week 7 pt 2 + week 8 Flashcards
Tools for products and services
LCA, Eco design, Eco labelling, sustainability standards, policy tools
product sustainability - envt issues
aspects associated with production, use, disposal
resource consumption, water, emission, solid waste
product sustainability - social issues
worker conditions, human rights, financial crimes
life cycle thinking
systems approach, improvement, policy and decisions
products basic stages
material, manufacturing, distribution, use, disposal
LCA in ISO14040
goal+ scope, inventory, impact, interpretation
environmental category indicator
abiotic resource use, climate change, eutrophication, acidification, land use, eco toxicity, smog
eco design
LCA approach at design stage, design determine full life cycle
eco labelling
around since 1980s, persuade customers to buy green, originally government run programs
what happened to eco labelling
displaced by industry standards and certification schemes
type 1
government schemes
type 2
env claims, single issue, self declaration by company
type 3
widely used in building products
product stewardship
programs designed and funded to take care of prodcuts often at end of life
extended producer responsibility
products managed by producer after sale to users