Når designet er afgørende: Et studie af det produktorienterede miljøarbejde på B&O - med udgangspunkt i EuP Direktivet
Student thesis: Master thesis (including HD thesis)
- Rikke Dorothea Andersen
- Brit Brunø
- Joan Thiesen
10. term, Master in Environmental Management
This report addresses the problem definition: How will the EuP Directive create incentives for improving the environmental performance at B&O, and how can a proactive strategy for improving product performance be incorporated in the company? The problem definition is investigated through an interdisciplinary
case study of Bang & Olufsen a/s and their product oriented environmental management.
B&O places high emphasis on the design and the quality of their products and considers compliance with environmental legislation as being a part of this.
The EuP Directive aims at integrating environmental considerations in the design of energy-using products. No final requirements exist as the Directive is not fully implemented, but possible requirements are found to concern standby and on-mode energy consumption as well as noise limits.
With a point of departure in the current practices at B&O, a strategy for complying with the EuP Directive is developed, and it is assessed that B&O is able to comply without changing significantly in the existing procedures. It is concluded that the EuP Directive does not create significant incentives for improving the product related environmental performance at B&O.
A proactive strategy is developed, consisting of three overall steps, which contain a number of concrete measures B&O can apply. Significant changes in the company attitude are however needed, before a proactive strategy can be applied.
Language | English |
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Publication date | 2007 |
Number of pages | 173 |
Publishing institution | Institut for samfundsudvikling og planlægning, Aalborg Universitet |
Keywords | Product oriented environmental work, the EuP Directive, product development, proactive companies, Bang & Olufsen, Regulation types, Communities of practice |
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