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Product Environmental

Footprint (PEF) Test Kit –

second edition

April 2014

Dr. Thilo Kupfer

PEF test kit II

1. Update PEF Initiative

2. 3 EoL allocation approaches

1. 50:50 approach

2. 100:0 approach (cut-off approach)

3. 0:100 approach (avoided burden

approach)

3. Evaluate data quality indicators in

GaBi

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Update PEF

Initiative

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• Review of progress of all projects: The majority of pilots are in time, but some projects

have taken a lot of time to start their Technical Secretariat (organization and funding).

Documents to propose the scope and model for validation to be sent to the Steering

Committee in April.

• The Commission has launched the development of a software adapted for SMEs

applicable for all PEFCR/OEFSR. T-shirt pilot will be used as a software pilot.

Subcontracted (Cycleco) development work to be available at the end of the project,

funded by the Commission.

• As described in the PEF guidance, a compliance verification will be required before

allowing a company publishing or communicating on a PEF or OEF. The Commission has

started analyzing what could be the best compliance system to be applied. For the pilot

phase, Ernst and Young has been selected as independent auditor: they will audit 1 or 2

PEF supporting study per project. (reminder: the PEFCR model also will have to be

reviewed by an independent auditor, but this is under the responsibility of each Technical

Secretariat).

Summary of PEF/OEF related activities (as

reported at Steering Committee Feb 2014)

EC Environmental Footprinting Initiative: Possible

Timeline

EC Environmental Footprinting Pilot Projects provide the framework to

establish binding product category rules/procedures for dairy industry.

Year

KW

2010

H2H1

2011

H2H1

2012

H2H1

2013

H2H1

2014

H2H1

2015

H2H1

2016

H2H1

2017

H2H1

2018

H2H1

2019

H2H1

Standard available PEFCR Drafting

ILCD Handbook

Lead Time/Voluntary

Regulation in place, expert estimation (earliest date)

EC Environmental Footprinting Guides

Definition of Product & Sector Category Specific Guidelines

Pilot Evaluation/Integration in existing policy

Pilot Projects 2nd wave

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Regulation in placeEC Drafting

ENVIFOOD Protocol

Pilot Projects 1st wave

Verification Rules & Communication Testing

3 EoL

allocation

approaches

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• Mandatory ”one fits all” formula

• 50:50 approach (not in use by PE and its customers up to now, that’s

cut-off or avoided burden)

• Not implemented in PE datasets. But it CAN be used in any model.

• The formula contains inconsistencies/mistakes/debatable items

• under debate during the pilot projects

• 3 alternative formulas

• Take part in the debate via the official channels (e.g. public consultations)

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Multi-functionality in recycling in the PEF guide

• The 3 alternative formulas include

1) update on PEF, concerning the proportion that is used for energy recovery

2) 100:0 (cut off or recycled content) approach for closed loop system recycling

3) 0:100 (avoided burden or EoL recycling) approach for open loop system

recycling if the raw materials market is in disequilibrium

• There is no right or wrong in choosing an approach, the decision is

value based (“who shall get the benefits – the one using recycled

materials or the one using recyclable products?”)

• The formulas are to be tested in the PEF pilot projects

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Multi-functionality in recycling

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Secondary

as 50%

primary

Primary

Mate

rial p

roductio

n

Pro

ductio

n

Use Collection Landfill

Material

recycling

Energy

recycling

Credits

50%

Credits

50%

System boundaries

%%

Looping back of the secondary material

Credits

50%

EoL allocation – the idea behind the 50:50 approach

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Recycled content approach, 100:0 approach

EoL allocation – cut-off approach

Secondary

Primary

Mate

rial p

rod

uctio

n

Pro

du

ctio

n

Use Collection

Energy

recycling

Material

recycling

Landfill

Credits

Credits

System boundaries

%%


Credits

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EoL recycling approach, 0:100 approach

EoL allocation – avoided burden approach

Secondary

as 100%

primary

Primary

Mate

rial p

roductio

n

Pro

ductio

n

Use Collection

Energy

recycling

Material

recycling

Landfill

Credits

100%

Credits

100%

System boundaries

%%


Credits

100%

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Multi-functionality in recycling: PEF guide Annex V

• Input: Production of primary material (amount: primary material plus 50% of

secondary material used)

• Input: Production of secondary material (amount: 50% of secondary material

used) only collection sorting, transports… are in the system boundaries.

Additionally credits are given for the avoided landfill of the secondary material.

• Output: Material recycling. Secondary material substitutes primary material

(where required using a value corrected substitution), credits for primary material

(amount: 50% of secondary material generated)

• Output: Energy recycling. Credits for energy (electricity and thermal energy),

(amount: 100% of material generated)

• Output: The rest is landfilled, energy credits are given.

The formula can generate burdens and credits for landfill, even

if no material is landfilled. The credits for the avoided landfill

of the secondary material are considered consequential LCA.

No looping back of the secondary material output to saturate

the secondary material input (no net scrap approach)

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Multi-functionality in recycling: update on PEF 50:50

• Input: Production of primary material (amount: primary material plus 50% of

secondary material used)


used) only collection sorting, transports… are in the system boundaries







The formula can generate burdens and credits for landfill, even

if no material is landfilled. The credits for the avoided landfill

of the secondary material are considered consequential LCA.



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Multi-functionality in recycling: 100:0 approach

• Input: Production of primary material (amount: primary material and secondary

material used)


used) only collection sorting, transports… are in the system boundaries

• Output: No output of secondary material


(amount: 100% of thermal recycled material)




No burdens for the input secondary material, but credits due to

Energy recycling

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Multi-functionality in recycling: 0:100 approach

• Input: Production of primary material (amount: 100% primary material, regardless

of amount of secondary material)

• Input: No secondary material input







No looping back of the secondary material output to

saturate


GaBi Demonstration

End of Life formulas

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Evaluate data

quality indicators

in GaBi

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• Data Quality Indicators (DQIs) introduced for all GaBi datasets (all

datasets created by PE, in total approx. 7200 datasets, professional DB,

extension DBs, data on demand)

• PE Methodology based on Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)

requirements, further specifying the open framework set by the PEF

guide [European Commission (EC): COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 9 April 2013 on the use of common

methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations

(2013/179/EU) ANNEX II PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT (PEF) GUIDE Official Journal of the European

Union Volume 56, L 124, 4.5.2013.]

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PE

Data Quality Indicators (DQIs)

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GaBi Demonstration

Evaluate data quality

indicators in GaBi

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• Download the PEF Test kit here

It contains:

• GaBi plans in English & German

• Official PEF guide by the European Commission

• Installation guide

You can watch the PEF test kit video here

In case of technical problems please contact [email protected]

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If you haven’t downloaded the PEF Test kit yet

http://www.gabi-software.com/index.php?id=8445

http://www.gabi-software.com/overview/videos/

http://www.gabi-software.com/overview/videos/

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• For technical questions: support@gabi-

software.com

• Please post any other questions in the GaBi

user group on LinkedIn

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