by stefanie | May 26, 2021 | World Focus
Protesters take to the streets of Brussels to support the right to repair and the failure of the voluntary agreement. Protesters take to the streets of Brussels, well the Schuman roundabout, at the centre of the EU district, to support the right to repair. The...
by stefanie | May 17, 2021 | UKCRA feed, World Focus
Laura Heywood penned an article, responding to a recent report in which the US Federal Trade Commission confirmed that large companies are hurting small businesses, undermining ownership rights, and hurting the planet with their anti-repair actions. Twenty years ago,...
by stefanie | May 11, 2021 | World Focus
In a recent report the US Federal Trade Commission confirms large companies are hurting small businesses, undermining ownership rights, and hurting the planet with their anti-repair actions. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as issued a report “Nixing...
by stefanie | Mar 12, 2021 | World Focus
David Connett, Partner at Connett & Unland GbR shares his thoughts on the emerging trend for repairability. France did it in January and the EU did it in March – They took the first steps to informing consumers about the repairability of the devices they buy at...
by stefanie | Mar 8, 2021 | World Focus
Shops and online retailers are now required to use new energy labelling that has been introduced across the EU this month and improve repairability that requires manufacturers to keep spare parts available for a number of years after products are no longer on the...