Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used for the improvement of the environmental performance of goods and services, amongst which products belonging to the agri-food sector. Simplification of LCA was found to be important, especially for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that generally lack in resources. As a consequence, a number of simplification approaches and tools have been developed and proposed in the last decades, some of which for the agri-food sector. This paper builds on previous research performed in the wine sector where a set of simplified LCA approaches were identified and tested in the framework of an SME. Here, in order to advance and broaden the previous research and to evaluate the robustness of the results in the framework of the agri-food industry, two additional products were considered: roasted coffee and olive oil.
Simplified LCA tools: selected approaches assessed for their implementation in the agri-food sector
ARZOUMANIDIS, IOANNIS;PETTI, Luigia;RAGGI, Andrea
2015-01-01
Abstract
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used for the improvement of the environmental performance of goods and services, amongst which products belonging to the agri-food sector. Simplification of LCA was found to be important, especially for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that generally lack in resources. As a consequence, a number of simplification approaches and tools have been developed and proposed in the last decades, some of which for the agri-food sector. This paper builds on previous research performed in the wine sector where a set of simplified LCA approaches were identified and tested in the framework of an SME. Here, in order to advance and broaden the previous research and to evaluate the robustness of the results in the framework of the agri-food industry, two additional products were considered: roasted coffee and olive oil.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
