Switching the focus from product function to business profit: Introducing Business Model LCA (BM-LCA)

Baumann, Henrikke, 1964 (author): Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Göteborg, Sweden,Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

Goffetti, Giulia (author): Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy,Università degli Studi di Siena,University of Siena

Tillman, Anne-Marie, 1958 (author): Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Göteborg, Sweden,Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology

Zobel, Thomas, 1972- (author): Luleå tekniska universitet,Industriell ekonomi,Luleå tekniska universitet (LTU),Luleå University of Technology (LTU)

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Abstract Subject headings

Recent years have seen much interest in business models as vehicles towards sustainability, cf. [1]. Conventional LCA, however, fails to properly capture the environmental impacts of a business model. Here, we introduce the background and the principles of Business Model LCA, a new LCA methodology for the assessment of environmental performance of business models. Methodological innovations are based on an understanding of the difference and relatedness between product and business. The key innovation is that BM-LCA centres its analysis on the ’business model’ instead of the ’product function’ as in conventional LCA. This requires the functional unit to represent the business (e.g., as ‘profit per time unit’) and the need to couple the monetary flows of the business to the material and energy flows of the product system via a set of ’coupling’ equations. BM-LCA contributes to environmental business analysis and could open up a new avenue of research where LCA and business analysts collaborate on business model innovation for sustainability.

NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik -- Miljöledning (hsv//swe)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering -- Environmental Management (hsv//eng)
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business (hsv//eng)
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences (hsv//eng)
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

By the author/editor: Baumann, Henrikk ...; Böckin, Daniel, ...; Goffetti, Giulia; Tillman, Anne-Ma ...; Zobel, Thomas, 1 ...

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NATURAL SCIENCES: NATURAL SCIENCES; and Earth and Relate ...; and Environmental Sc ...

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING AND ...; and Environmental En ...; and Environmental Ma ...

SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Economics and Bu ...; and Business Adminis ...

By the university: Luleå University of Technology; Chalmers University of Technology

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