Guidelines For Social Life Cycle Assessment Of Products

Author : United Nations Environment Programme,Evan Stuart Andrews
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9280730215

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Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products by United Nations Environment Programme,Evan Stuart Andrews Pdf

The Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products provides a map, a skeleton and a flash light for stakeholders engaging in the assessment of social and socio-economic impacts of products life cycle. The map describes the context, the key concepts, the broader field in which tools and techniques are getting developed and their scope of application. The skeleton presents key elements to consider and provide guidance for the goal and scope, inventory, impact assessment and interpretation phases of a social life cycle assessment. The flash light highlights areas where further research is needed. Social Life Cycle Assessment is a technique available to account for stories and inform systematically on impacts that otherwise would be lost in the vast and fast moving sea of our modern world. May it help stakeholders to effectively and efficiently engage to improve social and socio-economic conditions of production and consumption

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Commercial products
ISBN : OCLC:1059219275

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Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products by Anonim Pdf

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811645624

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (ELCA) that was developed about three decades ago demands a broadening of its scope to include lifecycle costing and social aspects of life cycle assessment as well, drawing on the three-pillar or ‘triple bottom line’ model of sustainability, which is the result of the development of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). LCSA refers to the evaluation of all environmental, social and economic negative impacts and benefits in decision-making processes towards more sustainable products throughout their life cycle. Combination of environmental and social life cycle assessments along with life cycle costing leads to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA). This book highlights various aspects of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA).

Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789812872968

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Social Life Cycle Assessment by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Pdf

This book details the primary concepts of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), integration of social aspects in product life cycles, quantification of social impacts in S-LCA, impact categorization in S-LCA, methodological aspects of S-LCA, and detailed case studies. As the societal implications of producing a product are coming to take on a new importance, the concept of Social Life Cycle Assessment has recently been developed and is becoming increasingly prominent. However, S-LCA is still in its infancy and its impact categories for many industrial segments are still under development.

Author : Walter Klöpffer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401786973

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Background and Future Prospects in Life Cycle Assessment by Walter Klöpffer Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become the recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and human health impacts connected with the complete life cycle (creation, use, end-of-life) of products, processes and activities, enabling the assessor to model the entire system from which products are derived or in which processes and activities operate. This volume introduces the major new book series LCA Compendium - The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment. In this volume, the main drivers in the development of LCA are explored. The volume also discusses strengths and limitations in LCA as well as challenges and gaps, thus offering an unbiased picture of the state-of-the-art and future of LCA.

Author : Allan Astrup Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015042034994

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by Allan Astrup Jensen Pdf

Life Cycle Assessment

Author : Kun-Mo Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : 9810505906

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Life Cycle Assessment by Kun-Mo Lee Pdf

Author : Jingzheng Ren,Sara Toniolo
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128183564

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making by Jingzheng Ren,Sara Toniolo Pdf

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Decision-Making: Methodologies and Case Studies gives readers a comprehensive introduction to life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) methodology for sustainability measurement of industrial systems, proposing an efficiency methodology for stakeholders and decision-makers. Featuring the latest methods and case studies, the book will assist researchers in environmental sciences and energy to develop the best methods for LCA, as well as aiding those practitioners who are responsible for making decisions for promoting sustainable development. The past, current status and future of LCSA, Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA), the methodology of LCSA, typical LCSA case studies, limitations of LCSA, and life cycle aggregated sustainability index methods are all covered in this multidisciplinary book. Includes models for assessing sustainability in environmental, energy engineering and economic scenarios Features case studies that help define the advantages and obstacles of real world applications Presents a complete view, from theory to practice, of a life cycle approach by exploring the methods and tools of sustainability assessment, analysis and design of sustainability assessment

Author : Andreas Ciroth,Juliane Franze
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781446600870

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LCA of an ecolabeled notebook : consideration of social and environmental impacts along the entire life cycle by Andreas Ciroth,Juliane Franze Pdf

This study investigates social and environmental impacts caused by an ecolabeled notebook along its entire life cycle. In order to analyse the divers effects of the laptop, a social life cycle assessment and an environmental life cycle assessment were performed in parallel. Both assessments together provide a holistic overview of positive and negative impacts in regard to social and environmental sustainability.This book contains the complete final report written by GreenDeltaTC on behalf of the Belgian Federal Public Planning Service Sustainable Development. It comprises the methodological background, the social inventory, process modifications with regard to the environmental inventory, and detailed results of the impact assessment phase. Further, a newly developed social impact assessment method is presented and applied. In addition, recommendations on company and policy level were derived.

Author : Guido Sonnemann,Manuele Margni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401772211

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Life Cycle Management by Guido Sonnemann,Manuele Margni Pdf

This book provides insight into the Life Cycle Management (LCM) concept and the progress in its implementation. LCM is a management concept applied in industrial and service sectors to improve products and services, while enhancing the overall sustainability performance of business and its value chains. In this regard, LCM is an opportunity to differentiate through sustainability performance on the market place, working with all departments of a company such as research and development, procurement and marketing, and to enhance the collaboration with stakeholders along a company’s value chain. LCM is used beyond short-term business success and aims at long-term achievements by minimizing environmental and socio-economic burden, while maximizing economic and social value.

