This paper presents an assessment of the Design for Environment (DfE) or eco-design practices in the product development of a chemical company. To this end, the DfE was deployed in seven latent constructs, weighted by a multi-criteria method. The constructs were deployed in assessment items, resulting in a categorical questionnaire used to investigate how much each item is present in the company. Eventually, it was possible to identify the level of each construct and the global presence of DfE in the company. The company achieved 67% of the maximum expected. The relative importance of each construct and the gaps between the importance and the application of each construct were also assessed. The most important construct was Characteristics of Product/Process and Wastes. This research allowed to identify the priorities of DfE application and may contribute to establish DfE performance references that can be long-term monitored.
Design for Environment (DfE); Eco-design; Environment performance; Performance assessment
