5. Glossary – Definitions
Ecodesign
It involves integrating the environment right from the product design phase, whether for goods or services. This integration is based on a global, multi-criteria approach to the environment, taking into account all stages of the product life cycle.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Analyse du cycle de vie (ACV)
Overall assessment of the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle, i.e. from the extraction of raw materials, through manufacturing, transport and use, right up to end-of-life treatment. It quantifies material and energy consumption and emissions at each stage of the life cycle.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Responsabilité sociétale des entreprises (RSE)
An organization's responsibility for the impact of its decisions and activities...
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) software
SimaPro http://www.pre-sustainability.com/simapro
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Lifecycle analysis databases
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Events
National Ecodesign Conference, held every year http://www.eco-conception.fr
International LCA Congress, held annually in Lille http://www.avnir.org
Colloque Filières et Recyclage, takes place every year in Paris
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Help in setting up an eco-design approach - NF X30-264 AFNOR - 2013
Regulations
Article L.541-10-3 of the French Environment Code.
Law on programmed obsolescence adopted by the National Assembly on October 14
Order no. 2010-1579 of December 17, 2010 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the field of waste (JO no. 0293 of December 18, 2010, p. 22301, text no. 1 [NOR: DEVX1028667R])
Patents
Article assembly and disassembly system WO2013189956 A1
Process for producing a carded spinning yarn from textile waste EP 1995362 B1
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