What does eco-design mean in concrete terms?
Eco-design is a term that’s being used more and more, sometimes in an abbreviated way. In this guide, our experts have put together 15 key points to help you understand the scope of eco-design.
What is eco-design of an electronic product?
More than just a fashionable topic, taking the ecological dimension into account within companies has become essential on several levels, both from an environmental point of view, and from the point of view of your consumers’ aspirations (in 2021, 72% of them are mobilized in favor of responsible consumption, according to ADEME). So it’s more important than ever to think about this issue for your own company. But how do you go about it?
Eco-design is one of the keys if you’re a manufacturer of electronic or hardware products. At first glance, eco-design sounds like the integration of recycled materials, but eco-design is much more than that. It’s all about reducing a product’s environmental footprint, whether in terms of power consumption, durability, packaging or other factors.
But before you can act, you need to understand. Eco-design therefore also includes this essential analysis to assess your product’s environmental footprint, which will enable you to make the right decisions.
What are the challenges of eco-design?
In this guide, our experts have put together 15 tips to help you understand how to set up an eco-design start-up. In particular, you’ll find :
- Where to start?
- How can I assess the environmental footprint of my electronic product?
- How can I increase my product’s lifespan?
- How can I make my product repairable and dismountable?
- How can I optimize my product’s energy consumption?
- Which power supplies and technologies should I choose?
- What can I do about packaging?
- How do I approach the circular economy?