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Sustainable Products Initiative: A horizontal framework for value retention of products

The Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI) which has been portrayed as the “flagship” file of the European Commission´s Circular Economy Action Plan, is expected to be adopted on 30 March, 2022. From the latest insights, the SPI would take the form of a communication that will act as a horizontal framework delivering overarching rules for product sustainability in the EU, while leaving specific product requirements to secondary legislation. This Communication will also include an Ecodesign Regulation proposal (that will repeal the Ecodesign Directive), a new framework to empower consumers, and a strategy for sustainable textiles. Read more in the analysis written by FIPRA’s Green Transition practice.