| Title |
Integrated Product Policy And The Product Impact Model (Pim) |
| ID_Doc |
68180 |
| Authors |
Koroneos, C; Konstantzos, GE; Moustakas, K; Malamis, D; Loizidou, M |
| Title |
Integrated Product Policy And The Product Impact Model (Pim) |
| Year |
2013 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
Integrated product policy (IPP) is an initiative at the European Union (EU) level aimed at reducing the environmental burden of products and services throughout their life cycles by using a toolbox of policy instruments to 'green' markets through 'greening' both the demand side (consumption) and the supply side (product development). IPP is part of a growing trend within environmentally advanced countries in Europe towards product-oriented environmental policies. As such, it represents a new shift in thinking towards 'front-of-pipe' solutions (e.g. the greening of product development and design). By focusing on the product development and design phase, IPP aims to tackle the stage at which many of the environmental burdens of products are determined, thus reducing non-point source problems further in the lifecycle. IPP also aims to green the consumption side of the market by focusing on the way that customers (individual, business-to-business, distributors and governmental) choose, use and discard products and services. The aim here is to reduce the environmental impact of products during their use and to ensure their appropriate disposal at the end of their life. The objective of this work is the development of a methodology for identifying "environmentally damaging" products. More specifically a frame was defined to rank the impacts of products or product categories, based on certain simplified indicators. This ranking includes two steps: 1. In the first step (economic assessment) the product categories will be identified according to their contribution to the Gross national product (GNP) at a national level. Moreover, a cut off rule will be defined to take into account only products with a significant impact to the GNP. In this way the methodology takes into account a regional approach. 2. In the second step (environmental assessment), the products will be ranked according to the impacts they cause to the environment, based on environmental indicators that will be set by the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology (ISO 14040, 2006, ISO 14044, 2006). Data mainly from literature or LCA databases will be used as a preliminary way in determining the most damaging to the environment products. In this work, the basic methodology is presented. Future steps include the full development of the "Product - Impact Model" (PIM), as well as its application at a macro level, for various countries. |
| Author Keywords |
Integrated Product Policy; Life Cycle Assessment; Modelling; Sustainable Development; Green Products; Gross national product; Resource Intensive Products |
| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000346067900170 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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