Default, Product Sustainability

Product stewardship involves sustainability-related information product disclosures, product cost optimization through a sustainability dimension and the incorporation of Design for Environment (DfE) principles in product design.

• Facilitate sustainability information disclosures for products for voluntary disclosure requirements such as eco-labels
• Future-proof new product development by integrating DfE principles in product design

• Model and understand the possible impacts of interventions across the product value chain
• Support the identification of strategic cost-saving opportunities across the supply chain
• Facilitate supplier sustainability evaluations

• Comply with environmental declarations and reporting frameworks such as European Union’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), ISO 14000 series, and upcoming WRI and GRI G4 standards
• Preemptively assess product-related environmental problems to mitigate potential risks from environmental legislations