Product Stewardship is an environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product's environmental impact throughout all stages of the products' life cycle, including end of life management. The greatest responsibility lies with whoever has the most ability to affect the full life cycle environmental impacts of the product. This is most often the producer of the product, though all within the product chain of commerce have roles. This presentation covers EPS drivers and regulations, then takes a deeper look at what this looks like in emerging and transitioning economies in countries like India, South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, China, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil.

1. Presented by:
Alizabeth Aramowicz Smith
Consultant
Alizabeth.smith@anteagroup.com
518-281-6330
Environmental
Product
Stewardship

2. Antea Group Introduction
OUR EXPERTISE
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Antea Group is a global engineering and consulting firm that delivers fit-for-purpose
solutions from strategy through implementation in the fields of environment, infrastructure,
urban planning and water.
By combining strategic thinking and multidisciplinary perspectives with technical expertise and
pragmatic action, we do more than effectively solve client challenges; we deliver sustainable
results for a better future.
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Liability
Management
Operational
Performance
& Assurance
Sustainability
& Corporate
Responsibility
Transaction
Support
Health &
Safety
Information Management System Supporting All Services

3. Global Connections Through Inogen
OUR EXPERTISE
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To further expand global coverage for multi-
national Clients, Antea Group founded the
Inogen® Environmental Alliance in 2001. This
is a global corporation comprising
independently operated consultancies
(Associates), which includes Antea Group.
OVER
4,300
Staff Worldwide
OVER
160
Offices Worldwide
AMER
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican
Republic
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
United States
Uruguay
APAC
Australia
China
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
EMEA
Abu Dhabi
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Chad
Egypt
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kuwait
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Romania
EMEA continued
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom

4. Compliance – Never a Steady State
Nixon Forms
EPA
EHS Focused
on Facility
Compliance
Added
Operational
Specific (e.g., SIC
code) and
Chemical Specific
Requirements
Globalization of
Companies and
the impact of
other regional
regulations (e.g.,
REACH/WEEE) -
DfE regulations
Reporting
environmental,
social, and
governance
(ESG) data and
Corporate social
responsibility
(CSR) disclosures
Environmental Product Stewardship

5. What is EPS?
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6. Environmental Product
Stewardship (EPS) is an
environmental management
strategy that entails that
whoever designs, produces, sells,
or uses a product takes the
responsibility for minimizing the
product's environmental impact
throughout all stages of the
product’s life cycle, including end
of life management.
The greatest responsibility
typically lies with producers.
EPS Defined
Environmental Product Stewardship
Common Regulations Associated
with Environmental Product
Stewardship:
• GHS and hazard communication
• TSCA, REACH, and global inventories
• FIFRA and biocides
• Energy Efficiency
• Packaging
• WEEE
• Battery Directive
• Social responsibility
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7. Type of EPS Regulations
Environmental Product Stewardship
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Cultural
•Worker Safety
•Social Responsibility
•Governance and
Human Resource
requirements
Material
•Safe for humans and
environment during
extraction
•Non-toxic during
production, use,
and disposal
•Fewer and lighter:
“Dematerialization”
Efficiency
•Minimal energy &
water used during
extraction and
production
•Short, efficient
transit
•Highly energy
efficient during use
•Reuse of water
End of Life
•Design for long life
•Easy to upgrade,
refurbish, repurpose
•Fast disassembly
into resalable parts
•High-value end of
life, encouraging
recycling
•Producer take back

8. Global EPS Drivers

9. Global Drivers of EPS
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Key Point – More regulations will come – and may reduce the spin of the cycle!
World
Population
and Economic
Growth
Natural
Resource
Consumption
Economic
Growth
Energy Use
and Waste
Generation

10. Economic Development Impacts
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Developed
Economies
Emerging/
Developing
Economies
Economies
in Transition
Environmental Product Stewardship

