“Eco-tool-seeker”: A new and unique business guide for choosing ecodesign tools

Rousseaux, Patrick; Grémy-Gros, Cécile; Bonnin, Marie; Henriel-Ricordel, Catherine; Bernard, P.L.; Floury, Léa; Staigre, Gwenaëlle; Vincent, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.089

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“…The reason is that Companies A and B apply other methods which seem to be useful for them, e.g., conventional methods. However, the findings in the case study do not corroborate the part of the statement that ecodesign methods might not even be necessary, since, for example, lists with banned and restricted chemical products and materials (described as an ecodesign method by Rousseaux et al 2017) are used by both companies and appear to be useful.…”

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“…None of the conventional methods described above are included in lists of ecodesign methods compiled by Lindahl and Ekermann (2013), Rousseaux et al (2017), Bovea and Pérez-Belis, (2012), and Rossi et al (2016). Why not?…”

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“…However, according to Pigosso et al (2015), between 2006 and 2010 ecodesign methods were not necessarily applied in industry. A number of ecodesign methods are listed by Lindahl and Ekermann (2013) Volvo's lists of banned and restricted substances (referred to by Rousseaux et al, 2017); guidelines, such as the Ten Golden Rules (Luttropp and Lagerstedt, 2006); Quality Function Deployment (QFD)-based methods, such as QFDE (Masui et al, 2003); CAD integrated methods, such as SolidWorks Sustainability (SolidWorks, 2018); and Failure Mode Effect Analysis-based methods, such as Environmental Effect Analysis (EEA) (Lindahl et al, 2000).…”

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“…,Rousseaux et al (2017),Bovea and Pérez-Belis, (2012), andRossi et al (2016). For example: quantitative analytical methods, such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); qualitative analytical methods, such as the Materials, Energy, Toxic emissions (MET) matrix (Brezet and van Hemel, 1997, as referred to byBovea and Pérez-Belis, 2012); checklists, such as the EcoDesign Checklist (Brezet and van Hemel, 1997) and…”

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“…Pigosso et al [10] identified 350 publications between 1993 and 2015 dealing with tools and methods related to Ecodesign. However, Rousseaux et al [11] suggest that there is still low uptake of such tools.…”

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Development of an Environmental Evaluation Tool in the Transport Sector and Its Impact on Decision-Making in the Early Stages of Design

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Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies

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Due to government policies and regulations as well as customer and societal demands, organizations around the world are looking for ways to manage their economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the most frequently used standards for organizations seeking to manage their environmental responsibilities is ISO 14001. This framework, however, is generic because it can be used by any organization irrespective of sector, activity or core values. Therefore, implementation of generic guidelines might result in the use of alternative tools that respond better to specific organizational needs and that provide outcomes that can be useful for decision-making. Through case study methodology, this paper shows how Volvo Group, a world-leading producer of transport solutions, developed an internal environmental evaluation tool called Environmental Screening (EnvS) to improve the environmental performance of its solutions.

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Eco‐innovation motivations and ecodesign tool implementation in companies in the Nordic textile and information technology sectors

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The current sustainability challenges and the required systemic transformation highlight the need for innovations on multiple levels. Ecodesign integrates environmental aspects into product and process design to reduce environmental impacts, whereas eco‐innovation also concerns nontechnological solutions. In this paper, we formulate a model that combines eco‐innovation targets ad mechanisms with sustainability maturity, which also concerns stimuli and barriers faced by companies and ecodesign tools used. The results are based on a questionnaire sent to 902 textile and information technology (IT) companies (N = 104) in the Nordic countries. The tools that Nordic textile and IT companies use in particular are life cycle assessment, type I ecolabel, and carbon footprint. Internal stimuli, especially general willingness, were important for eco‐innovativeness, while legislation and customer demand also pushed companies forward. Specific no‐go barriers were not identified, although increase in costs was a common barrier. The respondents focus often on technological product innovations, but rarely on functional innovation, renting of products, and so forth. This highlights the need to address the availability of the right kind of tools to support a broader suite of innovation that can drive toward the circular economy.

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“Eco-tool-seeker”: A new and unique business guide for choosing ecodesign tools

Cited by 56 publications

References 33 publications

Inclusion of sustainability aspects in product development at manufacturing companies

Inclusion of sustainability aspects in product development at manufacturing companies

Development of an Environmental Evaluation Tool in the Transport Sector and Its Impact on Decision-Making in the Early Stages of Design

Eco‐innovation motivations and ecodesign tool implementation in companies in the Nordic textile and information technology sectors

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