Senėjimas

This page is also available in:

  • Priimtos on 14/12/2016 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2016
    Nuoroda
    INT/784-EESC-2016-00975-00-00-AC-TRA
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    France

    In this opinion, the EESC calls for society to begin an economic transition from over-exploitation of resources and a throw-away culture to a more sustainable, job-rich era, based on quality rather than quantity. In order to cope with the fundamental shift to a new economic model with major systemic consequences in many areas, it is recommended that a new cross-cutting and permanent body be set up in the EESC to analyse these developments.

    EESC opinion: The functional economy (own-initiative opinion)
  • Priimtos on 27/04/2016 - Bureau decision date: 07/10/2015
    Nuoroda
    NAT/676-EESC-2016-00042-00-01-AC-TRA
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Ireland

    The EESC fully backs the objective of switching to a greener, resource-efficient and circular economy. It is happy to see that the Commission has come forward with a broader set of proposals covering all the stages of the product lifecycle compared to the previous circular economy package; however, it raises concern over the lower level of ambition, which is likely to lead to lower economic and environmental benefits.

    EESC opinion: Circular Economy Package
  • Priimtos on 22/01/2014
    Nuoroda
    INT/686-EESC-2013-2788
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    495
    -

    The opinion familiarizes the public with the phenomenon of collaborative consumption (CC). The document presents the conceptual approach and describes briefly best practices in CC. The EESC proposes also a general strategy for the sound development of CC in the EU. Given that CC covers mostly bottom-up initiatives, studies are needed before the appropriate regulations, rights and responsibilities of all the stakeholders involved can be established.

    EESC opinion: Collaborative or participatory consumption: a sustainable model for the 21st century
    Presentation of EESC Opinion in Madrid
    Presentation of EESC Opinion in Barcelona - Programme
    Article presse - El Pais - consommation collaborative
    Présentation de l'avis du CESE à Madrid - Programme
    Présentation de l'avis du CESE à Barcelone - Programme
  • Priimtos on 17/10/2013
    Nuoroda
    CCMI/112-EESC-2013-1904
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    France
    Employers - GR I
    France

    Planned obsolescence is associated with a form of industrial production that relies on a minimum renewal rate for its products. Although product renewal is necessary, certain abuses need to be addressed. The EESC would like to see a total ban on products with built-in defects designed to end the product's life.

    Towards more sustainable consumption: industrial product lifetimes and restoring trust through consumer information
    Infopack CCMI/112
  • Priimtos on 16/02/2011
    Nuoroda
    CCMI/78-EESC-2011-01-01-355
    Employers - GR I
    Czech Republic
    Workers - GR II
    Italy
    Plenary session number
    469
    -
    Access to secondary raw materials (scrap iron, recycled paper, etc.)
  • The EESC has suggested that products which cannot be repaired should not be marketed in Europe, and that merely requiring producers to inform consumers when a product cannot be fixed is not enough.

  • To address planned obsolescence, protect consumers and boost the transition to a circular economy, in 2013 the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) called for a total ban on products with built-in defects designed to prematurely end a product's life. It recommended that better information to consumers on the lifespan of products should be established. On the basis of this opinion – the first European text on this topic – the European Parliament voted in July 2017 on a resolution for a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies.

  • The functional economy focuses on the use of a product rather than its ownership. Specifically, with the functional economy model, a company sells the right to use a product of which it maintains ownership. The famous example is Michelin, which no longer sells tires for fleets of company cars, but supplies "mobility services" consisting of repairing, retreading and in some cases exchanging tires. The economic outcome is that the company has an interest in making its products last as long as possible because the price is based on usage (in this case, the number of kilometres driven) and thus in reducing waste.

  • Published in
    Study
    102 pages

    This study is based on a simulated shopping tool combined with an on-line questionnaire. 2 917 people took part across four European regions: France, Spain, the Czech Republic and the Benelux countries. The results clearly demonstrate that displaying the lifespan of the products for sale led consumers to change their behaviour when making their purchases. This effect was evident regardless of how the lifespan was displayed.

  • Document type
    Report

    Le CESE publie aujourd'hui une nouvelle étude intitulée "les effets de l'affichage de la durée d'utilisation des produits sur les consommateurs", qui établit un lien manifeste entre l'affichage de la durée de vie des produits et le comportement des consommateurs. Ce phénomène est très net. La progression des ventes de produits labellisés durables est spectaculaire: 128 % pour les valises et 70 % pour les imprimantes par exemple. Les smartphones, avec une hausse de 41 %, sont moins concernés. Il est à noter que l’importance du caractère durable du produit aux yeux des consommateurs est proportionnelle au montant qu'ils sont prêts à débourser.

    The Influence of Lifespan Labelling on Consumers