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Sep 2026
Implementing demo programmes efficiently: How the process works.
On 01 , Sep 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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Products are most convincing when customers experience them for themselves. This is where demo programmes come in: prospective customers can test a product under real-world conditions before making a purchase decision. For manufacturers and suppliers, however, this can quickly become a complex process: from registration and verification, through ...
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Aug 2026
Take-back, refurbishment or recycling: which is the best option and when?
On 27 , Aug 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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When electrical and electronic equipment reaches the end of its initial phase of use, manufacturers, retailers and other economic actors are faced with a key question: which next step maximises value, both environmentally and economically? Take-back, refurbishment and recycling are often considered side by side. In reality they fulfil different ...
25
Aug 2026
Copyright Levies in Bulgaria: To be reinstated before the end of this year?
On 25 , Aug 2026 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
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Not all countries compensate copyright holders for the right to private copying based on a device-based levy system. However, in all countries, authors, artists and creative professionals are compensated in some way for the restriction of their rights to their own works. Only in Bulgaria, although a remuneration system exists in name, has this not ...
20
Aug 2026
Conformity under the PPWR: Assessment vs. Declaration explained
On 20 , Aug 2026 | In | By Júlio Junqueira
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) not only makes the requirements for packaging more specific; it also requires companies to systematically demonstrate their compliance. This brings two terms into focus that are easily confused: Conformity Assessment and the EU Declaration of Conformity. The two go hand in hand but fulfil ...
18
Aug 2026
Sustainability with substance: 1cc undergoes the EcoVadis assessment
On 18 , Aug 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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Sustainability is increasingly becoming a concrete business requirement for companies. Customers, business partners and international supply chains expect transparent processes and robust evidence. As a consultancy specialising in environmental and sustainability issues, 1cc supports companies in putting these requirements into practice. Our ...
13
Aug 2026
Reusable Packaging under the PPWR: A requirement or a competitive advantage?
On 13 , Aug 2026 | In | By Júlio Junqueira
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The PPWR is transforming reusable packaging from a sustainability issue into a management task for many companies. It is not just a matter of meeting the new requirements – but of identifying where reuse can be the more economically viable model. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) provides a clear regulatory framework for reusable ...
11
Aug 2026
A circular economy without take-back schemes? It doesn’t work. Why take-back schemes are becoming the foundation of a successful circular economy
On 11 , Aug 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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The circular economy is increasingly evolving from a sustainability goal into a regulatory and economic necessity. With the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan and new requirements regarding producer responsibility, the European Union is pursuing the aim of keeping products in the economic cycle for longer and using resources ...
04
Aug 2026
Circular Solar: Whoever leads the circular economy will win tomorrow’s customers
On 04 , Aug 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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From the first wave of refurbishment, through profitable trade-in models, to the complex requirements of reverse logistics and battery compliance: the previous instalments in this series have shown that the solar industry is entering a completely new phase of development. All these individual aspects converge into an overarching, strategic concept ...
30
Jul 2026
PPWR labelling: Why companies shouldn’t wait until 2028
On 30 , Jul 2026 | In | By Anna Schneider
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What will come into effect from August 2026, when the harmonised EU label will be introduced, and how businesses can prepare their packaging processes now. On 11 February 2025, the new European Packaging Regulation, officially known as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), came into force. It does not introduce a single new ...
28
Jul 2026
Battery storage: The next compliance challenge for the energy sector
On 28 , Jul 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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When discussing the logistics and take-back of solar installations, the system must not be viewed in isolation. As we have seen in the field of reverse logistics, transport and safety requirements become significantly more stringent as soon as a storage system comes into play. As photovoltaics and battery storage are increasingly connected today ...