Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION TO ECODESIGN - WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?

EcoDesign is about protecting the environment, achieving business benefits, and complying with the legal framework at the same time.
EcoDesign is not a one-size-fits-all concept but a pragmatic approach to identify environmental "hot spots" and to organizing the product development to prevent environmental problems from occurring.

ADOPTING LIFE CYCLE THINKING

Enterprises applying EcoDesign adopt "life cycle thinking", which means that the environmental attention is expanded from the specific production site to the product and the complete supply chain.

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