French Score Updates for Regulatory Compliance
Key Methodological Updates
The French Score calculation has been updated to incorporate methodological changes introduced in Ecobalyse v2.7, ensuring consistency with the latest French regulatory framework.
- Revised Weighting Factors for Impact Categories: The normalization and weighting coefficients for the 16 impact categories have been updated.
- Microfiber: adjustments have been made to the coefficients used for calculating additional microfiber emissions, categorized by fiber type:
- Natural animal fibers
- Natural plant fibers
- Artificial fibers
- Synthetic fibers
- Export Outside Europe: the conditions for calculating the additional export outside Europe factor have been modified.
- Previously applied when synthetic materials > 10% of a product’s composition.
- Now applies when synthetic materials > 50%, with revised coefficients in compliance with AGEC Law.
- Non-physical Durability Parameter Adjustment: the range breadth calculation has been updated to account for specific segments (e.g., women, men, underwear) and distribution channels, as required by the methodology.