4. Environmental management tool

The EIME method is first and foremost a decision-making aid for the design of products with a lower environmental impact, but it is also an environmental management tool for the company.

The environmental expert will be able to prioritize the indicators if he wishes:

depending on the company's environmental policy; in most cases, the company does not have the resources to deal with all the problems at once. It defines and staggers priorities, which the expert will take into account when defining objectives (target values);
depending on the specific features of the product families concerned; some indicators may not be relevant;
or/and depending on the markets for which the product is intended; environmental contexts, sensitivities and policies vary...

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References

(1) - FD X 30-310 - Prise en compte de l'environnement dans la conception et le développement des produits. Principes généraux et application. - Avant-projet du document AFNOR, mai (1998).
(2) - BRINKLEY (A.), KIRBY (J. R.), CHARRON (F.) -...

Standardization

Plastiques - Identification générique et marquage des produits en matière plastique. - ISO 11469 - 2000
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux - Autodéclarations environnementales (étiquetage de type II). - ISO 14021 - 1999
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux - Déclarations environnementales de type III. - ISO/TR 14025 - 2000

Legislation

Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on Article 9.

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 27, 2003, on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic...