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Yann LEROY: Lecturer-researcher, Industrial Engineering Laboratory, École Centrale Paris
INTRODUCTION
The eco-design of products and services is no longer perceived as a constraint, but as an opportunity for differentiation and innovation. Many companies that are already aware of the issue are still struggling to implement it.
The aim of this fact sheet is to provide assessment and recommendation tools and methods commonly used in eco-design, focusing on aspects of :
implementation of these tools ;
type of information generated and its future use ;
type and level of expertise required for implementation ;
problems that these tools address.
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Bibliography
ISO/TR 14062:2002: Environmental management – Integrating environmental aspects into product design and development
ISO 14001:2004: Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use
ISO 14040:2006: Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework
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Acronyms and abbreviations
LCA: life cycle assessment
LCI: life cycle inventory
MIPS: Material Intensity Per Service
MET matrix: materials, energy, toxicity
ESQCV: simplified qualitative life cycle assessment
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