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Assessment of Criteria Development within the EU Eco-labelling Scheme

Contents

Preface
     
Sammenfatning og konklusioner
  
Summary and conclusions
   
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Further analysis on the basis of the Prestudy
1.3 Guidance for the reader
 
2 Methodological aspects - Vocabulary
2.1  Inventory
2.1.1 Goal definition and scoping
2.1.2 Product group definition
2.1.3 System boundaries
2.1.4 Environmental fields
2.1.5 Functional unit
2.1.6 Establishment of key features
2.1.7 Inventory data
2.1.8 Process flow-charts
2.1.9 Allocation procedures
2.1.10 Impact assessment
2.1.11 Terminology and criteria
2.2 Horizontal aspects
2.2.1 Energy consumption
2.2.2  Transportation
2.2.3 Emissions
2.2.4 Connection to public plants
2.2.5 Semi-products
2.2.6 Control methods
2.2.7 Packaging
2.2.8 Data aspects
2.2.9 Raw materials
2.2.10 Energy
2.2.11 Assessment of environmental loadings
2.2.12 Environmental and health data
  
3 Methodological aspects from the Prestudy
3.1 The LCA approach
3.2 Light bulbs
3.2.1 Goal definition and scoping
3.2.2 Inventory analysis
3.2.3 Impact assessment
3.3 Refrigerators and freezers
3.3.1 Goal definition and scoping
3.3.2 Inventory analysis
3.3.3 Impact assessment
3.4 Soil improvers
3.4.1 Goal definition and scoping
3.5 Comparison of three different life cycles analysis
3.5.1 Goal definition and scoping
3.6 Conclusion of the Prestudy
 
4  Comparison with other selected studies
4.1 Fitness for use
4.1.1  Discussion of fitness for use
4.2 The functional unit
4.2.1 Summing up the results of the going through of all studies
4.3 Purpose of the study
4.4 Product group definition
4.4.1 Discussion
4.5 Methods for identification of environmental key features
  
5 Methodological aspects analysed on the basis of the adopted criteria
5.1 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for bed linen and T-shirts
5.2 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for detergents
5.3 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for kitchen rolls/toilet paper/copying paper
5.4 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for copying paper
5.5 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for paints and varnishes
5.6 Relations between life cycle screening and criteria for washing machines
 
6 Features of criteria of the established product groups
6.1 Criteria design
6.2 Relations between design of criteria and the LC-screening
6.3 Life cycle phase
6.4 Cleaner technology and cleaner product aspects
6.5 Source basis for criteria
6.6 Basis for levels
  
7 Discussion and future development of criteria
7.1 The demands of transparency
7.1.1 Definition of product groups
7.1.2 Criteria based on hurdles or point-based matrix systems
7.1.3 The implication of the transparency demand on product group definition, fitness for use and functional unit
7.2 Identification of key features
7.3 Demands for standardisation of environmental elements
7.4 The linkages between functional unit/fitness for use and environmental key features
7.5 Links between product group definition and functional unit
7.6 Standardisation of horisontal elements
7.7 The role of the consensus orientated decisions
7.7.1 Changes due to the consensus oriented decision-making process
7.8 The range of eco-labelling as an environmental regulation tool
7.9 Products’ suitability for eco-labelling
7.10 Final views of future development of criteria
 
List of references

 

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