Consortium & Key contacts

The study will be carried out by a consortium that spans 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 consists of the following partners:
      

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

Shailendra Mudgal, Adrian Tan, Sandeep Pahal and Alvaro de Prado Trigo of BIO IS - Tel: +33 1 53 90 11 80

Thomas Stüber of TÜV Rheinland Energie und Umwelt GmbH

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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BIO Intelligence Service - Project Leader - 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 of the 27 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.

TÜV Rheinland - Project Partner - TÜV guides and secures innovations in harmony with the needs of people, technology, and the environment. As a globally active service provider, TÜV documents the safety and quality of new and existing products, systems and services. TÜV applies its expertise interdisciplinary and neutrally. In doing so, relevant and specific standards for quality and performance are followed, which TÜV helps to develop on a worldwide scale.

The companies within the TÜV Rheinland Group are independent providers of highly efficient services in all sectors of technical safety, quality management, and technology and its effects on man and the environment.