Sustainability guidance for product development Elina Kähkönen 19th Nov 2015

Guidance for verification of the product safety

Guidance on product Product specific legal requirements on Composition Functioning Safe use guidance Warnings Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary Official

Guidance on product Legal guidance on product Composition Energy consumption Material consumption Emissions and waste Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary Official

Guidance on product Marketing related guidance on Composition Emissions Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary Official

Guidance on product Voluntary guidance on Composition Emissions during life cycle Material consumption Safety during life cycle Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary Official

Guidance on product Product specific legal requirements on Composition Functioning Safe use guidance Warnings Legal guidance on product Composition Energy consumption Material consumption Emissions and waste Marketing related guidance on Composition Emissions Voluntary guidance on Composition Emissions during life cycle Material consumption Safety during life cycle Consumer safety Life cycle impacts Voluntary Official

Task for the next session Find what kind of regulatory and voluntary guidance is available for your products. Take into account –Product type –Materials –Life cycle stages –Health & safety requirements –Environmental reguirements

SourceInformation on ECHA ( ) on chemical risks CDP environmental impacts DJSI SYKE FI/Asiantuntijat/Tutkijoiden_julkaisut_Google_Scholarhttp:// FI/Asiantuntijat/Tutkijoiden_julkaisut_Google_Scholar Environmental impcts TUKES liability GRI supply chain responsibility Natural step CSR CES edupackMaterials OVA risks WEEE eams/waste_electrical_electronic_equipment_weee eams/waste_electrical_electronic_equipment_weee Product liability, material efficiency, e-waste ort-3-13-textiles.pdf Chemicals in textiles ce_of_chemicals_in_articles_Case_study_textilespdf/ac050a5f-30e3-48d0- a8a4-28c e5/28586 Chemicals in textiles MTT in food production Chemical Secreteriat (NGO) Substitute It Now (SIN)-list, chemical risks Sustainable materials with both eyes open Allwood, J. and Cullen J. M. Materials and the environment (book in Aaltonaut teachers’ room)Ashby, M. F. Books in Aaltonaut room Energiatehokkuuden mittarit ja potentiaalitTuomaala, M. et al. Environment + DesignLewis h. et al. The Hitch hikers guide to LCABaumann, H. and Tillman, A.-M. A guide to best Life cycle assessmentKlöpffer W. and Grahl B

Product development decisions Cheap material with high resource consumption / high risk Misleading eco marketing Material efficiency in production Using non-classified material Non sellable product Voluntary avoidance of resource consuming / safer material Design for recycling Material optimization in design Eco + Eco - € + € -

Responsible choices Supporting Sustainability Responsibility ISO 14001, OHSAS, Eco labels, Environmental product declarations, green marketing terms, instructions on purchasing and R&D, regulatory requirements, GRI, DJSI, CDP, RC Substance classifications, footprints, criteria compounds Evaluation on impacts (models, tests) Impacts on environment, health and resources E.Kähkönen, 2012

Guidance on Electric and electronic producs Consumer safety - Official CE markings […] is manufacturer’s assurance that the product meets the safety requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the Electromagnetic Compatibility directive.Low Voltage Directive Life cycle impacts - Official Restriction on certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) bans 6 substancesRoHS EU Chemical regulation REACH aims at gradually out phasing the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) by authorization requirements (currently on 22 substances) and other obligations for defined substances (currently 155 on candidate list)REACH22 substancescandidate list Eco design directive guides towards improved energy and material efficiency. The product specific criteria are enforced on e.g. ovens, wash machines and vacuum cleanersEco design directive ovenswash machines vacuum cleaners Energy label is obligatory for energy using household equipmentEnergy label Life cycle impacts - Voluntary Eco label defines composition and production conditions for certain equipment e.g. on computers, printers and TVsEco label computers printersTV

Guidance on textile producs REACH (Annex 17) Öko-texEU Eco labelFair trade Fiber production 124 banned substances Production process Ban for 8 substances or substance groups Limit for aquatic emissions (wool, cotton, linen…) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emission limit (polyamide) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) atmospheric emission limit (polyester) Metal content limit ResidualsLimit for 177 residual substances Limit for 16 heavy metals ( ppm), 20 other substances Raw materials Biodegradability requirement for glues, additives, detergents Limit for poly aromatic hydrocarbons, VOC and formaldehyde Ban for 62 substances and for substances in 12 different hazard-classes EmphasisConsumer safety Life cycle impacts (focus on environmental protection)Occupational safety