The role of life cycle engineering (LCE) in meeting the sustainable development goals – report from a consultation of LCE experts

Laurent, Alexis; Molin, Christine; Owsianiak, Mikołaj; Fantke, Peter; Dewulf, Wim; Herrmann, Christoph; Kara, Sami; Hauschild, Michael Zwicky

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.129

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“…In addition, the SDGs have been criticized for lacking stakeholder perspectives and being ambiguous about their target audience [8]. Furthermore, Laurent et al [9] advocated that more attention should focus on the method and approach to achieve these goals. Therefore, the achievement of the SDGs needs a holistic and systematic approach.…”

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The Crossovers and Connectivity between Systems Engineering and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Study

Yang

Cormican

2021

Sustainability

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The United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) are interconnected and indivisible and need to be addressed in a systematic and holistic way. However, a lack of stakeholder perspective, fragmented responses, and a dearth of integration across sectors have long been perceived as the SDGs’ main pitfalls. In recent years, scholars are calling to address these issues by adopting a systems engineering perspective, as this approach espouses a stakeholder-focused position, embraces a holistic and dynamic mindset, and provides a variety of technical and managerial toolkits, which can help to untangle the complexity and interactions inherent in global sustainability. Nevertheless, little has been done to map the existing literature, comprehensively review, and synthesize research evidence in this field. Therefore, this paper aims to conduct a scoping study that analyzes the extant evidence to uncover the contributions of systems engineering in advancing the SDGs. A three-phase methodology integrating natural language processing and systematic literature review is used to investigate this space. We conclude that systems engineering has been an active catalyst promoting the SDGs, and that systems engineering has the potential to support more transdisciplinary research to achieve long-term transformational and sustainable change across sectors and disciplines.

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The Crossovers and Connectivity between Systems Engineering and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Study

Yang

Cormican

2021

Sustainability

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“…This means that the theoretical implications behind choosing an MCDA method need to be addressed thoroughly. Similarly, the connection between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), indicator selection and LCSA is still under discussion [128,286].…”

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Review of Sustainability Assessment Approaches Based on Life Cycles

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Many different approaches have been developed to quantify and evaluate sustainability. Here a review is performed on sustainability assessment based on Life Cycle Thinking, which mostly means Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). Until the end of 2018, 258 publications can be found, from which 146 include a case study. The highest number of publications appeared between 2016 and 2018 and, compared to the years before 2016, the number of authors has increased. However, in recent years the focus has been more on case studies than on methodological aspects of LCSA. The presented holistic approaches for LCSA are either too broad or too narrow for scientific guidance. Therefore, many questions concerning LCSA are still open, e.g., regarding definition of sustainability dimensions and the desire or need for multi-criteria decision-analysis. An underlying problem is the lack of discussion about sustainability concepts. The momentum in the community to perform case studies for LCSA should be used to also develop more guiding principles.

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“…Furthermore, Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) should be mentioned. It focuses on the development of products and processes in a life cycle perspective towards more sustainable solutions in relations to either manufacturing or consumption [71].…”

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Life cycle assessment as tool for realization of sustainable development goals - towards sustainable future of the world: mini review

2021

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“One planet, one main goal: good life for all”: it could be a motto of sustainable world. Sustainability is global mega trend in all fields of life to promote prosperity protecting our planet. Sustainable development is a requirement and a priority for all people all over the world. It is defined as development of the current world with a view to the future generations. In 2015, the UN Member States established Agenda 2030, including seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals”, SDG, which should be realized by 2030. Objectives scope all areas of life, namely quality of human life, ecosystem, world peace or partnerships. Each goal has an environmental context. According to the “United Nations Environment Program” (UNEP), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a perfect method in the context of the environmental dimensions of the SDGs. The concept not only concerns the effects of the process/production system or the product/service but also all stages of its life (from cradle to grave), considering the carbon, environmental, consumer or biodiversity footprints. LCA is the only comprehensive eco-innovation indicator and policy implementation technique of sustainable development in companies in terms of eco-efficiency and eco-products. This mini review provides a survey of the current state of knowledge on sustainability and sustainable development as well as the relevance of new holistic methodology bridging SDGs with LCA, on the base of the newest scientific worldwide literature.

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The role of life cycle engineering (LCE) in meeting the sustainable development goals – report from a consultation of LCE experts

Cited by 41 publications

References 22 publications

The Crossovers and Connectivity between Systems Engineering and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Study

The Crossovers and Connectivity between Systems Engineering and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Study

Review of Sustainability Assessment Approaches Based on Life Cycles

Life cycle assessment as tool for realization of sustainable development goals - towards sustainable future of the world: mini review

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