EuropeancommissionEnvironmentalFootprintmethods:summaryofasuccessfulendeavorMicheleGalatolaEnvironmentalFootprintTeamLeaderSustainableProduction,Products&ConsumptionUnitEuropeanCommission-DGEnvironment★★★★★★★★★★★★Reviewecodesignlegislation:Focusondurability,futurere-use,reparability,recyclingandrecoveryResourceefficiencyindicatorsPhasing-outoflandfilling,andtherightinfrastructureforrecyclingConsumer-relatedmeasures:productinformationonrepair/maintenance,environmentalperformanceTacklefoodwasteCirculareconomy:reflectsthefulllifecycleWhicharethemainsectorscontributingtotheGDP?WhichisthecontributionoffinalconsumptiontoGDP?Whichistheimpactintensityofsectors?ImprovingtheassessmentofDecouplingWhicharethemainconsumptioncategoriesleadingtheimpacts?Isareductioncomparedtoaprevioussituationenoughtobeenvironmentallysustainable?Howtomeasuretheseimpacts?Wheretheimpactsoccur?Howtohandletrade-offs?3•DecouplinginEUwhenassessingdomesticimpactsinEU28•Trendsfrom2000to2014,considering16impactcategories(characterizedwithEF2017),inperspectivewithGDPandDMC•CO2notenoughHTOX_c:humantoxicity,cancer;HTOX_nc:humantoxicity,noncancer;PM:particulatematter;POF:photochemicalozoneformation,humanhealth;IR:ionisingraiastion;:axteryoftheuse;ECOTOX;ecotoxicity,freshwater;CC:climatechange;FRD:resourceuse,fossil;ODP:ozonedepletion;MEU:eutrophication,marine;FEU:eutrophication,freshwater;LU:landuse;TEU:eutrophication,terrestrial;AC:acidificationterrestrial;MRD:resourceuse,mineralsandmetals.overallimpactsSignificantDOMESTICFOOTPRINT•HowareenvironmentalimpactsevolvinginEutime?•Isthereadecouling?differencesbycountriesIndex2000=100%Howthedifferentcountriesareevolvinginimpactsandwhichistheirdecoupling?DOMESTICFOOTPRINT•Howtoassessandmodeltheimpactofconsumption?•Isthereadecoupling?Howisthedecouplingindifferentcountries?CONSUMPTIONFOOTPRINTHowever,withover460environmentallabelsexistingworldwidethatattempttodistinguishone‘green’productfromanother,it’shardtoknowwhichonestotrust.Strongrequestcomingfromseveralindustrysectors,callingforharmonisedrulesandlevelplayingfield–greenmarketinghasbecomeformostofthemacompetitivenessissueWhyEFmethods?Productsthatbearsustainabilityinformationhaveseenagrowthinsalescomparedtoproductswithout(Nielsen,2015)Organisationsthatengagewithsuchcorporateresponsibilityactivitiesseeoverallbettereconomicperformance(ROIproject,2015)Greenerproducts&greenercompanies95%ofconsumerssaythatbuying"green"productsistherightthingtodo3/1095%Thisisthepotentialpercentageofmisleadinggreenclaimsinworldmarkets,wheremisleadingmeansnotrelevant,nottrueornotverifiablecitizenscameacrossexaggeratedormisleadingenvironmentalclaimsTheEuropeanCommissionhasdevelopedtheEnvironmentalFootprintmethodstobringmoreclarityforcitizensandnewopportunitiesforbusinessesbycalculatingthefullenvironmentalfootprintofaproductororganisationWhyEFmethods?Whyasinglemethod?DifferentmethodsDifferentdatabaseDifferentassumptionsDifferentcalculationrulesDifferentscenariosDifferentimpactassessmentmethods(etc…)BUTDifferentresultsSameproduct=AddedvaluesofEFmethodsFinalisedPEFCRsBatteriesandaccumulatorsDecorativepaintsITequipmentLeatherThermalinsulationBeerDairyproductsFeedPetfoodPastaWinePackedwaterCominginautumnHot&coldwaterpipesystemsLiquidhouseholddetergentsMetalsheetsPhotovoltaicelectricitygenerationIntermediatepaperproductsT-shirt...