product Passport – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the objective of the DPP, as a potential enabler of the circular economy. The lack of information transfer across the value chains is one of the challenges to t...
Circular economy
EU a step closer to a functioning market of secondary raw materials
Today the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved the New Circular Economy Action Plan report. European businesses are fully on board with the EU’s ambition to achieve a circular e...
Circular economy
Circular economy
Strong EU circular economy is a win-win for environment and business
Today, the European Commission presented its new circular economy action plan (CEAP 2.0). This is a welcome action as European business has long supported the EU’s circular economy agenda.
Busine...
Circular economy
Priorities on circular economy for the next EU political cycle
Key messages
Businesses across Europe are fully engaged to maximise the value of materials, transition to circular business models and achieve a circular economy, which can be best achieved through...
Circular economy
Plastics strategy – Letters from Markus J. Beyrer ahead of the Environment Council meeting on 5 March 2018
The plastics strategy is an extremely important file for European business at large. At first reading, BusinessEurope welcomed the European Commission's proposal as published on 16 January 2018, b...
Circular economy
EU Plastics Strategy – ambitious targets with a balanced approach
Today, the European Commission took an important step forward in the Circular Economy Action Plan with a publication of the Plastics Strategy. The Strategy settles an ambitious target – by 2030,...
Circular economy