2. Sustainability guidance for product development
Elina Kähkönen
1th Nov 2016

6. Guidance for verification of the product safety

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

13. Source
Information on
ECHA ( )
information on chemical risks
CDP
CSR, environmental impacts
DJSI
CSR
SYKE
Environmental impcts
TUKES
Product liability
GRI
CSR, supply chain responsibility
Natural step
LCA, CSR
CES edupack
Materials
OVA
occupational risks
WEEE
Product liability, material efficiency, e-waste
Chemicals in textiles
MTT
Ecology 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 potentiaalit
Tuomaala, M. et al.
Environment + Design
Lewis h. et al.
The Hitch hikers guide to LCA
Baumann, H. and Tillman, A.-M.
A guide to best Life cycle assessment
Klöpffer W. and Grahl B

14. 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 +
€ -

15. Supporting Sustainability
Responsible choices
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
Supporting Sustainability
E.Kähkönen, 2012

16. 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.
Life cycle impacts - Official
Restriction on certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) bans 6 substances
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)
Eco design directive guides towards improved energy and material efficiency. The product specific criteria are enforced on e.g. ovens, wash machines and vacuum cleaners
Energy label is obligatory for energy using household equipment
Life cycle impacts - Voluntary
Eco label defines composition and production conditions for certain equipment e.g. on computers, printers and TVs

17. Guidance on textile producs
REACH (Annex 17)
Öko-tex
EU Eco label
Fair 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
Residuals
Limit 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
Emphasis
Consumer safety
Life cycle impacts (focus on environmental protection)
Occupational safety