ASTM E2986-15
Standard Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes

Standard No.

ASTM E2986-15

Release Date

2015

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E2986-18

Latest

ASTM E2986-22

Scope

4.1 This guide provides a reference to the manufacturing community for the evaluation of environmental sustainability aspects of manufacturing processes. This guide is intended to improve efficiencies and consistencies of informal methods by providing procedures for consistent evaluations of manufacturing processes.

4.2 This guide describes a procedure to identify parameters and models for evaluating sustainability metrics for a particular process. Users of this guide will benefit from insight into the sustainability implications of selected processes as well as the contributing factors.

1.1 This guide provides guidance to develop manufacturer-specific procedures for evaluating the environmental sustainability performance of manufacturing processes. This guide introduces decision support methods that can be used to improve sustainability performance.

1.2 The scope of this guide is constrained by the manufacturing phase of the life cycle. The guide addresses specifics related to the processes and procedures within this phase.

1.3 This guide will allow manufacturers to make effective evaluations during plant and enterprise-wide decision-making within the manufacturing phase.

1.4 This guide focuses on environmental sustainability impacts, though social and economic impacts are not explicitly excluded.

1.5 This guide addresses:

1.5.1 Setting boundaries for the evaluation of environmental sustainability of a process or processes,

1.5.2 Identifying the process and equipment-related parameters necessary for environmental sustainability-driven process evaluation,

1.5.3 Creating process models using these parameters,

1.5.4 Utilizing process models to support consistent evaluations and sustainability-driven decision-making in a manufacturing enterprise.

Note 1: See ULE 880 for additional guidance at enterprise-level decision-making.

1.6 This guide may be used to complement other standards that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This guide most closely relates to the inventory component as discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14040, ISO 14044) standards, efficiency as discussed in the ISO 50000 series (ISO 50001) standards, and resource management as discussed in the ISO 55000 series (ISO 55001) standards.

1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.8 This standard does no......

ASTM E2986-15 Referenced Document

• ASTM E1808 Standard Guide for Designing and Conducting Visual Experiments*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM E2114 Standard Terminology for Sustainability
• ASTM E2629 Standard Guide for Verification of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Enabled Control Systems
• ISO 14040 Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework — Amendment 1*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ISO 14044 Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines AMENDMENT 1
• ISO 50001 Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use — Amendment 1: Climate action changes
• ISO 55001 Asset management - Management systems - Requirements

ASTM E2986-15 history

• 2022 ASTM E2986-22 Standard Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes
• 2018 ASTM E2986-18 Standard Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes
• 2015 ASTM E2986-15 Standard Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes