Assessing the Environmental-Hazard Potential for Life Cycle Assessment, Eco-Efficiency and SEEbalance (8 pp)

Saling, Peter; Maisch, Roland; Silvani, Maurizio; König, Natalie

doi:10.1065/lca2005.08.220

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“…It is worth noting that prominent assessment methods such as eco-efficiency analysis [80], SEEbalance [81,82] or PROSA [83] did not make it into this review, even though they assess two (eco-efficiency analysis) or three (SEEbalance and PROSA) sustainability dimensions. This is a result of the strict search string formulation when the literature search was conducted where no paper on these methods surfaced.…”

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Review of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Potential for Its Adoption at an Automotive Company

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to guide the next steps of a PhD thesis through a structured review of the state of the art and implementation of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), and to identify challenges and potentials for its adoption at an automotive company. First, the structured literature review was conducted on LCSA to screen the current methodological and practical implementations and to identify the main research needs in the field. Second, a research on the current status of LCSA within the automotive industry was carried out by means of investigation of published sources of 15 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). By combining the results of both steps and consulting with decision makers, the challenges and potential for adopting LCSA at an automotive company were identified. The main challenges for adoption of LCSA were found to be: (1) the consistent execution of the three life cycle based assessment methods; (2) the comparatively low maturity of Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA); and (3) the adequate presentation and interpretation of results. Next steps towards implementation would be a case study to gather experience on the combined execution of the three life cycle based assessments at an automotive company. Furthermore, it should be determined what the needs of decision makers at an automotive company are regarding the aggregation and interpretation of environmental, social, and economic impacts.

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Review of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Potential for Its Adoption at an Automotive Company

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“…The toxicity potential in the eco-efficiency analysis was balanced by means of an assessment scheme developed by BASF [15][16][17]. In this way, a life span-related toxicity potential was obtained for each of the substances involved in the eco-efficiency analysis [21].…”

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“…A resource factor of zero was given to the renewable raw materials and of course, in the case of renewable raw materials from non-sustainable farming (e.g. rainforest clearance); an appropriate resource factor was used for the calculation [15][16][17].…”

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“…The eco-effi ciency methodology by BASF through the use of the environmental fi ngerprint and portfolio is well suited to distilling vast amounts of data and presenting it in a concise, balanced format (Saling et al , 2005Landsiedel and Saling 2002 ).…”

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Sustainability Improvements and Life Cycle Approaches in Industry Partnerships

Saling

2015

LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment

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Prioritizing sustainability as a key strategic focus and managing it similar to other parts of business such as marketing and sales, leading companies have been able to better identify and manage risks as well as enhance brand value and corporate reputation. With industry partnerships a holistic approach is possible. Common metrics, shared value chain data and joint sustainability management form the basis of a successful cooperation. Decision-making processes can be supported effi ciently and infl uence the whole product system, thereby facilitating clear, measurable value creation throughout the supply chain. Industry partnerships with implementation of innovative business models are a key enabler for companies to realize more sustainable solutions.

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Assessing the Environmental-Hazard Potential for Life Cycle Assessment, Eco-Efficiency and SEEbalance (8 pp)

Cited by 62 publications

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Review of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Potential for Its Adoption at an Automotive Company

Review of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Potential for Its Adoption at an Automotive Company

Environmental and economical acceptance of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coating agents

Sustainability Improvements and Life Cycle Approaches in Industry Partnerships

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