CEN and CENELEC

We are happy to announce that CEN and CENELEC are now also active on Bluesky Social! Will you join the conversation on https://lnkd.in/ejYtEZGq ? . #StrongerTogether #TrustStandards #BlueSky

Our colleague Adriana M. spoke at the event "𝐸𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑏𝑦 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒" in Tirana, Albania today, where she presented the CEN and CENELEC Strategy 2030 focusing on the importance of inclusiveness in European Standardization. In addition, the Gender Action plan, its 3 pillars and our new work into gender responsive standards (Brochure 'How to Be Gender-Responsive in Standardization') were introduced. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHpaNsMJ Adriana stressed the importance of applying a gender and intersectionality lens to standards development and simultaneously reaching gender parity in the Technical Committees to advance SDG goal 5, and explained about CEN and CENELEC's commitment to advance on advancing Gender Responsive Standards in TCs as a key moment to address: ✔️ gender representation ✔️ ensuring inclusive meetings and use of inclusive language in drafting processes and ✔️ standards must be gender responsive to be inclusive. #GenderResponsiveStandards #SGD5 #inclusivity #DiversityAndInclusion

𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 '𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭' 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) aims to enhance EU cybersecurity by ensuring that digital products and services remain secure throughout their lifecycle. It promotes proactive risk management and accountability, enabling businesses and users to collaborate in building a safer digital future. To support CRA implementation, the European Commission has issued a standardization request to the European Standardization Organizations focusing on both horizontal standards for a generic framework and vertical standards for specific product risks. The STAN4CR project, funded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), aims to accelerate EU standardization efforts, fostering collaboration and coherence in the evolving cybersecurity landscape. The webinar will provide insights into how CEN-CENELEC is engaging stakeholders, including industry professionals and businesses, in the standardization process, ensuring broad support and collaboration. This webinar is an introductory event before a workshop on 8 April in Copenhagen/online where stakeholders can learn more about the horizontal standards that are developed to support the CRA and participate in discussions with other experts. Join us to learn how CEN-CENELEC’s work will help strengthen cyber resilience and how you can contribute. Register: https://lnkd.in/dTM2uZ-P #training4standards

🚀 Ready for my weekly catch-up? This week was all about strengthening key collaborations, aligning with critical stakeholder groups, engaging 🌍 international partners, and deepening our work with European policy makers. 🔹 Monday: Kicking off the week strong 💪 with two major publications! Our CEN and CENELEC Position Paper on FP10 https://lnkd.in/ecwjzWNr is now out, and I’m excited to present it next week at the European Parliament ITRE discussion hosted by MEP Christian Ehler. We also launched our Work Programme 2025, showcasing this year’s priority topics for European standardization. 📖✨ Don’t miss it! 👉 https://lnkd.in/er-_iTnV 🔹 Tuesday: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬 we highlighted our latest gender-focused initiative: How to Be Gender-Responsive in Standardization https://lnkd.in/eM-y9bFA. 💜 My colleague Adriana M. leads this work if you want to know more. On my end I engaged with the CEN-CENELEC Presidential Committee Members, confirming three key stakeholder groups to ensure an inclusive and evolving standardization landscape: ✅ Industry Advisory Forum ✅ Societal Stakeholders Group (with ANEC, ECOS and European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)) ✅ SME Working Group (with Small Business Standards (SBS)) 🔹 Wednesday: Supporting SMEs in action! 💡 My colleagues Hulda Niinistö and Alberto Simeoni joined our Partner SBS, bringing valuable updates on European standardization work to SME experts. Meanwhile, under the leadership of our Innovation Champion, Karl-Heinz Mayer, we started shaping our ambitions for better integration of research, innovation, and standardization 🔬📊 🔹 Thursday: Time to focus on our collaboration with the European Commission 🇪🇺! My colleagues Claire DALIER, Kirsten Glennung and I met with the EU Science, Research and Innovation to kick-start this year’s Putting Science Into Standards (PSIS) initiative https://lnkd.in/edKTrnHf 🏗️ I also had the privilege of meeting Bernard Bau and Christian Lasser from UNIDO, along with my colleagues Zhuohua CHEN & Alberto Simeoni, to explore ways to strengthen international projects particularly in Africa 🌍 🔹 Friday: Wrapping up the week with a throwback to our love letter ♥️ to the Single Market, written by my colleague Kate Lancaster. If you haven’t read it yet, now it's your chance! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaVP2_zm ☕ Let’s connect! If any of these topics resonate with you, let’s chat ... and coffee is always a good idea. ✨ Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! ✨

On Thursday 12 February, our UNIDO colleagues from the Directorate for Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development Bernard Bau and Christian Lasser visited the CEN and CENELEC Management Centre for insightful discussions on our collaboration under the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access Programme funded by the European Union. A very fruitful exchange on our partnership to enhance standardization, quality infrastructure, and trade facilitation across the continent. Looking forward to taking our joint efforts even further for a stronger, more competitive Africa and enhanced EU-Africa trade! 💡🤝 #UNIDO #CENCENELEC #TradeCompetitiveness #MarketAccess #AfricaTrade

