Article | REF: J4920 V1

Eco-design : an innovative tool for sustainable chemistry

Author: Sylvain CAILLOL

Publication date: May 10, 2011, Review date: September 7, 2021

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2. Life cycle assessment, an ecodesign tool – definitions and concepts

2.1 Ecodesign: a few definitions

The production of goods and services is now subject to constraints. It will therefore no longer be enough to respond to a technical specification in a cost-effective way, we will now have to integrate respect for mankind and the environment; this means reducing the consumption of fossil resources, limiting greenhouse gas emissions, complying with environmental constraints – this means limiting environmental impacts. However, taking into account all environmental impacts during the manufacturing process, and not just measuring carbon footprints or CO 2 emissions, means integrating eco-design into classic design processes, and also into the innovation process as a consequence. This innovation process is thus...

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