The posi­tive (or neutral) impact of a prod­uct on the envi­ron­ment is referred to as its hand­print. This should be as large as possi­ble. For exam­ple, a prod­uct can help ensure that down­stream processes are more resource-effi­cient, that fewer emis­sions are gener­ated, or that fewer (harm­ful) byprod­ucts are produced. The hand­print also includes the absence of nega­tive conse­quences for the envi­ron­ment (c.f. Foot­print).