🌍 10 High-Impact Synergies for Industrial Symbiosis 🔄 The Horizon Europe RISERS project is taking Industrial Symbiosis (IS) to the next level! 🚀 Under the lead of the Ghent University we've identified 10 high-potential, high-impact IS synergies—and to support this, we've launched a series of fact sheets offering practical insights into these game-changing opportunities across Europe. Built on the foundation of previous EU H2020 projects (MAESTRI, SCALER, EPOS) and public data, these fact sheets provide actionable insights for industries looking to turn waste into value and drive sustainability. 🌱⚙️ 📊 How did we identify these synergies? ✔️ 600+ unique IS synergies analysed from urban-industrial & cross-sectoral clusters ✔️ 300+ MES (Materials, Energies, and Services) streams mapped ✔️ 50 high-impact IS cases shortlisted using the LESTS framework (Legal, Economic, Spatial, Technical, Social indicators) ✔️ Evaluated based on People, Planet, and Profit (3Ps) for maximum impact ✔️ Final 10 key synergies selected for their cross-sectoral relevance and transformative potential 📄 What’s in the Synergy Fact Sheets? 🔹 A deep dive into each synergy’s objectives, source & sink sectors 🔹 Feasibility & implementation considerations 🔹 Potential economic, environmental & social impact at the European level 🔗 Stay tuned for more updates or explore the 10 priority synergies and fact sheets now! https://lnkd.in/eBSb8CzR #IndustrialSymbiosis #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope #RISERS #standardisation #industry #remanufacturing #steelindustry #cement #biobasedindustry #biomass #slag #plastic #textiles #data #energy #batteries #digitalisation

The RISERS Project Aligns with the EU Competitiveness Compass The European Commission's Competitiveness Compass, published on January 29, 2025, outlines several key legal initiatives that may have an impact on the promotion, upscaling and standardization of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) – core themes of the RISERS project. 🔍 What’s relevant for IS? 📜 Circular Economy Act: New incentives for recycling infrastructure and secondary raw materials, directly boosting IS and resource efficiency while minimizing landfill and incineration. IS plays a critical role by turning waste, by-products, and secondary materials from one industry into valuable inputs for another—reducing resource consumption and environmental impact. 📏 EU Standardization Reforms: A push for global leadership in industrial standards, including in 5G, AI, IoT, renewable energy, and EV charging-  areas relevant for digitalizing and upscaling IS. ⚡ Clean Industrial Deal: Strategic support for clean-tech and energy-intensive industries, fostering circular business models and resource-sharing practices. 🚀 How does RISERS fit in? The RISERS project is building a standardization roadmap for Industrial Symbiosis, addressing priority synergies, digitalization, and End-Of-Waste criteria—critical for legal compliance. Currently, no harmonized IS standard exists, and we aim to change that. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejXezkKN #RISERSProject #CircularEconomy #IndustrialSymbiosis #Sustainability #EUIndustry #Competitiveness #Standardization #EC #EndOfWaste

CEN and CENELEC presented 2024 highlights and updates for 2025 at the SBS experts meeting on the 12th of February 2025. The dedicated team of 79 experts at Small Business Standards (SBS) contribute to the SME voice in European standardization by having participated in 223 Technical Bodies for CEN and CENELEC in 2024. CEN and CENELEC were joined by other guest speakers from the European Commission DG Grow, ISO - International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Knowence and EY.   CEN and CENELEC look forward to a successful year of collaboration! #Standards4SMEs

CEN and CENELEC are excited to announce that the 2025 Work Programme has been published! The Work Programme is one of the flagship publications of CEN and CENELEC, setting out the priorities and most important actions in European standardization for the year ahead. While 2025 will bring challenges, we are confident in our ability to achieve impactful results. CEN and CENELEC are looking forward to working together with their Members and partners and with the European institutions to build a European Standardization system that is effective, inclusive, and future-oriented, to the benefit of Europe’s economy, industry and citizens. It's available for you here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3hVB7KJ

Standardization plays a key role in turning research into real-world solutions💡 With our newly published Position Paper on the upcoming Framework Programme 10 (#FP10), CEN and CENELEC set out key priorities to integrate standardization more effectively into European R&I. A strong standardization framework is essential for Europe’s technological leadership, global competitiveness, and strategic autonomy. We are looking forward to discussing our position on FP10 with the European Parliament’s ITRE WG on Horizon Europe, led by Mr Christian Ehler, MEP. Our three main points for discussion are: ✔️ How can we ensure that standardization is embedded in R&I projects to strengthen the Single Market? ✔️ What support mechanisms are needed to equip researchers and innovators with the skills to engage in standardization? ✔️ Which financial and structural incentives could encourage R&I projects to contribute to European standardization efforts? 📖 To read the full Position Paper, click https://lnkd.in/eddUqHZr Feel free to contact us if you would like to have a chat about it! 🤝 #TrustStandards #Research #Innovation #InnovationGap #SingleMarket #Competitiveness #StrategicAutonomy  Sebastian Vogel, Claire DALIER