A historical review of nickel life cycle data: requirements, challenges, and methodological developments
Civil society, regulators and authorities, downstream and end users, trade platforms, investors, and academia are all showing a growing interest in the sustainability performance of a company and its products throughout the entire life cycle....
Advancing Eco-Design in Aviation: Strategies, Challenges and Pathways to Sustainability
Eco-design in aviation has emerged as a critical approach in addressing the environmental impacts of air transportation. The aviation industry has been exploring and acting on various sustainable levelers to reduce environmental impacts which includes...
Alpi SpA experience to define the path for ecodesign of its products through LCA
Alpi Spa ([www.alpi.it](http://www.alpi.it)) is the first company in the world to industrialize the production process of composite wood, which is then used in numerous fields: furniture, buildings, cars, yachts but also components for pipes, rifles,...
An LCA-based Spatial Matching Scheme Aids the De-carbonization from Plastic Waste Recycling in Japan
Increasing global ocean plastic waste (PW) has become a major concern in recent years. This study provided an LCA-based spatial matching scheme to support the low-carbon style recycling system, demonstrated using polyethylene (PE) waste generated...
Application of LCA in reporting on ESG disclosures
Session 17: Innovative and Sustainable Business Models
In recent years, there is heightened engagement and disclosures linked to ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) aspects of companies. This is also linked to an increasing need for manufacturers to provide transparent information to various...
Assessing environmental implications of circular economy in the agri-food sector by integrating circularity in LCA
Session 15: Applying Systems Thinking to guide the transition towards a regenerative Circular Economy (1)
The shift from a linear to a circular economy (CE) is aimed at reducing environmental impacts and saving natural resources. A growth in population, the resulting increase in food demand, and high levels of wasted...
Assessing PET-containing waste recycling in Brazil: Value Retention via LCA and Reverse Engineering
This study aims to evaluate the value retention associated with the innovative revolPET®️ technology for the recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) applied to the life cycle of PET that are currently not recycled in Brazil...
Assessing the efficiencies of technological and non-technological strategies in achieving net zero emissions in the building sector
There is an urgent need for the building sector to move to a zero-carbon emission model, due to the high carbon emissions that buildings produce and their impact on climate change. Studies are mainly concentrated...
Biodiversity Footprints of EV Battery Technologies: Comparing the Biodiversity Impacts of Metal Mining
The increasing electrification of our mobility is driving the demand for raw materials to produce electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Even with optimal battery recycling rates, enormous amounts of minerals and metals will need to be...
BioPrint beyond borders: quantifying the global biodiversity footprint of the Swiss economy
Global consumption and underlying value chains are responsible for irreversible biodiversity loss, un-dermining ecosystem services and increasing environmental, economic and regulatory risks. The Bi-oPrint project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, was launched in...
Bridging Regulation and Nature-Positive Goals: A Multi-Level Packaging LCA Tool for Sustainable Packaging at Holcim
The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which entered into force in early 2025, has redefined the operational landscape for organizations across the continent. With its stringent mandates on recyclability grading systems, minimum recycled...
Comparative life cycle assessment of organic municipal waste: a case study, Riga, Latvia
Despite EU directives promoting waste prevention, recycling, and recovery, the management of municipal solid waste in Riga remains heavily dependent on landfill. This study explores how alternative biowaste treatment strategies could reduce environmental impact and...
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