Glossary

Eco Efficiency

The means by which more and better goods and services are created using fewer resources and minimizing waste and pollution. (Very similar to many definitions of lean manufacturing)

Promotes the creation of goods and services while optimizing resources use and reducing wastes and pollution. In practice, eco-efficiency has three core objectives:

• Increasing product or service values


• Optimizing the use of resources


• Reducing environmental impacts(Very similar to many definitions of lean manufacturing)