What Makes CLASCO Sustainable?
Through targeted material selection and optimised manufacturing processes, CLASCO reduces waste, supply chain dependencies and the use of hazardous chemicals. This improves environmental performance while reducing social impacts.
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing reduces waste and material use while providing greater design freedom.
Design Optimizations
Design optimizations of CLASCO's use cases reduces material consumption by 52 %
Laser Instead of Hazardous Chemicals
Laser functionalisation replaces hazardous chemical post-treatment.
Titanium Instead of Cobalt
Using titanium improves working conditions in raw material extraction and reduces dependence on critical raw materials.
Reduced Social Footprint
Material selection reduces social risks across the value chain, from raw material extraction to end of life.
More resilience in value chains
The CLASCO process lowers supply risks & strengthens value chains in the EU
Sustainability Impact on CLASCO's Use Cases
The three use areas replace conventional production routes with solutions developed within the CLASCO project. They highlight improvements in material use, resource efficiency, chemical safety and working conditions.
More details of CLASCO's use casesCLASCO's Sustainability Assessment
Following the SSbD Framework – The sustainability assessment follows the European Union Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Framework. It comprises two elements:
Re-design
Holistic hot-spot analyses and ecodesign recommendations guide the re-design process.
Assessment
This phase combines environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) and social and gender-sensitive Social Life Cycle Assessment. It also includes criticality analyses and chemical risk assessment across the full life cycle.
Assessment Methodology
The following building blocks form the Comprehensive Sustainability Assessment.