Author : Michael Z. Hauschild,Mark A.J. Huijbregts
Publisher : Springer
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401797443

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Life Cycle Impact Assessment by Michael Z. Hauschild,Mark A.J. Huijbregts Pdf

This book offers a detailed presentation of the principles and practice of life cycle impact assessment. As a volume of the LCA compendium, the book is structured according to the LCIA framework developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)passing through the phases of definition or selection of impact categories, category indicators and characterisation models (Classification): calculation of category indicator results (Characterisation); calculating the magnitude of category indicator results relative to reference information (Normalisation); and converting indicator results of different impact categories by using numerical factors based on value-choices (Weighting). Chapter one offers a historical overview of the development of life cycle impact assessment and presents the boundary conditions and the general principles and constraints of characterisation modelling in LCA. The second chapter outlines the considerations underlying the selection of impact categories and the classification or assignment of inventory flows into these categories. Chapters three through thirteen exploreall the impact categories that are commonly included in LCIA, discussing the characteristics of each followed by a review of midpoint and endpoint characterisation methods, metrics, uncertainties and new developments, and a discussion of research needs. Chapter-length treatment is accorded to Climate Change; Stratospheric Ozone Depletion; Human Toxicity; Particulate Matter Formation; Photochemical Ozone Formation; Ecotoxicity; Acidification; Eutrophication; Land Use; Water Use; and Abiotic Resource Use. The final two chapters map out the optional LCIA steps of Normalisation and Weighting.

Author : Zbigniew Stanislaw Klos,Joanna Kalkowska,Jędrzej Kasprzak,Springer Nature
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Biotechnology
ISBN : 9783030771270

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Towards a Sustainable Future - Life Cycle Management by Zbigniew Stanislaw Klos,Joanna Kalkowska,Jędrzej Kasprzak,Springer Nature Pdf

This open access book includes a selection of contributions from the Life Cycle Management 2019 Conference (LCM) held in Poznań, Poland, and presents different examples of scientific and practical contributions, showing an incorporation of life cycle approach into the decision processes on strategic and operational level. Special attention is drawn to applications of LCM to target, organize, analyze and manage product-related information and activities towards continuous improvement, along the different products life cycle. The selection of case studies presents LCM as a business management approach that can be used by all types of businesses and organizations in order to improve their sustainability performance. This book provides a cross-sectoral, current picture of LCM issues. The structure of the book is based on five-theme lines. The themes represent different objects that are focused on sustainability and LCM practices mainly related to: products, technologies, organizations, markets and policy issues as well as methodological solutions. The book brings together presentations from the world of science and the world of enterprises as well as institutions supporting economic development.

Author : Battelle Memorial Institute,Mary Ann Curran
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000158106

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Life-Cycle Assessment by Battelle Memorial Institute,Mary Ann Curran Pdf

Life-Cycle Assessment presents a brief overview of the development of the life-cycle assessment process and develops guidelines and principles for implementation of a product life-cycle inventory analysis. The book describes inventory analysis, impact analysis, and improvement analysis-the three components of a product life-cycle assessment. It discusses the major stages in a life cycle, including raw materials acquisition, materials manufacture, final product fabrication, filling/packaging/distribution, and consumer use and disposal.

Author : Walter Klöpffer,Birgit Grahl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527655649

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by Walter Klöpffer,Birgit Grahl Pdf

This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general introduction on the philosophy and purpose of LCA, the reader is taken through all the stages of a complete LCA analysis, with each step exemplified by real-life data from a major LCA project on beverage packaging. Measures as carbon and water footprint, based on the most recent international standards and definitions, are addressed. Written by two pioneers of LCA, this practical volume is targeted at first-time LCA users but equally makes a much-valued reference for more experienced practitioners. From the content: * Goal and Scope Definition * Life Cycle Inventory Analysis * Life Cycle Impact Assessment * Interpretation, Reporting and Critical Review * From LCA to Sustainability Assessment and more.

Author : Michael Z. Hauschild,Ralph K. Rosenbaum,Stig Irving Olsen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319564753

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Life Cycle Assessment by Michael Z. Hauschild,Ralph K. Rosenbaum,Stig Irving Olsen Pdf

This book is a uniquely pedagogical while still comprehensive state-of-the-art description of LCA-methodology and its broad range of applications. The five parts of the book conveniently provide: I) the history and context of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with its central role as quantitative and scientifically-based tool supporting society’s transitioning towards a sustainable economy; II) all there is to know about LCA methodology illustrated by a red-thread example which evolves as the reader advances; III) a wealth of information on a broad range of LCA applications with dedicated chapters on policy development, prospective LCA, life cycle management, waste, energy, construction and building, nanotechnology, agrifood, transport, and LCA-related concepts such as footprinting, ecolabelling,design for environment, and cradle to cradle. IV) A cookbook giving the reader recipes for all the concrete actions needed to perform an LCA. V) An appendix with an LCA report template, a full example LCA report serving as inspiration for students who write their first LCA report, and a more detailed overview of existing LCIA methods and their similarities and differences.