CLASCO reports a new peer-reviewed open access publication that demonstrates how eco-design principles can be operationalized through a Multi-Criteria sustainability Assessment in manufacturing. The paper, titled “Multi-Criteria Assessment: A Case Study Integrating Eco-design Principles in Sustainable Manufacturing”, is authored by Khadija Sarquah, Caitlin Walls, Marta Revello, Maja Jelić, and Gesa Beck from ABCircular GmbH.
The study integrates life cycle thinking with a structured assessment layer that combines the C-MET-ESG framework (Criticality, Material use, Energy demand, Toxins, Environmental land-use impact, Social aspects, and Gender considerations) and chemical risk screening aligned with Safe and Sustainable by Design principles. The case study spans five complex-geometry use cases and uses process-traceable evidence to identify where impacts and risks concentrate across life cycle stages. Results are synthesized into color-coded hotspot tables and translated into eco-design recommendations intended to support early design and process decisions.
Key outputs of the paper include:
A transferable Multi-Criteria sustainability Assessment workflow that preserves transparency across criteria rather than collapsing results into a single score.
Hotspot tables that help prioritize improvement actions across materials, processes, and post-processing steps.
Explicit treatment of chemical hazards and social and gender dimensions, alongside environmental and supply-chain resilience considerations.
You can find the whole paper here.