Perceptions on LCA implementation: evidence from a survey on adopters and nonadopters in Italy

Testa, Francesco; Nucci, Benedetta; Tessitore, Sara; Iraldo, Fabio; Daddi, Tiberio

doi:10.1007/s11367-016-1106-9

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“…Doubts over audit reliability have also emerged in many other studies (Ammenberg, Wik, & Hjelm, 2001;Darnall et al, 2009). Public authorities and external verifiers should ensure more uniformity in EMS adoption, and they can also provide benefits linked to EMSs, such as incentives, regulatory relief, costs reduction for audits, and founding support (Testa, Nucci, et al, 2016). The lack of uniformity and the consequent information asymmetry implies less trust between companies and other stakeholders such as institutions, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and also local communities.…”

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Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

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The research assessed the extent to which an environmental management scheme (EMS) had been implemented in 242 Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)‐registered companies in Europe. The actions taken by the surveyed enterprises to comply with the EMAS Regulation (1221/2009) and to implement the Deming cycle that characterizes the environmental management system and the EMAS standard were analyzed. We exploited a new institutional theory, which suggests that a firm's operations exert ongoing pressure on its decisions, leading to isomorphic behavior. The survey results were processed using cluster analysis, thereby enabling us to classify the companies into four groups. The classification of the groups is based on the implementation of Deming cycle composed of four main steps (“plan‐do‐check‐act”). These steps were totally or partially adopted by the EMAS companies. So, different level of EMAS implementation emerged from the research. The cluster analysis confirmed that EMSs can be implemented in different ways and that EMAS achievements can be discretionary. If the scheme is not integrated into the organization, then a firm's adoption of EMS is likely to be only symbolic.

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Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

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“…Furthermore, the findings of the research studies supported that environmental management system practices provide the pathway to innovation (Hofer et al, 2012). The multidimensionality of Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) derives from an amplitude of practices which contribute to the overall environmental performance and embrace other actors along the supply chain and the entire life cycle of a product (Testa et al, 2016). According to Testa et al (2016), the diversity of Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) obtains from a magnitude of practices bestow the total environmental performance combined with the other activities of the supply chain including the complete life cycle of a product.…”

Section: Environmental Practices and Business Performancementioning

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A Conceptual Study on the Impact of Sustainable Practices for Business Performance

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Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework to determine the impact of sustainable practices (SP) on business performance (BP).Methodology: The study conducted using a thorough review of selected appropriate extant literature in developing the conceptual model.Findings: The major finding reveals that sustainable practices can be measured using environmental practices, corporate social responsibility practices and human resource practices and those practices are having an influence on business performance.Originality: This paper can be considered as an advancement over the previous research as it contributes to broadening the understanding of the possible variables that can be used in results of studies linking SP with BP. Moreover, the conceptual model proposed is a new one covering the approach to ascertain the link between SP and BP.Research implication: The findings are likely to help to use the conceptual framework towards broadening and deepening the understanding of the debate regarding the sources of variation in the measurement of SP and BP link.Limitation: This research is limited to papers published up to 2018. Future research can update the findings by using data beyond 2018.

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“…The basic rationale for conducting LCA at companies is to quantify where the largest environmental impacts occur in their products' life cycles and to see how they can address them through conscious design decisions and collaborations with relevant value chain players (Owsianiak, Bjørn, Laurent, Molin, & Ryberg, 2018). Earlier studies on the uptake of LCA by industries have revealed that companies use LCA to identify environmental hotspots (Frankl & Rubik, 2000), inform and educate consumers and stakeholders (Cooper & Fava, 2006;Frankl & Rubik, 2000), compare existing products with planned alternatives (Frankl & Rubik, 2000), support product development activities (Cooper & Fava, 2006;Frankl & Rubik, 2000), inform and drive strategic decisions, improve the internal monitoring systems, and make robust communication of green attributes to market stakeholders (Testa, Nucci, Tessitore, Iraldo, & Daddi, 2016). A number of challenges faced by companies in the adoption of LCA have also been identified.…”

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“…The low LCA presence may also be explained by the fact that some LCA results are unfavorable to the business activities (Berkhout, 1996), not peer reviewed (Jensen et al, 1997), or deemed unsuited for the audience (Goedkoop et al, 2015;Testa et al, 2016). Omitting references to LCA in CS reporting due to unfavorable results could be motivated by the company's use of CS reporting to legitimize its business and manage its sustainability reputation (Hahn & Kühnen, 2013;Hooghiemstra, 2000).…”

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Life cycle assessment in corporate sustainability reporting: Global, regional, sectoral, and company‐level trends

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Large companies now commonly release corporate sustainability (CS) reports in which they describe their approach to handle sustainability challenges. To guide environmental sustainability efforts in the industry, the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology has been recognized as an important tool by researchers and policy makers. But to what extent has the LCA methodology been present in companies' narratives through their CS reports up to now? To answer this question, we map references to the LCA methodology in CS reports over the past two decades at geographical, sectoral, and company levels through keyword searching within an extensive database (~45,000 CS reports), analyze trends, and highlight challenges, opportunities, and recommendations to strengthen the presence of LCA in CS reports. The results show that LCA generally remains weakly present in CS reporting, with some geographical and sectoral variations. Recommendations to strengthen LCA presence in CS reports are derived for method developers, policy makers, and companies.

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Perceptions on LCA implementation: evidence from a survey on adopters and nonadopters in Italy

Cited by 44 publications

References 56 publications

Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

A Conceptual Study on the Impact of Sustainable Practices for Business Performance

Life cycle assessment in corporate sustainability reporting: Global, regional, sectoral, and company‐level trends

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