Procedural projects

There is an emphasis on systematically introducing “Life Cycle Thinking” in business decision-making for all the projects. The projects last for approximately 3 years and require great dedication by the participating company. The characteristics of those projects include:

Team work to analyse new challenges and opportunities. Ad hoc teams that analyse challenges and opportunities related to eco-innovative businesses, ecodesign and lifecycle assessment. The preamble of designing new projects.
Incorporating advanced expertise by means of support R&D projects of PhD students researching ecodesign.

PROCEDURAL PROJECTS

Life Cycle Costing (LCC): Costing applied to the sustainable design of products and/or services

The Company and Ecosystemic Services

EPD: Mechanism for environmental information and comparison between products

New product environmental comparison and assessment standards

Design evaluation for end-of-life as foundation to establish implementation incentives

European Pilot on “Environmental Product Footprint and Organisation”