Environmental Footprint pilot phase An De Schryver Environmental

Environmental Footprint pilot phase An De Schryver Environmental Footprint Team Eco-innovation and circular economy European Commission - DG Environment

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE ? • Environmental footprint: ü Common method • Life cycle based • Multiple environmental indicators ü Common tool for internal market ü Identify environmental hotspots ü Credible information for communication

3 -year pilot (2013 – 2016) 1. Test the process for the development of PEFCRs and OEFSRs 2. Test different approaches for verification systems 3. Communication vehicles International SMEs Data

24 product groups & sectors Batteries and accumulators Decorative paints Hot and cold PE Household detergents IT equipment FC R Leather Metal sheets s Footwear Photovoltaic & electricity generation Thermal O insulation T-shirts EF SR Uninterruptible Power Supply Intermediate paper product s water supply pipes Retail Beer Copper Dairy Feed for food-producing animals Packed fresh meat from bovine, pigs and sheep Uncooked pasta Packed water Pet food Wine Olive oil

Fresh meat pilot • Three representative products: 1. Beef 2. Pig meat 3. Lamb • Unit: 100 g of fresh meat including inedible animal parts (such as bone) presented to consumer in retail packaging • Scope:

100 gram packed and sold Resource depletion Climate change Land transformation Water depletion Radiation Particulate matter Human toxicity Acidification Ecotoxicity Ozone depletion Eutrophication

Packaging in PEF • Primary, secondary and tertiary packaging shall be included in each assessment: • Production of packaging • Reuse, recycling, waste treatment • Product waste related to packaging Assessment on the level of 'product consumed'?

Assessment at 'product consumed'? Consumption Slaughterhouse x gram lost 100 gram packed at storage, retail and+ sold or consumer x gram packed How does packaging affect product shelf life? Food loss 100 gram consumed

Packaging in PEF • Primary, secondary and tertiary packaging shall be included in each assessment: • Production of packaging • Reuse, recycling, waste treatment • Product waste related to packaging Depending on packaging material? Packaging material % of food waste Vacuum packaging X% PP tray with LDPE Y% … …

Timeline 06/14 Where are we standing in the pilot phase? Final Steering Committee meetings: • May/June 2017 Communication Final consultation for Fresh Meat pilot: 16/09/2016 Kick-off M 03 1 st physical consultation M 05 Approval of scope and representative product by SC Start screening studies M 13 Draft PEFCRs ready M 17 Approval of draft PEFCRs by SC (January 2016) M 18 Start of supporting studies M 24 2 nd consultation: 05 August - 16 September M 28 External review: October - November M 30 Final PEFCR ready: 21 st December M 36 Approval of final PEFCR by SC: June 2017 M 36 Release of final PEFCR

Experience gained: Content-wise • More guidance is needed on the granularity of the functional unit • Better market data are needed to define the representative product(s) • The development of « benchmarks » is technically feasible • The definition of classes of performance requires further thoughts • No information yet on verification approaches • No information yet on communication

Outlook EC Evaluatio n Peer review 2017 Policy discussio n 2018 - Consultations https: //webgate. ec. europa. eu/fpfis/wikis/display/EUENVFP/

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