Standard Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide provides a reference to the manufacturing community for the evaluation of environmental sustainability aspects of manufacturing processes. This guide is intended to improve efficiencies and consistencies of informal methods by providing procedures for consistent evaluations of manufacturing processes.  
4.2 This guide describes a procedure to identify parameters and models for evaluating sustainability metrics for a particular process. Users of this guide will benefit from insight into the sustainability implications of selected processes as well as the contributing factors.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides guidance to develop manufacturer-specific procedures for evaluating the environmental sustainability performance of manufacturing processes. This guide introduces decision support methods that can be used to improve sustainability performance.  
1.2 The scope of this guide is constrained by the manufacturing phase of the life cycle. The guide addresses specifics related to the processes and procedures within this phase.  
1.3 This guide will allow manufacturers to make effective evaluations during plant and enterprise-wide decision-making within the manufacturing phase.  
1.4 This guide focuses on environmental sustainability impacts, though social and economic impacts are not explicitly excluded.  
1.5 This guide addresses:  
1.5.1 Setting boundaries for the evaluation of environmental sustainability of a process or processes,  
1.5.2 Identifying the process and equipment-related parameters necessary for environmental sustainability-driven process evaluation,  
1.5.3 Creating process models using these parameters,  
1.5.4 Utilizing process models to support consistent evaluations and sustainability-driven decision-making in a manufacturing enterprise.
Note 1: See ULE 880 for additional guidance at enterprise-level decision-making.  
1.6 This guide may be used to complement other standards that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This guide most closely relates to the inventory component as discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14040, ISO 14044) standards, efficiency as discussed in the ISO 50000 series (ISO 50001) standards, and resource management as discussed in the ISO 55000 series (ISO 55001) standards.  
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: E2986 − 15
Standard Guide for
Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of
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Manufacturing Processes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2986; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 50001) standards, and resource management as discussed in
the ISO 55000 series (ISO 55001) standards.
1.1 This guide provides guidance to develop manufacturer-
specific procedures for evaluating the environmental sustain- 1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
ability performance of manufacturing processes. This guide standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
introduces decision support methods that can be used to standard.
improve sustainability performance.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.2 The scope of this guide is constrained by the manufac-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
turing phase of the life cycle. The guide addresses specifics
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
related to the processes and procedures within this phase.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This guide will allow manufacturers to make effective
evaluations during plant and enterprise-wide decision-making 2. Referenced Documents
within the manufacturing phase. 2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.4 This guide focuses on environmental sustainability E1808 Guide for Designing and Conducting Visual Experi-
impacts, though social and economic impacts are not explicitly
ments
excluded. E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-
mance of Buildings
1.5 This guide addresses:
E2629 Guide for Verification of ProcessAnalytical Technol-
1.5.1 Settingboundariesfortheevaluationofenvironmental
ogy (PAT) Enabled Control Systems
sustainability of a process or processes,
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2.2 ISO Standards:
1.5.2 Identifying the process and equipment-related param-
ISO 14040 Environmental management—Life cycle assess-
eters necessary for environmental sustainability-driven process
ment—Principles and framework
evaluation,
ISO 14044 Environmental management—Life cycle assess-
1.5.3 Creating process models using these parameters,
ment—Requirements and guidelines
1.5.4 Utilizing process models to support consistent evalu-
ISO 50001 Energy management
ations and sustainability-driven decision-making in a manufac-
ISO 55001 Asset management—Management systems—
turing enterprise.
Requirements
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NOTE 1—See ULE 880 for additional guidance at enterprise-level
2.3 UL Standards:
decision-making.
ULE 880 Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations
1.6 This guide may be used to complement other standards
3. Terminology
that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This
guide most closely relates to the inventory component as 3.1 Definitions of terms shall be in accordance with Termi-
discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14040, ISO 14044) nology E2114.
standards, efficiency as discussed in the ISO 50000 series (ISO
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability the ASTM website.
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and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufac- Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
turing. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2015. Published August 2015. DOI: 10.1520/ Available from UL, 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062-2096, http://
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3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: 5.2 Setting Sustainability Objective:
3.2.1 indicator, n—quantitativevalueorqualitativeinforma- 5.2.1 Sustainabilityassessmentstartswithastatementofthe
tion derived from a set of parameters that provides information sustainability goals, including the area of opportunity to be
about the state of a phenomenon. addressed. In this step, an organization identifies the opportu-
3.2.1.1 Discussion—An example of a common indicator is nities from several perspectives: organizational,
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CO equivalent emissions. environmental, external and internal stakeholders.
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3.2.1.2 Discussion—An indicat
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