Product Environmental Footprint - Development of the T-shirt PEFCR

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1 Product Environmental Footprint - Development of the -shirt PEFCR Sandrine PESNEL, Jérôme PAYE LCM, Bordeaux 1

2 Agenda Environmental Footprint pilot phase -shirt pilot PEFCR development process Scope definition Definition of the representative product PEF screening Draft PEFCR Next steps 2

3 Environmental Footprint pilot phase Several initiatives on product environmental footprint Lack of consistency, barrier for the circulation of green products Objectives European Commission: est the process for the development of PEFCRs and OEFSRs Facilitate the implementation of environmental impact methods (SMEs) est different approaches for verification systems o homogenize the different methodologies LCA based methods: PEF and OEF Between 2013 and 2016, organization of an experimental phase Experiment several approaches to B2C and B2B communication Call for volunteers 1 st wave: 14 PEFCRs (-shirt ), 2 OEFSRs 2 nd wave: 11 PEFCRs 3

4 -shirt pilot Retailers Producers eintures et Apprêts Danjoux Les issages de Charlieu Public authorities Swiss federal office of the environment LCA consultant French Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy ADEME (coordinator) 4

5 PEFCR development process Scope definition Definition of the representative product PEF screening PEFCR: Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules Progress of -shirt pilot Draft PEFCR PEFCR supporting studies Confirmation of benchmarck and determination of performance classes Final PEFCR 5

6 Analysis of existing PCRs Scope definition Study of the alignment of PCRs with PEF guide (procedural, data and rule alignment) Definition of the scope Functional unit What?, how much?, how well? and how long? One -shirt fit to be worn, once a week, and cleaned during one year CPA code: C 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 6

7 Def. of the representative product What is the RP? Average product existing in the EU market Methodology Virtual product /real product At least 1 RP per product category Definition of the life cycle of RPs -shirt application: 5 RP: men, women, children 2-7 years old, children 8-14 years old, babies (weight and composition differences) 2 types of data: Market data: composition (77% cotton), sewing location, end-of-life Real data (from S): finishing, packaging, % of plane for transport Modelling of use phase: consumer behaviour (drying, lifetime ) 7

8 Use? PEF screening Support the PEFCR development (for data collection and data quality priorities) Methodology LCA of the RPs + sensitivity analyses Identification of: Environmental hotspots Most relevant processes and life cycle stages Most relevant impact categories Data quality needs Definition of the benchmark for the product category in scope Criteria defined by the EC Preliminary indication 8

9 Production of raw materials Production of natural fibres Production of synthetic materials Production of regenerated fibres Most relevant life cycle stages Spinning Knitting Dyeing Production of -shirt Sewing Finishing Printing Packaging Accessories ransport of the final product ransport to warehouse ransport to shops Distribution Use phase Customer travel Washing Drying Ironing End of life -shirt end of life Pastic bag end of life Cardboard end of life ransport: truck, boat, and/or plane 9

10 Production of raw materials Production of natural fibres Production of synthetic materials Production of regenerated fibres Most relevant life cycle stages Production of -shirt Spinning Sewing Knitting Finishing Dyeing Printing Most relevant processes ransport of the final product Distribution Use phase End of life Packaging Washing Drying Ironing -shirt end of life Accessories ransport to warehouse ransport to shops Customer travel Pastic bag end of life Cardboard end of life Most relevant PEF impact categories - Climate change - Particulate matter - Freshwater eutrophication - Marine eutrophication - Resource depletion ransport: truck, boat, and/or plane 10

11 Main content: Methodology: Draft PEFCR 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 Data requirements Dataset needs (data in Product collection / data quality) Consultation Environmental Relevant / non in September Footprint Category relevant processes Rules (PEFCRs) Situations 1/2/3 (v0.3) 11

12 Supporting studies: At least 3 PEF studies Application of the PEFCR Next steps On existing products as currently sold in the European market Confirmation of benchmark and determination of performance classes: Based on the RP and the supporting studies Consultation Final PEFCR: Review of the final PEFCR by external reviewers Approval of final PEFCR by Steering Committee 12

13 hank you for your attention. 13