The Life EPICS programme tackles one of today’s most pressing challenges: reducing waste from electronic products. It aims to encourage more sustainable production, increase repair and recycling efforts, and create a preference for sustainably produced products.
The LIFE EPICS programme tackles one of today’s most pressing challenges: reducing the environmental impacts of electronic products. It aims to reduce electronic waste and promote circular economy and sustainability through 3 pillars: staff training, repair and recycling corners and the creation of a sustainability index.
Improve sales of sustainable products
Improve sales of sustainable products
Improve circularity and waste management
Improve circularity and waste management
Reduce energy consumption and CO2
Train 3,000 managers and 15,000 sales employees
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Reduce energy consumption and CO2
Train 3,000 managers and 15,000 sales employees
● Create a Sustainability Index to help make sustainable choices
Sustainability switched on.
Sustainability switched on.
Life EPICS: Reducing The Environmental Impact of Electronics.
LIFE EPICS: Electronic Products - Impacts on Circular economy and Sustainable development
To achieve our goals, we will introduce a green Sustainability Index for electronic products, introduce in instore Repair & Reuse Corners and invest in retail Staff Training.
To achieve our goals, we will introduce a green Sustainability Index for electronic products, introduce in instore Repair & Reuse Corners and invest in retail Staff Training.
To achieve our goals, we will invest in retail Staff Training, introduce in store Repair & Reuse Corners and introduce a green Sustainability Index for electronic products.
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Do you really need a new dishwasher if your current one works fine? To extend the life of electronics, Euronics now offers in-store Repair & Reuse Corners that …
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Do you really need a new dishwasher if your current one works fine? To extend the life of electronics, Euronics now offers in-store Repair & Reuse Corners that …
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Do you really need a new dishwasher if your current one works fine? To extend the life of electronics, Euronics now offers in-store RepAir & ReLife Corners that …
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Do you really need a new dishwasher if your current one works fine? To extend the life of electronics, Euronics now offers in-store Repair & Reuse Corners that …
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The Life EPICS Project empowers both consumers and staff to make more sustainable choices and minimize e-waste through three pillars of action:
The Life EPICS Project empowers both consumers and staff to make more sustainable choices and minimize e-waste through three pillars of action:
The LIFE EPICS Project: a four year push for more sustainability in electronics in 6 European countries.
2024
2024
Start of our quest for more sustainability in electronics.
Milestones
September - Project start
November - Project launch | Steering committee regulation | Stakeholder committees rollout | Partnership Agreements
December - Meeting with DG ENV on Sustainability Index
Milestones
September - Project start
November - Project launch | Steering committee regulation | Stakeholder committees rollout | Partnership Agreements
December - Meeting with DG ENV on Sustainability Index
Milestones
September - Project start
November - Project launch | Steering committee regulation | Stakeholder committees rollout | Partnership Agreements
December - Meeting with DG ENV on Sustainability Index
Milestones
September - Project start
November - Project launch | Steering committee regulation | Stakeholder committees rollout | Partnership Agreements
December - Meeting with DG ENV on Sustainability Index
2025
2025
Launching Sustainable Initiatives and Reporting Tools
Milestones
Training Plan Launch
1st KPI Platform update
Launch repair & reuse corners
Sustainability Index rollout
1st Progress Report
Milestones
Training Plan Launch
1st KPI Platform update
Launch repair & reuse corners
Sustainability Index rollout
1st Progress Report
Milestones
Training Plan Launch
1st KPI Platform update
Launch repair & reuse corners
Sustainability Index rollout
1st Progress Report
Milestones
Training Plan Launch
1st KPI Platform update
Launch repair & reuse corners
Sustainability Index rollout
1st Progress Report
2026
2026
The LIFE EPICS Project is running full steam ahead in 6 European countries.
Milestones
Completion 1st Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Mid-term Report
Mid-term Event
Milestones
Completion 1st Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Mid-term Report
Mid-term Event
Milestones
Completion 1st Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Mid-term Report
Mid-term Event
Milestones
Completion 1st Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Mid-term Report
Mid-term Event
2027
2027
Last year of the LIFE EPICS project: Completion and Final Reports
Milestones
Completion 2nd Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Sustainability Index Report
Completion Pilot Repair Corners
2nd Progress Report
Project Impact Evaluation
Final KPI Platform Update
Project End & Event
Milestones
Completion 2nd Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Sustainability Index Report
Completion Pilot Repair Corners
2nd Progress Report
Project Impact Evaluation
Final KPI Platform Update
Project End & Event
Milestones
Completion 2nd Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Sustainability Index Report
Completion Pilot Repair Corners
2nd Progress Report
Project Impact Evaluation
Final KPI Platform Update
Project End & Event
Milestones
Completion 2nd Pilot Test Sustainability Index
Sustainability Index Report
Completion Pilot Repair Corners
2nd Progress Report
Project Impact Evaluation
Final KPI Platform Update
Project End & Event
2028
2028
Last year of the LIFE EPICS project: Completion and Final Reports
Milestones
Final Report
Milestones
Final Report
Milestones
Final Report
Milestones
Final Report
Project Partners
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Baltic
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Baltic
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Baltic
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Baltic
PRESS RELEASE
Euronics International announces partnership with EU LIFE Program to launch the Life EPICS Project
19 Sept 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Euronics International presents the EU LIFE EPICS Project Launch during the President’s dinner in Istanbul
14 Nov 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Euronics International Officially Launches LIFE-EPICS Project at President's Dinner in Istanbul
3 Dec 2024
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