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5. Glossary
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Analyse de Cycle Vie (ACV)
A method for quantitatively assessing the environmental impacts associated with a product, process or activity, by measuring consumption and discharges throughout its life cycle.
exergy analysis
Quantitative assessment method that involves calculating exergy flows in a system.
checklist ; checklist
A qualitative assessment tool that takes the form of a list of criteria, translated into statements or questions to which the assessor must respond with a score, or a yes/no choice.
life cycle; cycle de vie
Activities and stages involved in the life of a product or process: extraction of raw materials, transformation, packaging, use, transport, distribution, disposal...
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Bibliography
Bibliography
Software tools
BaGaTel database: repository IDDN.FR.001.500004.000.R.P.2016. 00010300, 2016, http://plasticnet.grignon.inra.fr/PortailNutriSensAl/ (page consulted February 27, 2019)
Websites
CONSEIL NATIONAL DE L'EMBALLAGE Eco-design & Packaging –Methodological guide https://conseil-emballage.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/84_0.pdf (page consulted on February 27, 2019)
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Integrating environmental considerations into product design and development - ISO/TR 14062:2002 - 2002
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - ISO 14040:2006 - 2006
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Requirements and guidelines - ISO 14044:2006 - 2006
Directory
EcoSD Network Eco-design of Sustainable Systems http://www.ecosd.fr
IDEAS Initiative for DEsign in Agrifood Systems https://www6.inra.fr/ideas-agrifood
European Life Cycle Assessment Platform, Joint Research Center
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