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- Carlson, Raul, 1961, et al.
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Establishing common primary data for environmental overview of product life cycles. Users, perspectives, methods, data and information systems
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report describes how information about the environmental performance of products over their life cycles can be accessed anywhere and by any stakeholder throughout the product life cycle. Particular consideration has been given to different ways of performing a life cycle assessment (LCA). The report covers different users of environmental product information, the various methods and tools used to produce and disseminate that information, and the primary data needed for those methods and tools. The report also outlines an information system organisation for potential use as a cooperative approach to supporting stakeholders of product life cycles with environmental information. Chapter 2 contains a comprehensive (albeit not exhaustive) list of perspectives from which a stakeholder may environmentally view and assess products. A number of examples are given to describe reasons people have in practice for applying each perspective. The intention is to ensure that users find the methods and tools in chapter 3 to be truly relevant. Chapter 3 lists and presents methods and tools for assessing environmental performance, for acquiring information about environmental impacts, and for providing information on environmental properties of products. Particular emphasis is placed on the different types of LCA that have been identified, how they differ, how to use them, and their differing data requirements. Chapter 4 lists and presents the data and information that are used or produced by the methods and tools described in Chapter 3. This chapter includes discussion of data availability, data quality issues and data formatting. Chapter 5 proposes an information system organisation and design taking into account all perspectives and practical needs as described in Chapter 2, as well as all information and data issues described in Chapter 4. Particular attention is paid to the need for compatibility with existing systems, the technical and economic feasibility of building small systems instead of large ones, and the necessity of a short payback time for all investments, particularly those in the private sector. In chapter 6 the authors present outline recommendations for further work.
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- Carlson, Raul, 1961, et al.
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Establishing common product life cycle data
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Ingår i: Proceedings from LCM 2005, 2nd International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Barcelona, September 5-7, 2005.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973, et al.
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Analysing influencing factors of corporate environmental information collection, management and communication
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Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-6526. ; 17:9, s. 800-810
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Relevant and understandable environmental information about production and products is needed in any attempt to mitigate environmental impact from production, products, and consumption. This paper introduces an analytical framework for studying the drivers, barriers and enablers of corporate environmental information collection, management and communication. The framework is built up by two main parts. In the first, we sort out what corporate environmental information is and how to spot gaps in information collection, management and communication. The second part examines the stakeholders and company features that could constitute important influencing factors. The framework is intended to support qualitative and quantitative studies which aim to increase understanding of what shapes the flow of environmental information in companies and product chains. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Company and Product Related Environmental Information Management -A pilot field study
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report is the first outcome from the PhD project Towards an Integrated Environmental Information System. It covers the findings from a pilot field study of environmental information management at flooring manufacturer Forbo.Relevant, reliable, accessible and understandable environmental information is a cornerstone for any attempt on environmental management of production units and products, and also for making solid purchasing decisions. However, there are several known problems to environmental information management in companies. Ambiguous information, high time consumption, high costs, low organisational memory, limited availability and a poor product information flow are some of the problems that can be found.The purpose of this study is to get an understanding of the preconditions for the efficient generation and use of relevant environmental information at the study object, both at site/company/group level and product level. Another aim is to refine the research questions and research methodology to prepare for further field studies.Two Forbo units were chosen as study objects partly because they were known to manage both site related and product related environmental information. The study was carried out mainly through semi-structured interviews and by collecting and analysing documented environmental information.The quality of product related environmental information at Forbo is lower than the professional site related environmental information. The product information lacks in objectivity, precision and actuality. Possible explanations are a weak market demand for products with lower environmental impact, weak third-party intervention on the product level and an organisation design that seems to create a barrier for the flow of product related information.The detailed and extensive format of the product declaration seems to be a barrier for understanding and using environmental product information.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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Determinants of Corporate Environmental Information Management -Analytical Framework and Case Studies
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Information about the environmental impact of production and products is a prerequisite to any attempt to mitigate environmental impact, either in production or in the choices of end consumers. There are however known problems regarding corporate environmental information management. A life cycle perspective is often weak, and several problems have also been identified regarding production-related information. Previous research is extensive in certain areas, but little literature examines the field as a whole. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the enablers of and barriers to corporate environmental information management, an analytical framework was developed and used to investigate the status and determinants of environmental information management at two case companies.The analytical framework takes both product- and production-related information into account and has two main parts. The first part supports the examination of the status of environmental information management, while the second part supports the examination of stakeholders and company features. Stakeholders are divided into those found in the product chain and those external to it. In the case studies, we found two different approaches to product-related information management. In one case, a quantitative accounting approach was taken. In the other case, an internal policy-based, qualitative approach was taken. The two most significant enablers of product-related environmental management were found to be media attention and the competence and initiative of key employees.The thesis is concluded with discussions on quantitative versus policy-based approaches, different ways of supplying end consumers with environmental information, the corporate implications of strong media pressure and the role of interdisciplinary competence. Finally, two suggestions for further research are presented.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN COMPANIES –TOWARDS AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
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Ingår i: 13th International Greening of Industry Network Conference.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The generation and use of relevant, accessible, comparable and understandable environmental information on company and product level is needed in companies both for business reasons and for different types of reporting requirements from stakeholders. However, there are several known problems to environmental information management in the industry. Ambiguous information, high time consumption, high costs, low organisational memory, low availability and a poor product information flow are just a few.The PhD project Towards Integrated Environmental Information Systems aims to contribute to increased knowledge about preconditions, barriers and possibilities for environmental information systems in the industry. Site related environmental information as well as product related information is included in the scope of the project. The main research method is field studies of companies, and a framework for analysing field study results about environmental information management in the industry is presented in this paper. The construction of the framework, which is work in progress, is based on the results of a pilot field study of one company and a literature review. The pilot field study results suggest a preliminary analytical framework, where a company's environmental information management can be analysed through four groups of prerequisites; drivers, format, IT systems and organisation.The literature review aims to describe and analyse different approaches and initiatives that have been and are being taken to describe, analyse and improve environmental information management in companies. Environmental accounting and suggested methods for improving environmental data management addresses the actual procedures of environmental information management. IT systems and organisation design can be seen as facilitators of these procedures. Different policy initiatives are examples of external drivers for environmental information management. Internally, life cycle assessments, environmental management systems and environmental information for marketing purposes create a need for environmental information management.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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Product-Specific Environmental Information and Environmental Management Accounting
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Ingår i: Environmental Management Accounting and Cleaner Production.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Product related environmental information is gaining increased attention, but todays generation and availability of such information could be significantly improved. In parallel with the increased product focus, the concept and practice of Environmental Management Accoun¬ting (EMA) is evolving. Even if EMA by definition seem to facilitate the generation of product related environmental information, current EMA practice suggest that this so far is not the case. The concepts of Site-specific LCA and Internal ecological accounting could push the development of EMA in this direction if they are further developed.
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