Consortium & Key contacts

The study was carried out by a consortium covering a broad spectrum of expertise including technological know-how and environmental engineering, economical and environmental assessment, market and consumer analysis, and worldwide contacts, thus guaranteeing a proper scientific performance of the foreseen tasks.

The consortium for this study included the following partners:
      

The following team members can be contacted for any technical questions relating to the study:

Project leader: Nils F. Nissen of Fraunhofer IZM

Technical contact: Lutz Stobbe of Fraunhofer IZM - Tel: +49 30 46403-139

Shailendra Mudgal and Kurt Muehmel of BIO IS: +33 1 53 90 11 80

Answers to most policy related questions or how the results of this preparatory study will be used by the European Commission can be found on:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/eco_design_en.htm.

Further questions can be addressed to TREN-ECODESIGN(at)ec(dot)europa(dot)eu

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Fraunhofer IZM - Project Leader - Founded in 1993, Fraunhofer IZM has its roots in the field of microelectronics packag-ing and system integration technology. The IZM Department Environmental Engineering (EE) provides world leading expertise with respect to environmental assessment and ecodesign aspects of electronic products. The institute has been acknowledged by governments and industry entities as a partner of excellence in applied research. Fraunhofer IZM/EE is a globally recognised institution, combining a thorough technical background with in-depth environmental expertise.

BIO Intelligence Service - Project Partner - Active since 1989 in research and consultancy in the field of environmental and health information on products, BIO's expertise is widely recognised in France and in Europe. A pioneer in the life cycle assessments and ecodesign, BIO offers a range of services to decision makers in private and public sectors to aid effective policy making. In the context of the Ecodesign Directive of the European Commission, BIO has been involved in 18 preparatory studies since 2006. In addition, BIO is actively engaged in various initiatives related to the Integrated Product Policy (IPP) of the European Commission and also provides its rich expertise in impact assessment, multi-criteria analyses (especially economic and environmental dimensions) of relevant policy instruments.