On September 5th, APPLiA's Director General, Paolo Falcioni presented how innovative solutions coming from the home appliance sector could provide an answer in moving towards sustainable societies. 

Home appliance manufacturers in Europe, represented by APPLiA, have committed to further respond to recyclers’ needs by starting to distinctly mark certain large appliances containing F-Gases and Vacuum Insulation Panels.

The first European cybersecurity laboratory is now a reality and will be looking closely at IoT products in Europe.  With the impressive estimation of 50 billion connected devices globally, APPLiA, representing the home appliance sector in Europe, had definitely what to share at the forum following the opening of the lab.

APPLiA & 7 other associations urge European decision-makers to ensure that the EU cybersecurity certification framework will not be detrimental to the competitiveness of the EU industry and will support a future-proof framework.

The Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager highlighted that the idea of a common market goes beyond the trade of goods, influencing the society as a whole. Building up on the Commissioner’s message, APPLiA’s Director-General, Paolo Falcioni said: “We have to go further because making Circular society a reality would not be possible without the creation of a Single Market for waste.”

The vote of the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) on 3rd September is an improvement of how the Market Surveillance System could function in the EU.