Article | REF: G5850 V1

Lifecycle analysis - Eco-label applications

Author: Alec de RICHEMONT

Publication date: October 10, 1998

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5. Conclusions

The surest way to develop ecolabel criteria is to carry out LCAs on representative products. However, this is not always possible, for reasons linked to the goodwill of the players holding the data, or to the cost or time required to collect them. Nonetheless, the principles of life cycle assessment, as defined by standard X 30-300, must always be applied when drawing up eco-label criteria.

5.1 Three prerequisites

  • Product group definition and delimitation

Market research includes consideration of the group's boundaries: which products are included and which neighbouring products are excluded?

Dividing a product group into several segments corresponding to different realization modes...

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