Software aids sustainable material choices The Environmental Materials Information Technology (EMIT) Consortium is a collaboration founded by NPL, Cambridge University spin out Granta Design, and industrial partners to develop software tools that assess the environmental impact of materials at the product design stage. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact and associated manufacturing costs. NPL coordinates the project and Granta Design develops the software. The EMIT Consortium develops eco-design software tools to be incorporated into computer-aided-design (CAD) systems Engineering companies need to control the environmental impacts of products, while meeting environmental, health and safety regulations, to survive in today's market. To analyse the impacts of a product over its

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