> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Helle Severinsen > Reference:: https://formkraft.dk/baeredygtighed-og-eu-en-kreativ-udfordring/ > Date:: 2024 > Tags:: #warp #Denmark > WeftLinks:: [[Environmental value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft encourages greater care of the environment]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > "Emotional durability" is highlighted in the new laws of ESPREcodesign Sustainable Product Regulation ### Highlights One of the new laws in the EU is ESPR- Ecodesign Sustainable Product Regulation (Økodesign Bæredygtig Produktregulering, ed.), which in the future will set requirements for the environment and circularity of products. These requirements also include products made by ceramists, weavers, cabinetmakers and other craftsmen and designers. Improving **product properties** through requirements for **durability** and options for reuse, upgrading, repair, maintenance and refurbishment. - Reducing **the environmental impact** of products through requirements for the content of problematic substances, waste, recycled content and recyclability - **Cross-cutting requirements** for products' energy and resource efficiency as well as their carbon footprint and environmental footprint. emotional durability (classic design, aesthetics, etc.) is often highlighted, which means that we care for and appreciate the products; Common rules of the game and regulation also apply to foreign manufacturers who want to export to the EU, An innovation from the EU is that green public procurement must be mandatory, and directed towards the two best performance classes. [[Attachments/dc3ad71f13228de1a8f449eb679bf69a_MD5.jpg|Open: 88c389e1085b396aa588088e079a56af_MD5.jpg]] ![[Attachments/dc3ad71f13228de1a8f449eb679bf69a_MD5.jpg]] [https://www.materialepyramiden.dk](https://www.materialepyramiden.dk/) **Sustainable Cultural Life Now**