Sustainability guidance for product development Elina Kähkönen 1th Nov 2016
Guidance for verification of the product safety
Guidance on product Official Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Product specific legal requirements on Composition Functioning Safe use guidance Warnings Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary
Guidance on product Official Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Legal guidance on product Composition Energy consumption Material consumption Emissions and waste Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary
Guidance on product Official Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Marketing related guidance on Composition Emissions Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary
Guidance on product Official Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary guidance on Composition Emissions during life cycle Material consumption Safety during life cycle Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary
Guidance on product Official Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Product specific legal requirements on Composition Functioning Safe use guidance Warnings Legal guidance on product Energy consumption Material consumption Emissions and waste Marketing related guidance on Emissions Voluntary guidance on Emissions during life cycle Safety during life cycle Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary
Task for the next session Find what kind of regulatory and voluntary guidance is available for your products. Take into account Product type Materials Life cycle stages Health & safety requirements Environmental reguirements
Source Information on ECHA (http://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals ) information on chemical risks CDP https://www.cdp.net/en-US/Pages/HomePage.aspx CSR, environmental impacts DJSI http://www.djindexes.com/sustainability/ CSR SYKE http://www.syke.fi/fi-FI/Asiantuntijat/Tutkijoiden_julkaisut_Google_Scholar Environmental impcts TUKES http://www.tukes.fi/ Product liability GRI https://www.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx CSR, supply chain responsibility Natural step http://www.naturalstep.org/ LCA, CSR CES edupack Materials OVA http://www.ttl.fi/ova/ occupational risks WEEE http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/waste/key_waste_streams/waste_electrical_electronic_equipment_weee Product liability, material efficiency, e-waste http://www.kemi.se/Documents/Publikationer/Trycksaker/Rapporter/Rapport-3-13-textiles.pdf Chemicals in textiles http://www.syke.fi/download/FE162011_Risk_management_and_governance_of_chemicals_in_articles_Case_study_textilespdf/ac050a5f-30e3-48d0-a8a4-28c8763459e5/28586 MTT https://portal.mtt.fi/portal/page/portal/mtt_en Ecology in food production Chemical Secreteriat (NGO) http://w3.chemsec.org/ http://www.chemsec.org/what-we-do/sin-list Substitute It Now (SIN)-list, chemical risks Sustainable materials with both eyes open http://www.withbotheyesopen.com/pdftransponder.php?c=100 Allwood, J. and Cullen J. M. Materials and the environment (book in Aaltonaut teachers’ room) Ashby, M. F. Books in Aaltonaut room Energiatehokkuuden mittarit ja potentiaalit Tuomaala, M. et al. Environment + Design Lewis h. et al. The Hitch hikers guide to LCA Baumann, H. and Tillman, A.-M. A guide to best Life cycle assessment Klöpffer W. and Grahl B
Product development decisions Cheap material with high resource consumption / high risk Misleading eco marketing Material efficiency in production Using non-classified material Non sellable product Voluntary avoidance of resource consuming / safer material Design for recycling Material optimization in design € + Eco - Eco + € -
Supporting Sustainability Responsible choices Responsibility ISO 14001, OHSAS, Eco labels, Environmental product declarations, green marketing terms, instructions on purchasing and R&D, regulatory requirements, GRI, DJSI, CDP, RC Substance classifications, footprints, criteria compounds Evaluation on impacts (models, tests) Impacts on environment, health and resources Supporting Sustainability E.Kähkönen, 2012
Guidance on Electric and electronic producs Consumer safety - Official CE markings […] is manufacturer’s assurance that the product meets the safety requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the Electromagnetic Compatibility directive. Life cycle impacts - Official Restriction on certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) bans 6 substances EU Chemical regulation REACH aims at gradually out phasing the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) by authorization requirements (currently on 22 substances) and other obligations for defined substances (currently 155 on candidate list) Eco design directive guides towards improved energy and material efficiency. The product specific criteria are enforced on e.g. ovens, wash machines and vacuum cleaners Energy label is obligatory for energy using household equipment Life cycle impacts - Voluntary Eco label defines composition and production conditions for certain equipment e.g. on computers, printers and TVs
Guidance on textile producs REACH (Annex 17) Öko-tex EU Eco label Fair trade Fiber production 124 banned substances Production process Ban for 8 substances or substance groups Limit for aquatic emissions (wool, cotton, linen…) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emission limit (polyamide) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) atmospheric emission limit (polyester) Metal content limit Residuals Limit for 177 residual substances Limit for 16 heavy metals (20-1500 ppm), 20 other substances Raw materials Biodegradability requirement for glues, additives, detergents Limit for poly aromatic hydrocarbons, VOC and formaldehyde Ban for 62 substances and for substances in 12 different hazard-classes Emphasis Consumer safety Life cycle impacts (focus on environmental protection) Occupational safety