11. • Saves Costs
• Increases Revenues
• Reduces Risk
• Builds Reputation
• Develops Human
Capital
• Improves Access to
Capital
Opportunities of EPS
Environmental Product Stewardship
• Green technology has
virtually exploded in
the last few years
• Link to Internet is a
Common Business
Model
• Quagmire of
regulatory changes
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12. Weak global economic
conditions can cause a lack of
support
Emerging economies are
struggling against corruption,
crime, and lack of
infrastructure, and unrealistic
Environmental Product
Stewardship requirements
can be construed as a barrier
to enter a market
EPS Barriers in Emerging Markets
Environmental Product Stewardship
“In five years, there will be no
access to international markets
for companies that do not show
respect for the environment. It
is becoming fundamental to
international trade.”
2010 - Rafael Wong, Executive VP
of Reybancorp in Ecuador
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13. Emerging Economies and Economies in Transition
Global Spot Check

14. Global Spot Checks
REGSCAN CONFERENCE
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15. Environmental Product Stewardship
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Antea Group’s Global Reach

16. India – Efficiency Regulations Booming
Environmental Product Stewardship
• 65% of Indian states are
having limited surface water
availability and 4 out of 5 river
basins are stressed.
• India is suffering from a
drought.
• Little to no enforcement of
water regulations on the rivers
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Source: http://www.npr.org/2016/05/11/477415686/can-indias-sacred-but-dead-yamuna-river-be-saved

17. India – Rapidly Expanding
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Efficiency Mandatory recycling of grey water for toilet flushing in buildings with
floor area > 20,000 m2.
Construction of check-dams and weirs.
Water tribunals and resolving the sharing disputes.
River water allocation for industrial and commercial use.
Regulating river water flows during the lean season.
Some states have implemented Zero liquid discharge (ZLD)
Some industries are regulated under ZLD scheme.
Rainwater harvesting (roof area runoff) is mandatory
All units seeking expansion and augmentation should adopt ZLD
Charter for environmental protection (maximum permissible water
use and wastewater discharge

18. India - Expanding
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Other Emerging Issues & Trends
(Lack of understanding of regulations and compliance requirements)
E-Waste Hazardous Waste

19. South Africa – Stable/Developing
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Cultural Focused on Mining Operations
Funding of local Schools
HR Requirements of hiring a % of Local Labor
Equitable Wage Battle in the Press
Cultural Resource management requirements
Implementing Prevention and Care Health Strategies
Materials National and Multi-Stakeholder Committee on
Chemicals Management.
Member of a number of international conventions, such as the
Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam conventions.
Recycling is now mandatory (along with reuse) in the NEMA: Waste
Act.
GHG emissions report by country causing new requirements for
industry

20. South Africa
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Efficiency The Energy Efficiency Accord, which is a voluntary agreement with 24
major industrial energy users and seven industrial associations, is the main
measure for promoting energy savings in the sector.
End of
Life
2004 e-waste initiative but no solid legislation to enforce it.
The e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA) was established in 2008
Life Cycle Assessment becoming the norm in all industries
Cradle to grave approach focus of National Waste Act

21. Indonesia- Developing
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Cultural Company Social Responsibility Program required
Materials Ecolabel is implemented
Must implement SNI 19-14001/ISO 14001 and SNI 9001:2008/ISO 9001:2008
Ecolabel prohibits use of material which contains harmful/toxic chemicals
Efficiency The Ecolabel regulation covers the requirements for environmental
management following UU No. 32 Tahun 2009 including waste, wastewater,
emissions, etc.
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Life
The Ecolabel covers environmental management following UU No. 32 Tahun
2009 including waste, wastewater, emissions, etc..

