State of art / Eco-design of industrial processes
This study explores the eco-design of industrial processes, highlighting the different approaches and levels of application of this approach. Its main objective is to detail the current state of available methods for mitigating the impact of industrial sites and their manufacturing processes.
Conducted by the Eco-design cluster, the study draws on the sector's expertise, discussions with manufacturers committed to environmental practices, and consultation of scientific articles.
Eco-design is an approach that aims to reduce the environmental impact of a system (product, service, organisation) throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the end of its life.
Although ecodesign has historically been associated with a product-centred approach ("product approach"), it can also be applied to a company as a whole, taking into account all its products, services and processes. This is known as the organisational approach, which takes a holistic view of environmental impacts. This approach can be implemented through the creation of an Environmental Management System (EMS).
The choice of the most appropriate approach must be based on a phase of assessment and identification of the environmental issues relating specifically to the site's industrial activities. Once this assessment phase has been completed, and in order to make it easier to take account of environmental issues, companies can then opt for one of the two approaches.
Conducted by the Eco-design cluster, the study draws on the sector's expertise, discussions with manufacturers committed to environmental practices, and consultation of scientific articles.
Eco-design is an approach that aims to reduce the environmental impact of a system (product, service, organisation) throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to the end of its life.
Although ecodesign has historically been associated with a product-centred approach ("product approach"), it can also be applied to a company as a whole, taking into account all its products, services and processes. This is known as the organisational approach, which takes a holistic view of environmental impacts. This approach can be implemented through the creation of an Environmental Management System (EMS).
The choice of the most appropriate approach must be based on a phase of assessment and identification of the environmental issues relating specifically to the site's industrial activities. Once this assessment phase has been completed, and in order to make it easier to take account of environmental issues, companies can then opt for one of the two approaches.
