Manufacturers’ Blueprint: Solving the US & EU Battery Compliance Puzzle

Webinar Overview

Battery compliance is moving in two directions at once.

In the United States, battery stewardship regulation is evolving rapidly as more states introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks. These laws place responsibility for end-of-life management on manufacturers, brand owners, and importers – and the result is a compliance landscape that’s increasingly complex and fragmented for companies selling standalone batteries or battery-powered products.

In the European Union, the approach is different. The EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) creates a single, harmonized framework that shifts compliance beyond end-of-life management to cover the entire battery lifecycle, including mandatory sustainability requirements, carbon footprint declarations, and strict supply chain transparency.

In this session, we’ll break down what these two models mean in practice – and what manufacturers, importers, and distributors need to prepare for across both regions.

You’ll come away with clarity on:

• How US state battery stewardship programs are developing, and what’s similar vs. different across jurisdictions.
• Key operational requirements, including program registration, financing of collection and recycling systems, reporting obligations, labeling considerations, and compliance deadlines.
• How battery-containing products (including electronics, tools, toys, and remote controls) may be captured – even when batteries are removable.
• What’s changed in the EU under Regulation (2023/1542) and how it differs from the previous Battery Directive
• What the EU’s mandatory due diligence requirements mean for supply chains involving cobalt, lithium, nickel, and natural graphite.

Webinar Agenda

Part 1: United States – Navigating the Patchwork of State EPR

• Proposed, Drafted and Approved: States that have new EPR legislation.
• Why Now? Why are states beginning to impose battery stewardship laws.
• State-by-State Patchwork: How to navigate & similarities and differences across state programs.
• The Blueprint Emerging: How one state’s implementation is becoming the bedrock for other states.
• Timelines: What’s near-term vs. future outlook?

Part 2: The European Union – Transitioning to a Global Sustainability Benchmark

• From Directive to Regulation: Understanding the shift to the harmonized EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542).
• The Lifecycle Approach: Moving beyond end-of-life to mandatory carbon footprint declarations and recycled content targets.
• Supply Chain Due Diligence: New obligations for identifying social and environmental risks in raw material sourcing (lithium, cobalt, nickel).
• Digital Innovation: An introduction to the Digital Battery Passport and mandatory QR coding requirements.
• Circular Design: Preparing for the 2027 mandates on battery removability and replaceability.

Date

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.

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Presenters

Dila Şen, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks

Dila is a Senior Regulatory Specialist at C&R with 5+ years at the company and over 10 years of professional experience. She is a sworn translator and qualified lawyer in Türkiye, admitted to the Union of Turkish Bar Association in 2012. Before joining C&R, she worked in various law firms, industries, and Türkiye’s largest asset management company.

At C&R, she leads and manages global regulatory projects, supporting clients with AI, battery, and pressure-equipment compliance. She specializes in researching and monitoring international legislation, standards, and regulatory developments, and works on consulting and assessment projects covering global requirements.

Dila holds an LL.B. from Yeditepe University, where she received a full scholarship, and a European Master in Law and Economics, earning triple master’s degrees from Bologna University, Ghent University, and Haifa University. She also has a B.A. in Communication from Istanbul University.

She is deeply engaged in AI policy. After completing the Washington, US-based independent non-profit research organization Center for AI and Digital Policy’s AI Policy Clinic with distinction, she continued as a research team lead, teaching fellow, and currently serves as a Policy Group Member. She was also a course facilitator at the Center for AI Safety for the AI Safety, Ethics and Society course.

Dila is the Global Ambassador for Turkey at the Global Council for Responsible AI, a charter member of Women in AI Governance, and a member of the Istanbul Bar Association’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group.

She is a native Turkish speaker and fluent in English.

Andrew O’Neill, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks

Andrew O’Neill is a Regulatory Compliance Specialist at Compliance & Risks. In his current role, Andrew provides expert regulatory guidance on batteries, wireless technologies, and Toy safety. He monitors legislative developments across multiple jurisdictions and analyzes emerging regulatory trends to help companies understand and meet market access requirements. His work involves reviewing legislation, assessing regulatory impacts on products, and supporting clients with expert insight on compliance strategies in an increasingly complex global regulatory landscape.

Andrew brings over a decade of experience in regulatory enforcement and product compliance within Irish national authorities. Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, he worked as a Legal Metrology Inspector with the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), where he conducted testing, inspections, and market surveillance activities to ensure compliance with EU harmonized legislation governing weighing instruments and trade measurement systems.

Earlier in his career, Andrew served as a Product Safety Manager at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), where he led a team responsible for enforcing several key EU product safety frameworks, including the Low Voltage Directive, Toy Safety Directive, General Product Safety Directive, PPE Regulation, and Gas Appliances Regulation. In that role, he coordinated with customs authorities, other EU market surveillance bodies, and national regulators, while also contributing technical feedback on draft legislation and overseeing product safety investigations and enforcement actions.

Andrew began his regulatory career at ComReg as a Spectrum Intelligence and Investigations Engineer, working on radio spectrum enforcement, market surveillance of electronic devices, and technical investigations into radio interference. His work included building testing capabilities for radio equipment and establishing monitoring systems to detect unauthorized or non-compliant radio transmissions.

With experience spanning regulatory enforcement, technical investigation, and global compliance strategy, Andrew provides practical insight into how regulation is interpreted and enforced in real-world markets, helping organizations anticipate regulatory change and maintain compliant products across jurisdictions.

Kerri Whelan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Compliance & Risks

Kerri is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at C&R, serving as the strategic bridge between customer reality and product development. She goes beyond defining what a product does to deeply understand why it matters, uncovering real customer challenges and advocating for them inside the organization. Partnering closely with product and engineering teams, she ensures innovation is grounded in real-world needs, translating complex technology into clear, meaningful value.

With more than two decades in technology including experience from the early days of videoconferencing at Polycom and Logitech, and more recently in the EV charging space, her focus is consistent: when a product reaches customers, its value isn’t a marketing promise, but an unmistakable solution to a real problem.