Brussels delegates urged to define rules on product environmental footprints
05/02/2014
Main aims of the initiative are to measure product environmental footprints (PEFs) and organisational environmental footprints (OEFs) and encourage the production and purchase of green products by providing a common definition of what these terms mean.
Specifically, the January session focused on the PEF component, examining the environmental performance of products or services throughout their lifecycles. Delegates received guidance on how to conduct a PEF study and develop product environmental footprint category rules.
These rules focus on the most important environmental performance parameters for a given product, allowing comparisons within a product category.
Using a reference product, PEF screening will begin to determine the most relevant lifecycle stages, the most relevant processes, most relevant environmental impacts and an indication of the benchmark for products within the product category. Screening will then give rise to a draft set of rules.
Doing this for a reference product will allow groups responsible for other product categories, including leather, to find the best way to define appropriate rules for their markets.
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