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Evaluating product panels

Contents

Foreword
   
1 Summary
1.1 Do the product panels meet the formal framework requirements set out for their activities?
1.2 Are the product panels a useful tool in the Product-Oriented Environmental Initiative?
1.3 Does the product panel concept need adjustment?
    
2 Introduction to product panels
2.1 Product panel framework
2.1.1 Objective
2.1.2 Composition
2.1.3 Chairman and secretary
2.1.4 Role of the Danish EPA in the product panel
2.1.5 Funding
2.2 Evaluation purpose
2.3 Evaluation method
2.3.1 Collecting data
2.3.2 Quality assurance
         
3 Product panels – each with its own story
3.1 The Product Panel for Electronics
3.1.1 Composition and organisation
3.1.2 Action plan
3.1.3 Results and communication
3.2 The Product Panel for Textiles
3.2.1 Composition and organisation
3.2.2 Action plan
3.2.3 Results and communication
3.3 The Product Panel for Goods Transport
3.3.1 Composition and organisation
3.3.2 Action plan
3.3.3 Results and communication
3.4 Product panels and formal framework
     
4 Product panels as a Product-Oriented Environmental Initiative tool
4.1 Product panels’ role in the Programme and the Product-Oriented Environmental Initiative
4.2 Innovative character of product panels
4.3 Interaction with other Programme elements
4.4 Product panels – a useful tool in the Product-Oriented Environmental Initiative?
      
5 Conclusions and recommendations
5.1 Pivotal factors in determining product panel activities
5.1.1 Composition
5.1.2 Chairmanship and secretarial duties
5.1.3 Action plan
5.1.4 Danish EPA
5.1.5 Knowledge dissemination
5.1.6 Industry-specific factors
5.2 Product panel dilemmas
5.3 Are adjustments needed?
5.3.1 Functions
5.3.2 Composition
5.3.3 Role of the Danish EPA
5.3.4 Chairman and secretary
5.3.5 Action plan
5.3.6 Knowledge dissemination
5.3.7 Organisation
5.3.8 Funding
5.3.9 Summary of recommendations
5.3.10 Product panels and the EU's Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
     
Bibliography
   
Appendix A: Total list of persons interviewed
   
Appendix B: List of electronics panel members
   
Appendix C: List of textiles panel members
   
Appendix D: List of goods transport panel members

 

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