22. Singapore - Developing
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Cultural
Materials Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS) in 1992
ODS Regulations
Efficiency Energy Conservation Act – also regulates the GHG production
End of
Life
The Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA) joint initiative by
government, industry and NGOs to reduce packaging waste
Ewaste (biggest area of change)
Voluntary by National Environment Agency (NEA)

23. China – Actively Changing
Future focus:
• MEP has noted that soil, air, and water
regulations will become more prescribed.
• Heavy metals in waste and discharges will
be the focus.
• Chemical Safety - specifically for
warehouses.
• Regional CO2 Cap and Trade:
• Hubei, as well as the cities of Beijing,
Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Shenzhen
have unique programs
• By 2020, the Chinese government plans to link
those regional systems into a national carbon
market.
• Link with Australia carbon markets to create
an APAC Regional market.
• Incentive for cleaner technologies within
facilities
• APAC product compliance – affects
nonChina based facilities too.
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24. Mexico- Developing
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Cultural Voluntary program - Socially Responsible Company (ESR) Certification
Materials Specific Chemical Restrictions (e.g., Lead, Cadmium, etc..)
ODS Phase out as part of the Montreal Protocol
Efficiency LEED Building Certification
Voluntary Energy Efficiency Excellence Rating Program
NOMs regulating the Electrical Efficiency of equipment which must be
labeled
Following the Montreal Protocol. Currently must inventory and report
if >25,000 Tons of Co2/year
End of Life

25. Peru - Developing
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Cultural Cultural Resource management requirements
Foods must be labeled with GMO notifications
Materials Working to comply with global conventions and protocols
Chemical and Pesticide Registration being developed
Efficiency Law N° 27345- promotion of the Efficient Use of Energy
Equipment must have labels regarding energy consumption /efficiency
End of
Life
WEEE Resolution has yearly collection goals for EEE producers

26. Brazil – Developing via Partnership
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Cultural Mining Operation Focus
Materials Asbestos and Benzene prohibitions
Efficiency Tax Program
Biodegradable Packaging
End of
Life
2010 National Solid Waste Policy has Take Back Program: battery, oils,
pharma, tires, pesticides, lamps.
Returnable/Biodegradable Packaging

27. Summary –
How to Manage
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28. Universal Truths: Compliance is Growing
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Global
Environmental
Managers
Supplier
Tracking
Traditional
Facility
Compliance
Product
Compliance
Environmental
Accounting
Environmental Product Stewardship

29. Environmental compliance is
a dynamic system impacted
by:
• Natural resource
limitations
• Economic strength of the
country and company
• Publicity of bad offenders
• Social agendas
Universal Truths
Environmental Product Stewardship
Compliance areas that will
continue to be the focus:
• Air Emissions
• Energy Consumption
• Soil and Water Pollution from
Waste and Materials Storage
and releases
• Water Reuse
• Packaging
• Toxicology
• End-of-Life Liability
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30. Best Management General Practices
Environmental Product Stewardship:
Good planning
toward sustainable
and green
production
tracking emerging
Environmental
Product
Stewardship
trends
Selection of
advanced
technologies with
low emissions
Consideration of
cleaner
production,
conservation,
including water
reuse
Review suppliers
and hold them to
Brand established
Environmental
Product
Stewardship
standards

31. Best in Class Successful Business Models
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Documenting
Compliance
Reviews
Internal and
External EHS
and EPS Audits
EHS/EPS Aspect
and Goal
Annual Review
Root Cause
Analysis and Track
Corrective Action
Tracking
Changes
Country
Specific –
Protocols -
RegScan
Targeted Support
– Global Help
Desk
Periodic
Review of
Product
Compliance
Chemical
Management
Green
Chemistry/
Procurement
Training on
Import and
Export
Chemicals
Training on EPS
Requirements
Environmental
Management
Involvement
Participate with
Development
Teams
Supplier
Selection/ EPS
and EHS
Auditing
Marketing/
Labeling/
Documentation
for sales

32. EPS Gap Analysis
Environmental Product Stewardship
• Product Line Review (repeat periodically)
• EHS and Environmental Product Stewardship Regulation evaluation
• Financial
• Supplier Conditions
• Contractor review (e.g., waste sites)
• Team includes representatives from
• Management
• Business Development
• Finance
• Marketing
• Toxicology & Regulatory/ Product Stewardship Specialist
• Regulatory Tracking
• Link to processes for tracking changes & evaluating impact of
Environmental Product Stewardship Regulation (e.g., RegScan)
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