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ABSTRACT
A great variety of ecodesign tools exists but the actual implementation level of such tools remains limited or not successfully integrated throughout the different company processes. This article provides a literature review of the existing tools that can be used in various company departments. From this review, 625 tools were found and characterized. A guide (or information system) has been then developed to help companies to choose ecodesign tools for three targets: production, management or communication. In order to facilitate these choices, a free computerized version of this guide, called « Eco-Tool-Seeker », has been developed.
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Patrick ROUSSEAUX : Professor at the University of Poitiers, PhD in waste management and treatment from INSA Lyon - Institut Pprime, CNRS UPR 3346, IRIAF, Niort, France
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Cécile GRÉMY-GROS : Lecturer at the University of Angers, PhD in industrial process engineering from the UTC - Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, LARIS, EA 7315, Univ. Angers, SFR MathSTIC, Angers, France - USC 1422 GRAPPE, INRA, École supérieure d'Agricultures, Université Bretagne Loire, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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Catherine HENRIEL-RICORDEL : Professor at the École des métiers de l'environnement, PhD in chemistry from the University of Rennes 1 - Campus UniLaSalle – EME – Rennes, Collège Environnement, Campus de Ker Lann, Bruz, France
INTRODUCTION
Ecodesign is being promoted as one of the solutions to today's problems of pollution and resource availability. For a long time, traditional ecodesign was the preserve of engineers who designed physical goods. For several years now, ecodesign has no longer been reserved for the design of physical products, but also for services, processes, systems and organizations.
For an eco-design approach to be successful, all the company's departments need to be involved and have the necessary tools to support the approach. It seems obvious that a designer, a buyer or a salesperson will not have the same needs in terms of eco-design (ED) tools.
One of the difficulties encountered by companies, particularly SMEs, in implementing an ecodesign approach is the multitude of EOs. A systematic review of EOs has identified 625 EOs available in English, French or German. The aim of this article is to present a taxonomy of these different tools and the construction of an information system for company employees, called "Eco-Tool-Seeker", to make it easier to find the tool or tools best suited to their needs. 22 sets of EO tools were identified, and each tool was classified in one or more sets and associated with one or more functions within the company.
In the first part, the definitions of ecodesign and EO will be explained. The genesis of the tool will then be explained. In the third part, the various attempts to classify EOs and the proposal adopted in this article will be presented. In the fourth part, the design of the guide and the construction of a first computerized version will be detailed. In the final section, "Eco-Tool-Seeker" will be analyzed, with its 625 EOs.
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Company | Ecodesign thinking | guide | taxonomy
Ecodesign tools information system - Design and analysis
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