Title :
Ecodesign demonstration project (LIFE) - examples of ecodesign in Belgian industry
Abstract :
In 1999, a demonstration project on sustainable product development was initiated in Belgium, financed by the LIFE program of the European Commission. The general objective of this project is to promote and implement ecodesign amongst Belgian industry. The project is subdivided into 3 phases: a 1st phase in which the potential for implementing ecodesign of the participating companies is assessed, a 2nd phase in which the companies gain insight into the environmental aspects of one of their products and a 3rd phase in which an alternative product concept can be developed. The paper describes the course of the project, the results and findings
Keywords :
design for environment; government policies; product development; Belgian industry; Belgium; European Commission; LIFE program; alternative product concept; ecodesign demonstration project; environmental aspects; sustainable product development; Business; Employment; Government; Large-scale systems; Logistics; Product development; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1266-6
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.992319
