Environmental priority strategies in product

The EPS (environmental priority strategies in product design) system was initiated in 1989 by Volvo Automotive Company, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and the Swedish Industry Federation. The current version was developed at the Centre for Environmental Assessment of Product and Material Systems (CPM) [37, 38],... 

Steen B (1999) A systematic approach to environmental priority strategies in product development (EPS), Version 2000 - General System Characteristics. CPM Report No. 1999 4... 

Economic and panel approaches are arguably the most common methodologies in aggregating metrics. In the economic approach, metrics are weighted in terms of their associated monetary costs and benefits, both internal and external to the company. AIChE s Total Cost Assessment methodology (TCA, see Section 6.2) and the Environmental Priority Strategy in product development (EPS) (Steen, 1999) are tools that may be used to assess environmental and sustainability costs and benefits. 

Steen, B. A Systematic Approach to Environmental Priority Strategies in Product Development (EPS). Version 2000-General System Characteristics. CPM Report 1999 4. Center for Environmental Assessment of Products and Material Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg (1999). 

The Product Ecology Project Environmentally-Sound Product Development Based on the EPS System (Environmental Priority Strategies in Product Design), Federation of Swedish Industries (1993). 

The increasing cost of fish feed and the scarcity of fish meal have focused research on reducing the cost of the most expensive item in fish feeds, namely, the protein source. In order to attain a more economically sustainable and environmentally friendly production, research interest has been directed towards the evaluation and use of unconventional protein sources, particularly from plant products such as seeds, leaves and other agricultural byproducts (40, 75, 86). Therefore, developing a strategy to replace fish meal and fish oil in feeds should become a priority (104). 

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