Organization environmental footprint applying a multi-regional input-output analysis: A case study of a wood parquet company in Spain

Martínez, Sara; Marchamalo, Miguel; Álvarez, Sergio

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.306

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“…That is, while the former does not consider the entire supply chain, the latter covers the whole of it, which is the main reason for its widespread use in environmental impact assessments. The significance of revealing the inextricable linkages between the natural resources transferred through the complex economic network and its social, economic and environmental issues is assessed in many studies [32][33][34]. All these studies brought forward practical policy implications for achieving sustainable interactions among social, economic and environmental aspects of consumption patterns based on the multiregional input-output (MRIO) framework.…”

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Assessment of Virtual Water Flows in Iran Using a Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis

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The growth of Iran’s agricultural sector in the past few decades has exerted enormous pressure on its aquifers. There is a strong disparity between economic development and natural resource endowments, which threatens water and food security. In this paper, we used a multiregional input–output (MRIO) framework to assess the virtual water flows in Iran. We also estimate the internal and external water footprint of regions compared to their water availability. The results show that the northern part of the country, with no water scarcity, imported virtual water through the trade of goods and services, while severely water-scarce regions were net virtual water exporters. Iran had a net export of 1811 Mm3 per annum. While blue water resources (surface and groundwater) accounted for 92.2% of the national water footprint, 89.1% of total exports were related to the agriculture sector, contributing to only 10.5% of the national income. The results suggest that policy-makers should reconsider the current trade policy regarding food production liberalization in order to make Iran’s limited water resources available for producing industrial goods, which can contribute more to the economy.

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Assessment of Virtual Water Flows in Iran Using a Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis

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“…As IO‐based analysis are increasingly used to inform policy and demand‐side approaches to climate change mitigation, these differences are highly relevant in terms of prioritization. These variations are relevant especially for hot‐spot analyses in the context of corporate responsibility efforts (Kjaer, Høst‐Madsen, Schmidt, & McAloone, ; Martinez, Delgado, Martinez Marin, & Alvarez, , ; Martinez, Marchamalo, & Alvarez, ), where EE‐MIOTs, also in hybrid LCA‐IOA frameworks (Suh et al., ; Yu & Wiedmann, ), are increasingly applied for calculating footprint accounts of organizations, companies, and products.…”

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Supply versus use designs of environmental extensions in input–output analysis: Conceptual and empirical implications for the case of energy

Wieland

Giljum

Eisenmenger

et al. 2019

J of Industrial Ecology

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Input-output analysis is one of the central methodological pillars of industrial ecology. However, the literature that discusses different structures of environmental extensions (EEs), that is, the scope of physical flows and their attribution to sectors in the monetary input-output table (MIOT), remains fragmented. This article investigates the conceptual and empirical implications of applying two different but frequently used designs of EEs, using the case of energy accounting, where one represents energy supply while the other energy use in the economy. We derive both extensions from an official energy supply-use dataset and apply them to the same single-region inputoutput (SRIO) model of Austria, thereby isolating the effect that stems from the decision for the extension design. We also crosscheck the SRIO results with energy footprints from the global multi-regional input-output (GMRIO) dataset EXIOBASE. Our results show that the ranking of footprints of final demand categories (e.g., household and export) is sensitive to the extension design and that product-level results can vary by several orders of magnitude. The GMRIO-based comparison further reveals that for a few countries the supply-extension result can be twice the size of the use-extension footprint (e.g., Australia and Norway). We propose a graph approach to provide a generalized framework to disclosing the design of EEs. We discuss the conceptual differences between the two extension designs by applying analogies to hybrid life-cycle assessment and conclude that our findings are relevant for monitoring of energy efficiency and emission reduction targets and corporate footprint accounting. K E Y W O R D Senergy consumption, energy efficiency, energy flow analysis, energy footprint, environmental input-output analysis, industrial ecology

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“…In turn, the complete vision of the organization allows to avoid burden shifting that can occur when analyzing only a part of the activities of an organization (Manzardo et al 2016(Manzardo et al , 2018b; ii. the methodologies lead to a closer collaboration with the other actors in the value chain, potentiating the relationships, the quantity and the quality of the data collected as well as the extent of environmental performance improvements (Jungbluth et al 2016;Resta et al 2016;Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al 2017;Neppach et al 2017;Forin et al 2018;Martinez et al 2018aMartinez et al , 2018b); iii. it is possible to benefit from previous experience with other environmental methods or tools (Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al 2017;UNEP/SETAC 2017;Forin et al 2018;Moreira de Camargo et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…About the practical development of the OEF methodology, it is possible to underline that for some researchers it has been useful to use the multi-regional input output (MRIO) analysis. Despite some limitations (such as potential inaccuracies due to sectoral and spatial aggregations or temporal discrepancy between the reference period of the MRIOs and the data collected), it has been possible to use the MRIO tables successfully in both the construction and wood sectors (Martinez et al 2018a(Martinez et al , 2018b. 2017AKG Gazbeton Construction materials UNEP/SETAC 2017Azbil Corporation Electric appliances UNEP/SETAC 2017Banco de Mèxico Central Bank UNEP/SETAC 2017Daimler Automotive UNEP/SETAC 2017Demarchi Industrial Complex-BASF-UPH Coatings UNEP/SETAC 2017Faculty of Science and Technology Academia UNEP/SETAC 2017Foundation Emmaüs Social and recycling NGO UNEP/SETAC 2017Junk that Funk Waste management UNEP/SETAC 2017Maschio Gaspardo Agricultural equipment UNEP/SETAC 2017Thanakorn Vegetable Oil Products Food UNEP/SETAC 2017Tuzla Belediyesi Municipality Manzardo et al (2018a) N.A.…”

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Life Cycle Approaches for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Organizations: Defining the State of the Art

Rimano¹,

Taddeo

Raggi

2019

Administrative Sciences

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Organizations play a key role in reducing anthropogenic pressure on the natural environment. The first step towards improving their sustainability performances is the implementation of methodologies that take into consideration multiple environmental impact categories, as well as the entire value chain. The attention of scholars and practitioners was initially addressed to the analysis of products and processes, yet in a few cases in which they were addressed, the approaches used for organizations had a limited scope and range of use. Only in recent years have they been framed in a life cycle perspective. This article analyzes two recent life cycle-based methodologies that have their focus on the organization, namely Organization Environmental Footprint (OEF) and Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA). The goal is to define the state of the art of their methodological and current application developments and consider the relevance that these methodologies can have, both in terms of internal and external commitment (e.g., for the supply chain actors) and of reporting and communication requirements. The research was carried out starting from scientific databases, integrating technical legislation and secondary literature. The results obtained allowed tracing the first evolutionary trends, identifying the main authors and scientific journals and highlighting the relevant issues according to the researchers. A content and bibliometric analysis was performed that included all the contributions published so far. Projects and case studies that practically applied the two methodologies were also identified and analyzed. Finally, the main differences between the two methodologies were highlighted and future developments were hypothesized.

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Organization environmental footprint applying a multi-regional input-output analysis: A case study of a wood parquet company in Spain

Cited by 33 publications

References 38 publications

Assessment of Virtual Water Flows in Iran Using a Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis

Assessment of Virtual Water Flows in Iran Using a Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis

Supply versus use designs of environmental extensions in input–output analysis: Conceptual and empirical implications for the case of energy

Life Cycle Approaches for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Organizations: Defining the State of the Art

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