Course description

This practitioner course demonstrates how to integrate ecodesign into an existing Environmental Management System (EMS) using ISO 14006:2020 as a practical guide. We connect product/service design with EMS planning and controls, using PDCA to translate life-cycle “hot spots” into clear design inputs, criteria, and targets. You’ll learn to scope life-cycle stages, screen impacts, and write ecodesign requirements that balance functionality, cost, safety, and environment. We cover design-for strategies (reduction, substitution, durability, repair, disassembly, recycling), packaging optimization, and supplier collaboration through procurement specifications. You’ll practice setting measurable KPIs, evaluating trade-offs with multi-criteria tools, verifying claims, and capturing evidence for audits and management review. The course includes templates for design briefs, gate reviews, and tracking improvements, plus Canadian/BC notes on product stewardship, environmental claims, and reporting. Suitable for standalone ecodesign initiatives or integration with ISO 14001 and broader IMS.

What you’ll learn

• Translate ISO 14006 guidance into a practical ecodesign workflow

• Map life-cycle stages; perform screening LCA and hot-spot analysis

• Define ecodesign requirements and KPIs in design inputs

• Apply design-for reduction, durability, reuse, disassembly, recycling

• Collaborate with suppliers via green procurement specifications

• Evaluate trade-offs using structured, multi-criteria methods

• Plan credible environmental claims and verification evidence

• Integrate ecodesign with project gates, audits, and management review

Who should attend

• Environmental/ESG managers and coordinators

• Product, packaging, and R&D design engineers

• Procurement and supply chain professionals

• Quality/IMS managers integrating multiple ISO systems

• Marketing/compliance teams responsible for environmental claims

Recommended

• Basic ISO 14001 awareness (policy, aspects, objectives)

• Familiarity with product development and change control

• Comfort with spreadsheets and simple data analysis

• Introductory LCA/footprinting concepts

• Awareness of local regulations and stewardship programs