Product Environmental Footprint : French developments

The French experimentationAs provided by the Grenelle II law, in 2011-2012 France conducted a national experimentation on consumer product environmental information. The trial covered the quantification of environmental impacts and the communication of environmental footprints to the consumer. More than 160 companies participated. All sectors were represented, with about one third from the food and beverage area. Several foreign companies – from Chile, Colombia, Sweden... – were part of the selection as well as French branches of multinationals.