Summary
The LCA tool has been designed to support the constant reuse of environmental studies particularly for the supply of new technical materials (i.e. nano-materials) and sector-specific components (i.e. footbed) in order to counterbalance the high variability of the fashion product chain. EPD general rules already provide a partial harmonization between the PCRs of the upstream materials (e.g. textiles) and the PCRs which are defined to downstream products containing such materials (e.g. footwear).