by stefanie | Jul 7, 2025 | World Focus
25 organisations call on UK ministers to remove VAT on refurbished and repaired goods. A coalition of 25 UK organisations and businesses has called on the government to remove VAT from refurbished and repaired electronic goods, arguing the tax penalises sustainable...
by stefanie | Oct 23, 2024 | World Focus
Right to Repair Europe finds patchy enforcement and product coverage in EU policies. A new report published by Right to Repair Europe, a coalition representing over 170 organisations including environmental NGOs, repair businesses, and community groups, has revealed...
by stefanie | May 31, 2024 | World Focus
New EU directive empowers consumers to repair, boosting sustainability and creating quality jobs across Europe. In the last step in the legislative process, the EU Council has adopted the Right to Repair Directive (R2R). This directive promotes the repair of broken or...
by stefanie | Jun 7, 2022 | World Focus
On 3 June, the New York State Senate passed a bill, titled “Digital Fair Repair Act”, which relates to the sale of digital electronic equipment; requires original equipment manufacturers to provide diagnostic and repair information. This bill requires OEMs to make...
by stefanie | May 9, 2022 | World Focus
Decrees published in the Official Journal of 4 May 2022 formalised the extension of the repairability index to six new product categories. New categories include top-loading washing machines, dishwashers, robot vacuum cleaners, wired and non-wired and high pressure...
