Cradle to grave definition
Cradle to grave of the product. This means that emissions and other environmental impacts from a product are counted not only from, for instance, the on-site production of the product («gate to gate» scope). Typically, the extraction and production of raw materials and transport of these raw materials to the production site are also included («cradle to gate» scope).
Cradle to grave means that the analysis covers the full life cycle of the product/service under study, i.e., from resource extraction to use phase and disposal (or end of life) phase. Organizational scope: the organizational boundary defines which parts of the organization to include in the environmental assessment (e.g. main units, subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc.).
Cradle to grave approach of IMO Convention means shipyards have responsibilities
Examples of Cradle to grave in a sentence
Table 2 - Key characteristics of the footprint methodologies – “Product-oriented” methodologies Methodology Type of approach System(s) analysed Impact(s) assessed Scope of the analysis Comparison of results Reporting / communication provisions [ETSI TS 103 199] Product- oriented ICT goods, ICT services, ICT networks Multicriteria Cradle to grave Yes, two levels: 1.
Unrealistic planning Cradle to grave approach, Two way communication 9.
Comparison of 2 ICT goods/services/networ ks Yes, general and specific provisions on reporting [ETSI ES 203 199]/[ITU-T L.1410] Product- oriented ICT goods, ICT services, ICT networks Multicriteria Cradle to grave Yes, two levels: 1.