EuropeancommissionProduct EnvironmentalFootprint (PEF)- status update -Michele GalatolaProduct Team LeaderSustainable Production, Products & Consumption European Commission - DG Environment★ ★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★The European Commission decides to invest important resources in Research related to LCA.Important projects like CALCAS, PROSUITE, LCAtogo, FORWAST and many others are funded. The total budget invested for research tasks directly related to LCA (environmental, social and economicLCA) is estimated at about 50 million εThe European Commission (JRC) published the ILCD handbook that soon becomes a reference for most LCA practitioners worldwideThe excessive flexibility and unclear requirements included in ISO standards 14040-44 isacknowledged as a limiting factor for a wider use of LCA in policy making. The European Commission decides to develop PEF/OEF methodsThe European Commission initiates the work on interoperability of LCA databases for better use of LCA in policy makingWhere do wecome from?2013The PEF and OEF methods are adopted by the European Commission and published on the Official Journal. They become the recommended method to calculate and communicate the environmental performance of products, services and organisations. A pilot phase (2013-2016) is launched inpreparation of a possible policy proposal2010The European Council (where Head of States are sitting) asks the European Commission to develop a harmonise method for the assessment of the environmental performance of products, services andorganisations.2003The European Commission declares that LCA is the best tool available to assess the environmental performance of products2010 ——2011 2012 2015 The Circular Economy Action Plan (the main political documen...
