Designed to last? EU Policies to foster repair WEBINAR Christoforos Spiliotopoulos Ugo Vallauri Chloé Fayole Senior Programme Manager, ECOS Co-founder, The Restart Project Senior Programme Manager, ECOS ecostandard.org Tuesday, 2 October 2018
ECOS - European Environmental Citizens' Organisation for Standardisation ecostandard.org
TODAY ON THE AGENDA • The Ecodesign Package , an easy fix • Ecodesign & Energy Label , a toolbox for the future • In practice, the repairer ’s perspective • Q&A ecostandard.org
ECODESIGN PACKAGE A N E A S Y F I X Chloé Fayole Senior Programme Manager, ECOS ecostandard.org
ECOS & Ecodesign EU Regulations Compliance Standards ecostandard.org
Ecodesign and Energy Labelling ecostandard.org
Current coverage 16 Energy Labels 28 product groups regulated by Ecodesign ecostandard.org
Energy savings so far -175 million tons oil equivalent ~ 9% of EU total energy consumption ecostandard.org
New types of requirements Energy Energy efficiency efficiency + Resource efficiency ecostandard.org
Package: which products? • Fridges • Industrial fans • Washing machines • External power supplies • Dishwashers • Welding equipment • Lighting • Power transformers • TVs & Displays • Standby • Servers • Compressors • Commercial fridges • Electric motors = 14 Ecodesign measures + 6 Energy Labels ecostandard.org
Package: repair precedents ▪ Availability of spare parts ✓ Washing machines ✓ Dishwashers ✓ Fridges (limited) • Duration: 7 years (sometimes 10) • Maximum delivery time: 3 weeks ecostandard.org
Package: repair precedents ▪ Easy access to key components ▪ Repair & maintenance information ✓ Disassembly map with exploded view ✓ Manuals ✓ Diagnostic fault and error codes ✓ Wiring & connecting diagram ✓ Etc. ecostandard.org
A starting point, not the final stop STARTING SOON PREPARATORY STUDY DRAFT REGULATION ADOPTION - Tyres (Label) - Refrigerated containers - PV panels - Kettles - Lifts - Ventilation units - Batteries - Professional refrigeration - Heating products - Cooking appliances - Air conditioners - Smartphones - Tumble driers Package 2018 - Base stations - Vacuum cleaners - Hand dryers - Smart appliances - Building controls - High pressure cleaners - Computers - Circulators - Pumps - Taps & Showers ecostandard.org
Lack of Member States support so far ecostandard.org
Political threats to the Package ecostandard.org
ECODESIGN & ENERGY LABELLING A TOOLBOX FOR THE FUTURE Christoforos Spiliotopoulos Senior Programme Manager, ECOS ecostandard.org
Consumers want repair… ▪ Almost all Europeans (96%) think it is important that the EU uses its resources more efficiently. ▪ 77% of EU consumers would rather repair their goods than buy new ones. ▪ 47% EU citizens decided not to have a faulty product repaired in the past 12 months because the repair costs were too high. ecostandard.org
…and they want it on the label ▪ Consumers paid strong attention to durability and reparability information at the point of purchase ▪ Almost 3x more likely to choose highest durability products ▪ More than 2x more likely to choose highest reparability products ▪ Lowest durability/reparability products became, respectively, widely unpopular ecostandard.org
The challenge… ecostandard.org
Example: Criteria assessing reparability Design-related criteria Service-related criteria ▪ Disassembly depth ▪ Diagnostic support ▪ Fasteners (type, number, ▪ Spare part availability visibility) ▪ Information availability ▪ Tools needed ▪ Working environment ▪ Skill level ecostandard.org
Example: Tools needed Category Class Feasible with basic tools A Feasible with product group specific tools B Feasible with other commercially available tools C Feasible with proprietary tools D Not feasible with any existing tool E Scores from each criterion can be calibrated, weighted and aggregated into a score. ecostandard.org
The Label… ecostandard.org
Opportunities within Ecodesign ecostandard.org
The case of smartphones ecostandard.org
…and opportunities beyond the current scope ecostandard.org
THE REPAIRER’S PERSPECTIVE Ugo Vallauri Co-founder, The Restart Project ecostandard.org
Data from community repair ecostandard.org
The Restart Project ecostandard.org
Repair is everywhere ecostandard.org
Some figures… ecostandard.org
Open Repair Alliance www.openrepair.org ecostandard.org
Smartphones - screens, batteries & charging ports ecostandard.org
Laptops - upgradeability, memory & keyboards ecostandard.org
Thank you! Chloé Fayole Senior Programme Manager, ECOS chloe.fayole@ecostandard.org Christoforos Spiliotopoulos Senior Programme Manager, ECOS chris.spiliotopoulos@ecostandard.org Ugo Vallauri Co-founder, The Restart Project ugo@therestartproject.org ecostandard.org
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