Product Environmental Footprint
In a Nutshell
Whitepaper by Damon Waterworth at Yordas Group
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is currently the best available tool for quantifying the potential environmental impacts of products on the market. However, challenges such as access to high-quality data and a lack of comparability of results have prompted the European Commission to develop a harmonised method as part of the Single Market for Green Products Initiative. The Environmental Footprint (EF) is an LCA-based initiative, developed according to existing approaches and international standards, which can be applied at the product or organisational level. In this whitepaper, we discuss how the EF is applied at the product level (through the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) scheme). In addition, we provide a comparison with existing LCA methods and discuss the wider implications for EU policy and labelling.
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About the Author
Damon Waterworth
Damon is a Sustainability Consultant who leads the development and delivery of life cycle assessment (LCA) and management system and auditing (MS&A) services. He has supported clients in these areas and developed training based on extensive knowledge of ISO standards, including LCA (ISO 14040/44), quality management (ISO 9001:2015), and environmental management (ISO 14001:2015). Damon holds an MSc (with Distinction) in Energy and Environmental Management from Lancaster University and a First-Class BSc in Geography from the University of Chester. He has also published works in these areas.