Environmental Priority Strategies

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). 

Due to the complexity of environmental impacts, the Swedish Environmental Institute and Volvo recommend consideration of the following characteristics in their environmental priority strategies (EPS) system scope, extent of distribution, frequency and intensity, duration or permanence, significance of contribution, and remediabtiity (Horkeby 1997 Ryding et al. 1993). Another complexity to consider is the transfer of impacts along the supply chain because materials extraction, assembly, use, reuse, recycling, and disposal may occur in different locations around the world. 

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

Ashford, N. A. (1994) An innovation-based strategy for the environment, in Worst Things First The Debate Over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities,... 

In recent years, several initiatives have been launched to establish or strengthen surveillance systems, both in EU member states and at an international level, to monitor the presence of these residues in environmental matrices. When implementing measures, water bodies relevant for drinking water should receive priority. Furthermore, research is required to determine whether observations made from regional sample sets are representative of environmental concentrations nationwide [3], being essential to perform contamination maps and implement surveillance models, needed for the establishment of a sustainable strategy, to minimize environmental impact of medicines. 

Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Frame Directive (2005) Environmental Quality Standards (EQS). Substance Data Sheet. Priority Substance No 30, Tributyltin compounds (TBT-ion) Cas-No 688-73-3 (36643-28-4). 

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