Where a part is used, how it is transported, and its end of life disposal have significant effects on its environmental impact.
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In the Sustainability Task Pane, in the Use section, use the Region drop-down list or click in the map to select where the
part is used.
The
Transportation
and
End of Life sections of the Task Pane
update with default values for the
Use
region you
select.
In SustainabilityXpress, these
values can only be changed by changing the Use
region.
In full Sustainability, you can
edit the
values.
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If you are using full Sustainability:
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To add or modify a Transportation mode, click the relevant button and edit
the field that activates.
Your choices are:
If you edit a field, it turns yellow and a
Reset to Defaults button
appears to let you discard your changes.
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In the End of
Life section, the values are linked so that they always
equal 100%.
If you change the percentages for product disposal,
the affected fields turn yellow and a Reset
to Defaults button appears to let you discard your
changes.