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Product Environmental Footprint

• Development of the T-shirt PEFCR

Sandrine PESNEL, Jérôme PAYET LCM, Bordeaux

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Agenda

• Environmental Footprint pilot phase
• T-shirt pilot
• PEFCR development process

– Scope definition – Definition of the representative product – PEF screening – Draft PEFCR – Next steps 2

Environmental Footprint pilot phase

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• Call for volunteers

– 1st wave: 14 PEFCRs (T-shirt…), 2 OEFSRs – 2nd wave: 11 PEFCRs

• Objectives

– Test the process for the development of PEFCRs and OEFSRs – Facilitate the implementation of environmental impact methods (SMEs) – Test different approaches for verification systems – Experiment several approaches to B2C and B2B communication

• Several initiatives on

product environmental footprint

– Lack of consistency, barrier for the circulation of green products

• European Commission:

– To homogenize the different methodologies – LCA based methods: PEF and OEF – Between 2013 and 2016,

• rganization of an experimental

phase

T-shirt pilot

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Retailers Producers LCA consultant

(coordinator)

Public authorities

Swiss federal office of the environment Teintures et Apprêts Danjoux Les Tissages de Charlieu French Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy ADEME

PEFCR development process

• PEFCR: Product

Environmental Footprint Category Rules

• Progress of T-shirt pilot

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PEF screening Draft PEFCR PEFCR supporting studies Scope definition Definition of the representative product Confirmation of benchmarck and determination of performance classes Final PEFCR

Scope definition

• Analysis of existing PCRs

– Study of the alignment of PCRs with PEF guide (procedural, data and rule alignment) 6

• Definition of the scope

– Functional unit

• What?, how much?, how well? and how long?
• “One T-shirt fit to be worn, once a week, and

cleaned during one year” – CPA code: C14.14.3 “T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted” – Definition of the product category

• “ Apparel products that are fit to dress the upper body, mainly

consisting of a knitted fabric (at least 51% of the product weight), without complete opening (from top to bottom) on the chest. Knitted fabric is produced by circular or tubular knitting with thin gauge (higher than 16) and its surface density is less than 240 g/m² ”

• Def. of the representative product
• What is the RP?

– ‘Average’ product existing in the EU market 7

• T-shirt application:

– 5 RP: men, women, children 2-7 years old, children 8-14 years old, babies (weight and composition differences)

• Methodology

– Virtual product /real product – At least 1 RP per product category – Definition of the life cycle of RPs – 2 types of data:

• Market data: composition (77% cotton), sewing location, end-of-life…
• Real data (from TS): finishing, packaging, % of plane for transport…

– Modelling of use phase: consumer behaviour (drying, lifetime…)

PEF screening

• Use?

– Support the PEFCR development (for data collection and data quality priorities) 8

Preliminary indication

• Methodology

– LCA of the RPs + sensitivity analyses – Identification of:

• Environmental hotspots
• Most relevant processes and life cycle

stages

Criteria defined by the EC

• Most relevant impact categories
• Data quality needs
• Definition of the benchmark for the

product category in scope

Production

• f raw

materials Production

• f T-shirt

End of life Use phase Knitting Dyeing Sewing Washing Drying Ironing T-shirt end

• f life

Cardboard end of life Production of natural fibres Production of synthetic materials Production of regenerated fibres Transport

• f the final

product Pastic bag end of life Packaging T Transport: truck, boat, and/or plane Transport to warehouse Spinning Transport to shops Distribution Customer travel Printing Finishing T Accessories T T T T

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Most relevant life cycle stages

Production

• f raw

materials Production

• f T-shirt

End of life Use phase Knitting Dyeing Sewing Washing Drying Ironing T-shirt end

• f life

Cardboard end of life Production of natural fibres Production of synthetic materials Production of regenerated fibres Transport

• f the final

product Pastic bag end of life Packaging T Transport: truck, boat, and/or plane Transport to warehouse Spinning Transport to shops Distribution Customer travel

Most relevant processes Most relevant PEF impact categories

• Climate change
• Particulate

matter

• Freshwater

eutrophication

• Marine

eutrophication

• Resource

depletion

Printing Finishing T Accessories T T T T

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Most relevant life cycle stages

Draft PEFCR

• Methodology:

– “Data requirements in Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs)” (v0.3) 11 Consultation in September

• Main content:

– PEFCR scope (selection of the indicators) – Data quality requirements – Data collection – Identification of specific and generic data – Benchmark and classes of environmental performance – Reporting, disclosure and communication (PEF label, websites of companies) – Verification – Dataset needs (data collection / data quality)

• Relevant / non

relevant processes

• Situations 1/2/3

Next steps

• Supporting studies:

– At least 3 PEF studies – Application of the PEFCR – On existing products as currently sold in the European market 12 Consultation

• Confirmation of benchmark and determination
• f performance classes:

– Based on the RP and the supporting studies

• Final PEFCR:

– Review of the final PEFCR by external reviewers – Approval of final PEFCR by Steering Committee

Thank you for your attention.

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