Calculating the Environmental footprint of products

The European Commission launched in November 2011 a public consultation on its second draft of the methodology for the calculation of the environmental footprint of products and the environmental footprint of companies. The methodology is a multi-criteria measure of the environmental performance of a good or service throughout its life cycle, and aims to reduce the environmental impact of goods and services. The deadline for comments was 28 November 2011, and the methodology was discussed with a limited number of stakeholders during a workshop held on 29-30 November.

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