Economic benefits tied to ecodesign

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 573-579

  Plouffe, Sylvain ^a   Lanoie, Paul ^b   Berneman, Corinne ^c   Vernier, Marie France ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ESC Saint Étienne   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Ecodesign; Life cycle; Product innovation; Profitability

Indexed keywords

COST SAVING; ECODESIGN; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FRENCH COMPANIES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POTENTIAL OUTCOMES; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; PRODUCT LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SYSTEMIC APPROACH;

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 79951578185     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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