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The  economic  value  of  a  product  or  service  compared  to  its
               Eco-efficiency
                                     natural capital costs.
                                     The impact of a product or service across its life cycle.  One
                                     can calculate a product's carbon, water, energy and material
               Footprint
                                     footprints, for example. This is similar to an LCA except that

                                     footprints typically only evaluate one environmental issue.
                                     Designing  products  and  processes  to  minimize  environmental
               Green
                                     impacts  and  protect  human  health  without  compromising
               engineering
                                     economic value.
               Horizontal            Material  recycling  that  allows  for  reuse  in  a  comparable
               recycling             function.
               Integrated waste      Managing  solid  waste  from  the  point  of  consumer  disposal

               management            through collection, sorting, reuse and recycling.
               Lean                  A manufacturing strategy that aims to minimize all waste (i.e.
               manufacturing         time, money, resources) through high quality processes.

                                     Situation  in  which  an  established  design  or  manufacturing
               Lock-in
                                     process discourages innovation.
               Recyclable            Materials that can be recycled.

               materials
                                     Process  of  recovery,  disassembly,  repair  and  sanitizing
               Remanufacturing
                                     components or parts for resale and reuse.

                                     The use of goods and services that address the requirements of
               Sustainable
                                     today's  population  without  compromising  the  needs  of  future
               consumption
                                     generations to meet theirs.
               Sustainable           Management  approach  that  calls  for  the  the  reduction  of

               materials             environmental  impacts  without  compromising  economic
               management            productivity or social equity.
                                     Use  of  secondary  products,  components  or  materials  that
               Upcycle
                                     results a higher economic value of that material.
                                  Module 3: “Digital Lifestyle entrepreneurship”
               Algorithm             A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other
                                     problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

               Bit-Coin              A type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is




                                                     Programme: Erasmus+
                                   Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
                                   Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
                                             Project Number: 2019-1-PL01-KA202-065209
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