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Cascade Biorefinery of Furcellaria lumbricalis Macroalgae: Social Impacts and Integration into a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment

Environmental and Climate Technologies
The sustainable valorization of marine biomass is central to advancing a circular bioeconomy. This study delivers the first integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) of a cascade biorefinery for the red macroalga Furcellaria lumbricalis ...
Paoli Riccardo, Romagnoli Francesco, Miino Marco Carnevale, Baltrocchi Alberto Pietro Damiano, Torretta Vincenzo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Circular Also Sustainable? Assessing Circularity and Sustainability to Enhance Legitimacy in Agri‐Food Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agri‐food industry faces major sustainability challenges, requiring a shift in companies' approach. Circular economy principles offer a promising path by enhancing resource efficiency, reducing waste, and valorizing by‐products. However, the integration of sustainability and circularity practices remains limited, especially in developing ...
Maria Elena Latino, Marta Menegoli, Maria Laura Giangrande   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Dryer House for Postharvest Loss Management Technology in Tanzania

African Journal of Empirical Research
Agricultural products are dried to improve their life-span, enable storage stability, and reduce postharvest losses. Open-sun crop drying is the most popular method in Sub-Saharan Africa because it has a lower energy cost.
Francis Mwaijande
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers and Enablers of Circular Economy in Electrical and Electronic Equipment: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
wiley   +1 more source

Life Cycle Assessment Practices: Benchmarking Selected European Automobile Manufacturers [PDF]

With the rise of environmental concerns in the general public, re-appropriated by influential politicians, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become a widely used set of tools for the management of all impacts on environment by industrial products.
Jean-Jacques Chanaron
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Decarbonization via Technology and Management

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive overview of key findings on decarbonization, advanced technologies, and management strategies, highlighting emerging themes shaping the field. Advanced technologies enhance carbon reduction through efficiency, real‐time monitoring, and optimizing resource optimization.
Heidy Montero‐Teran, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Olli Kuivalainen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social life cycle assessment of calves in Mexico and identification of barriers in the use of a generic database

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Social impacts regarding animal-based food are on the global agenda for sustainability development, especially due to reoccurring problems related to human rights, labor rights, decent work, and indifference to farm animal welfare.
Adriana Rivera-Huerta, Alejandro Padilla‐Rivera, F. Galindo, Carlos González-Rebeles, L. Güereca   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Decision‐Making Model for Implementing Green Technology in Sustainable Building Projects

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green technology (GT) adoption is pivotal for reconciling environmental stewardship with economic viability in the built environment, particularly in resource‐constrained emerging economies. However, empirical evidence on how specific GT drivers actively mitigate adoption barriers remains scarce.
Abdelazim Ibrahim, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Mehrdad Arashpour, M. K. S. Al‐Mhdawi, Abe Abimbola Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social life cycle assessment of the olive oil industry: a case study in Guilan Province, Iran

Environment, Development and Sustainability
Olive oil production has severe environmental consequences, including resource depletion, land degradation, carbon emissions, and waste generation. As a result, for over two decades, environmental life cycle assessment (ELCA) has been applied to the ...
Behzad Safeie-Noghlbari, Z. Amiri, M. Allahyari, A. Nikkhah, Tarek Ben Hassen, J. Bacenetti   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source