Sustainable Production and Supply Chain:
Carbon Footprint: Mandatory carbon footprint declarations for batteries.
Responsible Sourcing: Requirements for due diligence in sourcing raw materials to avoid human rights abuses and environmental harm.
Recycled Content: Targets for minimum levels of recycled content in batteries to promote the circular economy.
Performance, Durability, and Safety:
Labelling and Information: Standardized labeling requirements to inform consumers about the battery's performance, durability, and environmental impact.
Safety Standards: Stricter safety regulations to ensure batteries are safe for users and reduce risks such as fires and leaks.
End-of-Life Management:
Collection and Recycling: Obligations for the collection and recycling of batteries, with higher targets for collection rates and recycling efficiencies.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Producers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of their batteries, including take-back schemes and proper waste management.
Standardization:
Clear regulatory frameworks create a level playing field for all market participants, ensuring fair competition and preventing market monopolies.
Digital Battery Passport:
A digital documentation that contains key information about each battery, including its origin, composition, and recycling information, enhancing transparency and traceability throughout the battery’s lifecycle.
Circular Economy:
Encouraging the design of batteries that are easier to disassemble, repurpose, and recycle, thus promoting the circular economy principles.
The EU Battery Regulation aims to make Europe a global leader in sustainable battery production and use, aligning with broader EU Green Deal goals of climate neutrality by 2050 and reducing the environmental impact of industrial activities.
