It means communicating a single, standardised environmental score to consumers for a product, summarising its impacts across the entire life cycle. Calculation uses the European PEF method, adapted in France: 16 reweighted impact categories, 2 additions for textiles and a durability coefficient. The principle resembles Nutri-Score or energy labels: make complex information readable at the point of purchase. Clothing textiles are the first regulated sector, under Decree No 2025-957 of 6 September 2025, and furniture is preparing its method, expected in late 2026.
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