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Did you know that Saturday 19th October is International Repair Day? 🛠️ This is an annual celebration that raises awareness and promotes the importance of repair around the world. 🌍 To mark the day, INTERSPORT Group is proud to announce that our very own repair guides are now live on iFixit, our partner and the leading online site for DIY repair guides. 🤝 These guides cover equipment, footwear and clothing, and can be found here ➡️  https://lnkd.in/esBPJDsB Celebrate this #InternationalRepairDay with a proactive approach and show everyone that the solution to repairing your favourite sports gear is just one guide away! 💪 #IFixit #TheHeartOfSport #Righttorepair #INTERSPORT

🎬 Wrapping up an insightful webinar! 🛠 As International #RepairDay is approaching on October 19th, I had the pleasure to moderate a discussion on the current state of #righttorepair in Europe with members, supporters, repairers and refurbishers throughout the network as well as high level representatives from the European Commission. 💬 EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders stressed the importance of expanding the list of products covered by the obligation to repair and ensure an effective national implementation. 💬 Ugo Vallauri from the The Restart Project presented findings from the latest Open Repair Alliance report. Only 4% of products seen at community repair events are currently covered by repair rules. This demands urgent action by policymakers. 💬 Thomas Opsomer from iFixit Europe highlighted the policy gaps hindering a universal right to repair in Europe. As long as spare part prices are allowed to be exorbitant and volatile it will be hard for consumers to choose repair and for the reapir economy to take off. 💬 Luisa D. from Germanwatch e.V. stressed the importance of reuse and repair for a resilient EU economy, to protect resources, boost EU circular businesses and create local jobs. We had a constructive discussion with Ada Preziosi (DG JUST) and Wojtek S. (DG ENV), which confirmed the importance of: - Quickly establishing horizontal ecodesign requirements to make more products repairable by design. ➡️ We are counting on the upcoming ESPR Working Plan to include this! - A definition and clear criteria for 'reasonable spare part prices'. ➡️ National authorities, reach out to Right to Repair Europe! Consumer behaviour research shows that consumers are not willing to pay over 30% of the price of a new product for a repair. We should specify this in the national implementation of the R2R Directive! - National repair incentives (funds, vouchers) to make repair truly accessible and mainstream. ➡️ Member States can use Extended Producer responsibility fees to finance these schemes, our discussion paper is available on repair.eu 🙏🏼 Big thanks to all our speakers and to our participants for such a lively and insightful Q&A! Did you miss the webinar or you would like to dive deeper into the topics discussed? Head to the webinar page to access: - Webinar recording - Speakers’ slides - ORA report - The rise of community repair - Our white paper - Current state of EU Right to Repair 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEPmcGjK #repair #righttorepair #repairday #repairforeveryone

☝ What does recent legislative progress mean for people and businesses who are trying to repair more and buy less new products? Will it be enough to achieve a thriving repair economy in Europe? 🫵 You're burning to find out? You have opinions on the matter? Join our webinar on the state of #righttorepair on Tuesday 15th October, from 13.30-15.00 Brussels time with stellar speakers such as Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, Ada Preziosi from DG JUST, Wojtek S., and our own Ugo Vallauri from The Restart Project, Thomas Opsomer from iFixit Europe and Luisa D. from Germanwatch e.V. The Open Repair Alliance (ORA) will present main findings from their latest report on types of product categories people try to fix at community repair events. Against this backdrop, we will discuss what was achieved during the past mandate with ESPR-Ecodesign and the R2R Directive, what this means for repair and what is still missing to foster a vibrant repair ecosystem. ✍ You don't want to miss this, register here: https://lnkd.in/dEPmcGjK And while you're here, check out all the other amazing activities happening around the world for international #RepairDay! https://lnkd.in/d8xBXP9y

A few years ago, I found myself in a ridiculous situation: dragging an extension cord out to my car to fix a stereo. It hit me then—how is it that we still don’t have a portable soldering solution? At iFixit, we love solving problems, and this seemed up our alley. We've been working on it ever since. This week, my team and I are excited to share the results of that journey with you. These tools—the Smart Soldering Iron, Portable Soldering Station, and Soldering Toolkit—are designed to make soldering mobile, precise, and easy, without compromising on power or safety. The Smart Soldering Iron heats up in under 5 seconds (100 watts of power!) and runs off a simple USB-C charger. Whether you’re at a workbench or out in the field, it gives you the flexibility to repair whenever, wherever. And the Portable Soldering Station? It’s got enough battery life to keep you going for hours, and can even charge your phone while you work. It can solder over 2,000 joints on a single charge. Here’s why this matters: Right to Repair isn’t just about getting inside your devices—it’s about having the tools to make those repairs. For too long, even a basic soldering job required cumbersome, outdated equipment. That’s why we built the FixHub to be as versatile and portable as the gadgets you’re fixing. I couldn’t be prouder of the work our team has done to make this happen. It’s not just about creating another tool; it’s about empowering people to fix what they own, anywhere they are. Because we believe in the power of repair—and we’re committed to making sure everyone has the right tools to do it. Pre-orders are open now, and we can’t wait to see how you put it to work. https://lnkd.in/gtuRtQcp

Avec près de 3 millions de visiteurs sur la plateforme iFixit en #France l'année dernière, la réparation est un sujet qui intéresse de plus en plus de français🇫🇷. Et au moment où le monde a les yeux rivés sur #Paris2024, j'ai pu évoquer les missions d'iFixit Europe avec Mathilde Wessels dans l'émission Focus Entreprise de Focus Group partenaire de BFM Business. Retour sur les actions que nous mettons en place afin de promouvoir la #réparabilité de tous les objets électroniques (et pas que) à travers des centaines de milliers de tutos, de pièces détachées et d'outils pour redonner vie à tous les appareils de notre quotidien : smartphones, ordinateurs, tablettes, consoles et autres. Sans oublier une formidable communauté de plus de 3 millions de membres à travers le monde. Des moyens qui permettent à tous d'oser réparer, d'économiser et d'éviter la prolifération de #déchetsélectroniques. 🛠 💪 L'esprit des #JeuxOlympiques est bien là mais l'esprit de la #réparation est un combat de tous les jours, que nous menons aux côtés de partenaires tels que Right to Repair Europe ou encore HOP - Halte à l'obsolescence programmée. Merci à Chloé Marouzé pour l'organisation 😊

🚀 Werde Teil von iFixit: Debitorenbuchhalter/in (m/d/w) gesucht! 🚀 Wir suchen Unterstützung in der Debitorenbuchhaltung. Wenn du deine Leidenschaft für Zahlen in einem großartigen Team einbringen und das Recht auf Reparatur stärken möchtest, bewirb dich jetzt! Teile diesen Post gern auch in deinem Netzwerk – vielleicht kennst du ja jemanden, der perfekt zu uns passt!🔧🌍 #JobOpportunity #Hiring #Stuttgart #Debitorenbuchhaltung #JoinOurTeam #RightToRepair

„Wenn du es nicht reparieren kannst, dann gehört es dir nicht.“ Hinter iFixit Europe steht eine Community mit ca. 3 Millionen Mitgliedern, die inzwischen über 100.000 kostenlosen Reparaturanleitungen für deine elektronischen Geräte zur Verfügung stellt. Klar, dass wir hier mehr erfahren wollen und haben iFixits Manuel Häußermann in unser Spotlight eingeladen. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eECSBgXq #nachhaltigkeit #klimaschutz #sozialegerechtigkeit #solidaritaet #enkeltauglich #transparenz #socialimpact

💯📝How does #iFixit score laptop repairability? It's certainly not the best-kept secret in the tech world, but we want to provide full transparency! Logically, disassembly plays a key role, but our #repairability score has evolved over the years to take new developments into account, like parts pairing which is impacting independent #repair negatively. https://lnkd.in/eGqh-VuM

I'm headed to Berlin next month for #ElectronicsGoesGreen2024. Really looking forward to catching up with all of you friends working to build a sustainable electronics industry. https://lnkd.in/d-u7DwNW

The EU #righttorepair directive's legislative process is over, but our fight continues! It would be ill-advised to blindly celebrate and to move on to the next battle: the truth is that much more needs to be addressed to achieve a universal right to repair and an open repair economy in Europe. This directive is a testament to our collective campaigning efforts and it will bring us a step closer to the right to affordable repair, but it won't solve the conundrum. Until a wide range of products are covered by repair rules, until national repair vouchers and bonuses are available in every country, until all anti-repair practices are effectively banned without easy loopholes... we cannot say that we have a universal right to repair. But we will keep fighting for it. Read our analysis on how these rules will set for more affordable repairs for selected products, what opportunities will arise in the next two years and what we plan to do about it: https://lnkd.in/er497tmW