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ERA Public Affairs Newsletter – May 2023
This edition of ERA Public Affairs newsletter covers the following topics: Regulation on non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads Corporate Sustainability Reporting EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities Cyber Resilience Act Green Claims Directive Right...
ERA Sustainability KPIs 2.0 guidance framework
The ERA Sustainability KPIs 2.0 guidance framework is a tool to enable rental companies to assess their current approach to sustainability performance measurement and reporting, and rate how well they perform against an industry framework. It also provides a practical...
EU Data Act
What is the Data Act? On February 23, 2022, the European Commission proposed a new European Data Act to remove barriers to accessing data for consumers and businesses. Specifically, the Data Act sets rules on who can use and access data generated by users and devices...
EU Cyber Resilience Act
What is the Cyber Resilience Act? On September 15, 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for a European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). This proposal for a regulation aims to ensure stronger cybersecurity for products with digital elements. It lays down a set...
Rental Associations in Europe: A guide to the rental association members of ERA
This publication, prepared with the help of the ERA National Association Committee, profiles the European rental associations in Europe that are members of the European Rental Association (ERA). There is a large variety of trade associations working for the equipment...
ERA guide to cybersecurity leading practice in the equipment rental industry
In 2021 our industry recognised that one of the greatest threats impacting it in the coming years was the vulnerability to cybersecurity impacts on our businesses. In 2023, this threat has increased due to global events, but also due to the intensification of the...
The impact of digitalisation in the equipment rental industry
In common with many other industries such as vehicle rental, travel, banking and music, the rental industry is being transformed by digitalisation. This transformation includes the provision of real time data on where the assets are and what they doing, the...
ERA Public Affairs Newsletter – December 2022
In this edition of the ERA Public Affairs Newsletter, we review the current progress with some of the most important EU initiatives and analyse their potential impact on rental companies. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with the ERA team at...
ERA position on the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities
The rental model is, at its core, an inherently sustainable one. As described in the ERA Manifesto on the environmental benefits of rental, rental fulfils all the principles of the circular economy. It is vital for the EU transition to the circular economy to...
Manifesto on the environmental benefits of rental
In line with the European Green Deal, equipment rental contributes to the transition to a circular economy and the fight against climate change. ERA calls on the EU to recognise the environmental benefits of rental, based on 5 core principles:SHARED USAGE Construction...