A sustainable innovation in the Italian glass production: LCA and Eco-Care matrix evaluation

Vinci, Giuliana; D’Ascenzo, Fabrizio; Esposito, Andrea; Musarra, Martina; Rapa, Mattia; Rocchi, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.124

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“…Recent global warming is caused by the use of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), greenhouse gas emissions and excessive pollution; (Depoers et al, 2016;Nikzad and Sedigh, 2017;van der Ploeg and Withageny, 2015). Climate change caused by these substances causes an increase in demand for companies to develop technology and sustainable innovation in an effort to reduce global warming (De Vargas Mores et al, 2018;Leenders and Chandra, 2013;Vinci et al, 2019). Companies are increasingly required to pay more attention to green innovation because it is more environmentally friendly and as a pollution prevention solution (Ang et al, 2017;De Castro et al, 2013).…”

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Quality Management, Green Innovation and Firm Value: Evidence From Indonesia

Husnaini

Tjahjadi²

2020

IJEEP

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of quality management on green innovation, as measured by green process innovation and green product innovation. The study also aims to examine the effect of green innovation as a mediating variable between quality management and firm value. Data were collected from 352 annual reports of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the financial year 2014-2017. The study employed simple regression analysis, multiple regression and Sobel Test for hypotheses testing. The results showed that quality management has a positive effect on green process innovation, but not with green product innovation. Quality management decreases firm value, but, when the company conducts a green process innovation together with quality management, firm value increases. Being an ISO 9001 certified company does not guarantee implementing green product innovation because it requires a large investment. Companies can enhance firm value by simultaneously and consistently employing quality management, green process innovation and green product innovation.

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Quality Management, Green Innovation and Firm Value: Evidence From Indonesia

Husnaini

Tjahjadi²

2020

IJEEP

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“…Worldwide, glass packaging accounts for 24% of total beverage packaging and 40% of total food packaging (Vinci et al 2019a).…”

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Environmental performance scenarios in the production of hollow glass containers for food packaging: an LCA approach

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Piccinno³

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Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose The importance of glass in the production of food packaging has stimulated the assessment of its impact. This study evaluates the environmental performance of hollow glass production in a manufacturing plant operating in Apulia (Italy), compares baseline and two alternative scenarios based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) method and proposes more environmentally friendly options. Methods The LCA study was performed on primary data provided by a company for 2017 and secondary data retrieved from databases. The LCA was conducted according to ISO 14040:2006 and 14044:2018 with product category rule (PCR) basic module CPC 37. A midpoint approach was chosen. The software selected for the analysis was GaBi thinkstep AG version 8.7.0.18. The study was performed from cradle to grave, and the functional unit considered was 1 kg of finished hollow glass. Results and discussion A comparative analysis of the different scenarios was conducted considering seven environmental impact indicators. The results highlight major improvements in the environmental impact indicators: in particular, the replacement of raw materials with cullets would yield significant improvements if all of the cullets are recovered in the regional territory. These improvements, as confirmed by the results of Scenario 2, could be further increased both by the use of renewable energy such as photovoltaic (PV) energy and by technological improvements such as lightweighting. Conclusions Through the LCA, the authors quantified the potential environmental impact associated with the production of hollow glass, thereby identifying solutions and formulating suggestions to reduce the environmental impacts associated with food packaging. The evaluation of the different scenarios could help managers in the decision-making process, thus improving the environmental performance of both the process and final product.

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“…Re.Ci.Pe. 2016 was the method used for the impacts calculation by 22 midpoint impact categories (GWHH, GWTE, GWFE, SOD, IR, OFHH, FPMF, OFTE, TA, FEU, MEU, TET, FET, MET, HCT, HNCT, LU, MRS, FRS, WCHH, WCTE, WCAE) and 3 endpoint compartments (ecosystems, human health, and economic resources) [33]. The 22 impact categories are expressed in 3 measurement units, each one reflecting the 3 endpoint areas.…”

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Hemp Seed Production: Environmental Impacts of Cannabis sativa L. Agronomic Practices by Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Carbon Footprint Methodologies

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This paper evaluated the environmental impacts of different agronomic practices for a hemp seed crop grown in Mediterranean environment. The following agricultural variables have been considered: seven monoecious hemp varieties(Epsilon68 (E68), Fedora17 (F17), Felina32 (F32), Ferimon (Fe), Futura75 (F75), Santhica27 (S27), Uso31 (U31)), three plant densities (40, 80, and 120 plants m−2), and two levels of nitrogen (N) fertilization (50 and 100 kg ha−1 of N). Life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint (CF) methodologies have been applied to evaluate impacts. In all hemp genotypes, the impacts grew by decreasing both N fertilizer and plants densities. The scenario most impacting was E68/F75/S27 genotypes cultivated with 50 kg ha−1 of N fertilizer and 40 plants m−2, while the lowest one was Fe with 100 kg ha−1 of N fertilizer and 120 plants m−2. The highest CF was found for E68/F75/S27 cultivated with 50 kg ha−1 of N fertilizer and 40 plants m−2 (18.720 kg CO2 eq). This study highlighted the most environmentally sustainable agronomic practices to support farmer and decision maker in Cannabis sativa L. cultivation for seed production.

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A sustainable innovation in the Italian glass production: LCA and Eco-Care matrix evaluation

Cited by 33 publications

References 25 publications

Quality Management, Green Innovation and Firm Value: Evidence From Indonesia

Quality Management, Green Innovation and Firm Value: Evidence From Indonesia

Environmental performance scenarios in the production of hollow glass containers for food packaging: an LCA approach

Hemp Seed Production: Environmental Impacts of Cannabis sativa L. Agronomic Practices by Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Carbon Footprint Methodologies

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