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- Brambila-Macias, Sergio, 1980-, et al.
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Development of an environmental evaluation tool in the transport sector and its impact on decision-making in the early stages of design
- 2018
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Ingår i: Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319669816 - 9783319669809 ; , s. 381-389
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Due to government policies and regulations as well as customer and societal demands, organizations around the world are looking for ways to manage their economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the most frequently used standards for organizations seeking to manage their environmental responsibilities is ISO 14001. This framework, however, is generic because it can be used by any organization irrespective of sector, activity or core values. Therefore, implementation of generic guidelines might result in the use of alternative tools that respond better to specific organizational needs and that provide outcomes that can be useful for decision-making. Through case study methodology, this paper shows how Volvo Group, a world-leading producer of transport solutions, developed an internal environmental evaluation tool called Environmental Screening (EnvS) to improve the environmental performance of its solutions.
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- Brunklaus, Birgit, 1970-, et al.
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The value of transdisciplinary perspectives duringtransition to a bio-based economy : The prospect for converting mixed food wasteinto bio-based chemicals
- 2018
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Ingår i: Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products andPolicies. - Cham : Spinger. - 9783319669809 - 9783319669816 ; , s. 327-335
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Within the current political and industrial transition to a bio-basedeconomy, food waste can be an alternative resource for biobased chemicals. Thischapter describes a case study that evaluates the prospect for Swedish production ofbiobased chemicals such as succinic acid from food waste. The evaluation isaddressed from multiple systems perspectives. From a technical and resourcesystem perspective, the results of the case study show that production seems possible.However, from a social system perspective succinic acid production currentlylacks institutional support and actor commitment and alignment for realizingdevelopment in Sweden. From an environmental and life cycle perspective, thescoping of the analysis is decisive for the results. The study shows that multipleperspectives complement each other when seeking a nuanced evaluation of technicalinnovation and give insights for the intended value chain.
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- Brunklaus, Birgit, et al.
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Bio-based Materials Within the CircularEconomy: Opportunities and Challenges
- 2018
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Ingår i: Designing SustainableTechnologies,Products and Policies : from Science to Innovation. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 9783319669809 ; , s. 43-48
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In a circular society, material consumption should be a circular processwhere renewable resources and waste streams are used for new bio-based materials.In such a society, bio-based materials are also reused, repaired, recycled, andremanufactured. Not only choices on resources, but also other life cycle choicespertaining to circularity must be done based on technological, environmental andeconomic basis. For this session, presentations and discussions regarding life cyclemanagement of bio-based materials were suggested. The session had five oralpresentations and six poster presentations that gave a general picture of a broaderenvironmental and a positive economic result on a life cycle basis when renewableraw materials are used, while further exploration of the technical aspects withincircularity and end-of-life challenges are needed in the future.
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- Palander, Sara, 1986, et al.
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Implementation and Management of Life Cycle Approaches in Business—Challenges, Opportunities, Business Learnings and Best Practice
- 2018
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Ingår i: Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies - From Science to Innovation. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 9783319669816 ; , s. 157-161
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper presents a summary of the session “Implementation and management of life cycle approaches in business—challenges, opportunities, business learnings and best practice”. In the session, the audience got the opportunity to listen to examples from industry and ways to include life cycle approaches in their business decision making processes. The audience also attended presentations where learnings from the environmental footprint process were discussed. The conclusions from the presentations and the final panel discussion can be summarized in some key messages. To succeed we need to go together and that is why harmonization of e.g. methods and regulations are important. As a basis when developing the way forward it was concluded that the life cycle approach is an important tool.
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