Start of thesis: 2024
End of thesis:
2027
Planned thesis defense date:

Abstract

This doctoral research aims to develop an eco-design approach based on a simplified method for Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment (AESA) in the textile sector. Eco-design is regarded as a key method for reducing the environmental impacts of products and services. However, there is currently a lack of tools to assess whether the selected eco-design approaches actually make it possible to meet the improvement targets required to remain within planetary boundaries. The thesis is based on the hypothesis that integrating absolute environmental sustainability indicators into the eco-design process can steer organizations toward sustainable strategies aligned with targets calculated from planetary boundaries. The objective is to develop a method to analyze eco-design strategies in light of planetary boundaries, by coupling an eco-design method with AESA. This method will be developed in a participatory manner, involving various stakeholders in the textile sector, such as product designers, value-chain actors, end-of-life organizations, public bodies, and researchers. The research project will be carried out in several stages, including a literature review specific to the textile sector and AESA, the collection of life cycle assessment (LCA) data, the facilitation of workshops with stakeholders to define sharing principles and eco-design pathways, and the absolute sustainability assessment of the different eco-design strategies. The final objective is to develop a decision-support method for textile eco-design choices using absolute sustainability criteria. This method must be simple, accurate, and relevant to facilitate its adoption by sector stakeholders. The thesis aims to contribute to the transition toward more sustainable eco-design practices by guiding companies’ decisions toward solutions that better respect planetary boundaries.

Keywords

Absolute environmental sustainability assessment, Eco-design, Life cycle assessment, Textile

Partners and/or Funders

This work is funded by the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) and the Eco-design Cluster

Relevant Sustainable Development Goals

Publications

  • L’éco-conception est une approche méthodique qui prend en considération les aspects environnementaux du processus de conception et développement dans le but de réduire les impacts environnementaux négatifs tout au long du cycle de vie d’un produit (ISO 14006). Elle se déroule en six étapes, incluant deux étapes d’évaluation environnementale. Une première évaluation initiale pour identifier […]
  • Eco-design is a structured approach that considers environmental aspects in the design and development process to minimize negative environmental impacts throughout a product’s life cycle. It includes environmental assessments (both initial and comparative) to identify hotspots and to propose strategies that reduce overall impact while managing impact transfers. The most commonly used tool for quantitative […]

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Supervision

Natacha GONDRAN

Associate Professor (80%)
Thesis supervisor

Audrey TANGUY

Assistant Professor
Co-supervisor

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UMR CNRS 5600 – EVS – Environment, City, Society

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École doctorale

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Supervision

Natacha GONDRAN
Associate Professor (80%)
Thesis supervisor

Author

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Organisation and Environmental Engineering (GEO)
UMR CNRS 5600 – EVS – Environment, City, Society

Year

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Subject

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École doctorale

Doctoral School 488 - Science, Engineering, Health
Environmental Science and Engineering

Supervision

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Associate Professor
Thesis supervisor