02.Transform

Quantifying environmental impacts during the early stages of product development is crucial because they account for up to 80% of all environmental impacts.

This is where ecodesign comes into play. Ecodesign involves integrating environmental considerations into the design or redesign of a product to minimize environmental impacts throughout the product’s life cycle, while maintaining other essential criteria such as performance, functionality, aesthetics, quality, and cost.

We offer support to companies in predicting the environmental impacts of their new products and in devising strategies to reduce those impacts through ecodesign. We also help companies (re)design their products with their environmental impact in mind.

The circular economy is central to sustainability. It represents a new economic paradigm that aims to replace the “take-make-dispose” model of the traditional linear economy, with the goal of minimizing waste and preserving the value of materials over the long term, thereby promoting the efficient use of natural resources.

We assess the level of circularity of products and companies to identify challenges and opportunities and to support communication and design. We use the following indicators developed and employed in the scientific literature:

Material Circularity Indicator

Product Circularity Indicator

Component Circularity Indicator

Supply Chain Circularity Indicator

End-of-Life Circularity Indicator

Resource Efficiency Indicator

Waste Prevention Indicator

Reuse Indicator

Recycling Efficiency Indicator

Energy Recovery Indicator

Upcycling Indicator

“Circularity” does not necessarily imply environmental or sustainability performance. Rather, this must be assessed and demonstrated on a case-by-case basis. For this reason, we recommend conducting an additional sustainability assessment.