Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental SustainabilityDemonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability
DANTESDANTES
Klas HallbergAkzo Nobel Surface Chemistry
September 24, 2003 InLCA/LCM, Seattle
A demonstration project for sustainable development
Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental SustainabilityDemonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability
PROJECT INFORMATIONPROJECT INFORMATION Project information
• Co-financed by the EU LIFE-Environment Programme
• Period: 2002 – 2005
• Partners: Akzo Nobel Surface ChemistryABB Stora EnsoChalmers University of
Technology
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SUSTAINABILITY TOOLSSUSTAINABILITY TOOLS DANTES goals
• Demonstrate environmental assessment tools such as:
− Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)− Life Cycle Cost (LCC)− Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
• Demonstrate tools for environmental communication like:
− Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)− Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI)
STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES
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DANTES goals
• Display strategies of how to use different sustainability tools in different functions within a company, focusing on:
− Research & Development (R&D)− Marketing− Supply chain− Production− Environmental support
Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental SustainabilityDemonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY TOOLSSUSTAINABILITY TOOLS LCA & ERA example
• Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and LCA on the same product (an asphalt additive)
• Promotes the adhesion and extends pavement life
• Low concentration (0,2-0,4% in weight of bitumen)
Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental SustainabilityDemonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY TOOLSSUSTAINABILITY TOOLS LCA & ERA example
Transport of raw material Transport of raw material
Production of raw material Production of raw material
Refining of resource B
Extraction of resource A
Waste handling
Usage
Production
Extraction of resource B
ERA
LCA
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SUSTAINABILITY TOOLSSUSTAINABILITY TOOLS LCC case study
• Environmental costs for companies and consumers (not the society) allocated to a product
• Costs for all actors along the life cycle chain
• Costs now and possible future costs
• E.g. taxes, pollution prevention, testing of substances, permits, re-cycling fees etc.
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SUSTAINABILITY TOOLSSUSTAINABILITY TOOLS LCC case study - example
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STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES
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Example of a strategy used in R&D - Gate model
• A R&D project has to pass different stages
• The stages are separated by gates
• Each gate has key decision points with well defined - Go/Kill criteria for decision making about the project’s survival
Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental SustainabilityDemonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability
STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES Example of a strategy used in R&D - Gate model
Gate 1
Screening
Gate 2
Project Initiation
Gate 3
Business Case
Decision
Gate 4
Validation
Gate 5
Launch
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STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES Example of a strategy used in R&D - Gate model
a) Have any ecotoxicity issues been identified? Will ecotoxicity testing be required by the market and/or by the authorities?
b) May renewable raw materials be used?
c) How will the product/process lead to an environmental improvement compared to existing alternatives?
Gate 2Project
Initiation
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DANTESDANTES
www.dantes.info
- the official DANTES website
• General project information
• Case study reports
• Strategies aimed at different company functions
• Web based tools
Dissemination activities