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Zurich, 29. How great an impact does a product have on the environment? As well as helping consumers with their purchasing decisions, product environmental information is meant to encourage a more environmentally friendly production process. Agroscope investigated two of the most important assessment methods currently in use. The bottom line: these are valuable tools, but in need of adaptation and supplementation. 'The problem lies in the wide range of methods there are for assessing environmental services' explains Jens Lansche, Project Manager of the Life-Cycle Assessment Research Group at Agroscope's Institute for Sustainability Sciences ISS. The European Union is working towards a standard calculation method. An analysis of the EU methodology is also particularly relevant in the Swiss context, since the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is taking part in the EU pilot phase as part of the 'Green Economy' action plan.
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