Making Life Cycle Assessment the building block to improve the environmental performance and transform the future of the boating industry
Why a LCA tool desinged for the recreational boating industry
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Reducing climate change and environmental impact as major challenge for the industry
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Increased pressure from consumers, stakeholders and regulators at national and European level
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External focus on CO2 emissions and tailpipe emissions insufficient to truly evaluate and reduce environmental impact
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Limited use hours due to leisure use (35-50h maximum per year) shows need to move beyond tailpipe approach
Life Cycle Assessment approach enables practical, structured and sector-specific approach to decarbonisation
Aligning with the EU’s Product Environmental Footprint method
Global recreational marine lifecycle assessment (LCA) framework
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From left to right: Jeff Wasil (HSE Director, NMMA and Chair, IMEC), Philip Easthill (Secretary-General, EBI), Joe Lynch (CEO, ICOMIA), Ellen Bradley (SVP MarComm, NMMA), Robert Marx (President, EBI) and Frank Hugelmeyer, (President & CEO, NMMA) |
Leading marine trade associations the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA), European Boating Industry (EBI), and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) are working together to develop a global recreational marine lifecycle assessment (LCA) framework. This partnership establishes the first-ever global collaboration to assess, measure and report the industry’s environmental performance of recreational boats.
As part of ongoing efforts to demonstrate environmental stewardship and harmonise global sustainability initiatives, and the recreational marine industry is committed to achieving a comprehensive framework that provides a methodology that quantifies the environmental performance of a recreational boat through every phase of its life, including raw materials, production, use phase, disposal and recycling.
Read the full press release here.
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