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The purpose of this chapter is to provide useful examples of how one could address important issues such as CE marking and calculating the carbon footprint of products.
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Wimmer, W., Lee, K.M., Quella, F., Polak, J. (2010). Examples. In: ECODESIGN -- The Competitive Advantage. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9127-7_5
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