Meeting standards is an initiative of SBS – Small Business Standards, launched with the aim of raising awareness among European SMEs and SME organisations about the importance of standardisation and of getting involved in the standards writing process. Meeting standards ambition is also to inform SMEs about the latest developments in standardisation that may be of relevance to them.
SBS is organising the second edition of Meeting Standards from 25 to 29 November 2024.
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The Pact for Skills in Construction was initiated by the European Commission in 2021 in the framework of the “EU Skills Agenda”, and developed by FIEC, EFBWW and EBC, to mobilise a concerted effort among private and public stakeholders for quality investment in Vocational and Educational Training (VET), knowledge, skills and competences to benefit the European construction sector, for all working age people across the EU.
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In December 2019, EBC joined forces with 11 major European clean energy associations in the context of campaign #BetterBuildingsEU. The campaign, initiated by SolarPower Europe, calls for a bold strategy concerning the renovation of the EU building stock to be part of the European Green Deal – with on-site renewables, energy efficiency, and smart energy solutions at its core.
The signatories urge the Commission to ensure that Green Deal policies include simplified and streamlined financing mechanisms accessible to all Europeans; the deployment of strategy to ensure a skilled and knowledgeable workforce in all trades and specialised crafts of the building sector; and the promotion of renovation strategies adapted to the diversity and heterogeneity of the European built environment. The establishment of a multi-level implementation platform for building renovations – engaging decision-makers from the local, national, and European level, as well as representatives from the energy, construction, and financing sectors – will be key to ensuring the delivery of these strategies on the ground.
EBC joined in November 2019 the #Skills4Climate campaign, initiated by the European Electrical Contractors’ Association EuropeON (formerly AIE). The campaign calls on EU and national policy makers to strengthen the skills base in the electrical and construction sector.
With the ambition to enable the enterprises to roll out the clean energy technologies needed for the transition to a decarbonised built environment, #Skills4Climate focuses on five areas of action: Intertwine Climate and Skills Strategies; Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships; Incentivize Technical Education; Incentivize Apprenticeships; and Incentivize Re- and Up-Skilling.
For more information on the #Skills4Climate campaign, visit the EuropeON website page dedicated to it.
Since May 2018, EBC is an official partner of the new European wide campaign “Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances campaign 2018-19”, carried out by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA. The aim of the campaign is to promote the prevention of risks related to dangerous substances in workplaces.
As an official campaign partner, EBC is supporting the dissemination of high-quality information in order to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy and safe environment and to support the prevention and reduction of risks related to dangerous substances and exposure to carcinogens at work. More information about EBC’s involvement in this campaign can be found in the official campaign partners section of the EU-OSHA campaign.
Since May 2018, EBC is an official partner of the “Small is Beautiful” campaign initiated by SolarPower Europe. The campaign urges policy makers to acknowledge the specificities of small-scale renewable installations and cogeneration facilities in the European electricity market. The main objective is to safeguard the current priority dispatch and access regimes, as well as the exemption from balancing responsibilities for small scale renewable and highly efficient cogeneration installations.
Small-scale renewable installations will support Europe’s industrial leadership in clean energy technologies and ensure the benefits are grasped by all layers of society. Furthermore, small-scale installations create skilled, local, non-transferable jobs in the construction sector. More information about “Small is Beautiful” campaign is available on the SolarPower Europe