The European Commission has adopted a working plan to prioritise a list of products to introduce ecodesign requirements and energy labelling over the next five years.
The Commission’s 2025-2030 working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Energy Labelling Regulation are aimed at fostering sustainable, repairable, circular and energy efficient products across Europe.
The priority products for ecodesign and energy labelling requirements are steel and aluminium, textiles (with a focus on apparel), furniture, tyres and mattresses. These were selected based on their potential to deliver on the circular economy.
The Commission is also intending to introduce horizontal measures to requirements on repairability for products such as consumer electronics and small household appliances. This will include introduction of a repairability score for products with the most potential, and requirements on recyclability of electrical and electronic equipment.
The Commission says future ecodesign and energy labelling requirements for the selected products will cover product performance, such as minimum durability, minimum energy and resource-efficiency, availability of spare parts or minimum recycled content; and/or product information, including key product features such as the products’ carbon and environmental footprint. Product information will mainly be made available via the Digital Product Passport or, for products with energy labels, via the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL).
The Commission is promising to pay attention to the needs of SMEs when developing ecodesign requirements, in particular micro-enterprises and small mid-cap enterprises, and to ensure tailored support is available to them.
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling working plan 2025-2030
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
European Commission web page on Sustainable Products Regulation
