An Industrial Ecology approach to solve wine surpluses problem: the case study of an Italian winery

Chiusano, Luca; Cerutti, Alessandro Kim; Cravero, Maria Carla; Bruun, Sander; Gerbi, Vincenzo

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.002

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“…In the event that some insects have both functions, a coherent LCA study of such systems should consider, through the application of an industrial ecology approach, other production systems that use outputs from other systems as inputs (e.g., Chiusano et al 2015). In an LCA setting, this means that by-products will need to be handled by either allocation or system expansion for a combined functional unit, entailing the definition of both waste treatment and insect production.…”

Section: Recommendations-modeling Of the Insect Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life cycle assessment of edible insects for food protein: a review

Halloran¹,

Roos²,

Eilenberg³

et al. 2016

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Compared to their vertebrate counterparts in traditional husbandry, insects are extremely efficient at converting organic matter into animal protein and dietary energy. For this reason, insects for food and feed show great potential as an environmentally friendly choice in future food systems. However, to obtain a true assessment of this, more information is needed about the production systems. Currently, only six studies applying the life cycle assessment (LCA) method to insect production systems have been published. The studies are heterogenous and thus difficult to compare. The aim of this paper was to establish a versatile reference framework that would allow for the selection of standardized settings for LCA applications in insect production systems, taking both the peculiarity of each system and the latest developments in food LCA into account. It is recommended that future LCAs of insect production systems take the following into account: (1) clear definition of the insect species and life stages included in the LCA, (2) use of at least two of the following types of functional units: nutritional, mass, or economic-based, (3) collection of empirical data in situ (e.g., on farms/production sites), (4) comparative analysis where production systems produce products that are realistic alternatives to the insect species under investigation, (5) inclusion of additional or previously unconsidered unit processes, such as processing and storage and waste management, and (6) use of a wide range of impact categories, especially climate change, resource consumption, nutrient enrichment potential, acidification potential, and impacts on land and water consumption in order to allow for comparison between studies.

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Section: Recommendations-modeling Of the Insect Production Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life cycle assessment of edible insects for food protein: a review

Halloran¹,

Roos²,

Eilenberg³

et al. 2016

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…This means transforming the property into an agricultural organism, in a place where each component has its activities enhanced by culture, livestock, forests, water sources, wildlife corridors, windbreaks and many others [29]. These are some of the practices that have been considered in decision making for environmentally sustainable vineyard management systems according to studies by Villanueva-Rey et al [8]; Zaher et al [30]; Chiusano et al [31].…”

Section: Vineyard Environmental Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental sustainability and biodynamic cultivation of Vitis viniferas grapes in the Serra Gaúcha region, Brazil

Marques¹,

Almeida²,

Paraguassú-Chaves³

et al. 2021

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Wine has shown a synergistic effect in a holistic context, being referenced in recent years by several areas, such as medicine, which considers it a natural antioxidant, economics, tourism, design and agribusiness, among other areas of study that perceive qualitative and quantitative characteristics of wine. In this sense, the wine sector is constantly looking for new practices for the Vitis vinifera grape, such as the use of biodynamic agriculture, which presents positive results for the sustainability of the ecosystem and the quality of the soil, thus ensuring a better terroir. The study here proposes to know: what interferes in the winegrower's decision to choose environmentally sustainable practices in vineyard management? The general objective is to characterize the environmental profile of the biodynamic vineyard. The adopted methodology is a descriptive case study of qualitative analysis. The factor that interferes, in the choice of sustainable practices for the management of vineyards, to the necessity of the maintenance, the fertility and productivity, the vineyards and in this case the biodynamic practice can be an option for the production of grapes with low impact environmental and that can result in the production of good quality wines.

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“…To such purpose, LCA can be applied with different aims, for example to (Mattila et al, 2012): assess the benefits of realising IE applications (e.g. Chiusano et al, 2015;San Martin et al, 2016;Simboli et al, 2015); assess existing IE applications to improve them (e.g. Contreras et al, 2009); communicate to third party the performance of IE systems (e.g.…”

Section: Recovery Of Food Loss In Industrial Ecology Applicationsmentioning

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Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

Corrado

Ardente

Sala

et al. 2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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a b s t r a c tFood loss is a major concern from both environmental and social point of view. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been largely applied to quantify the environmental impact of food and to identify pros and cons of different options for optimisation of food systems management, including the recovery of potential waste occurring along the supply chain. However, within LCA case studies, there is still a general lack of proper accounting of food losses. A discrepancy both in food loss definition and in the approaches adopted to model the environmental burden of food loss has been observed. These aspects can lead to misleading and, sometimes, contrasting results, limiting the reliability of LCA as a decision support tool for assessing food production systems. This article aims, firstly, at providing a preliminary analysis on how the modelling of food loss has been conducted so far in LCA studies. Secondly, it suggests a definition for food loss to be adopted. Finally, the article investigates the consequence of using such definition and it proposes potential paths for the development of a common methodological framework to increase the robustness and comparability of the LCA studies. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches adopted to account for food loss along the food supply chain: primary production, transport and storage, food processing, distribution, consumption and end of life. It is also proposed to account separately between avoidable, possibly avoidable and unavoidable food loss by means of specific indicators. Finally, some recommendations for LCA practitioners are provided on how to deal with food loss in LCA studies focused on food products. The most relevant recommendations concern: i) the systematic accounting of food loss generated along the food supply chain; ii) the modelling of waste treatments according to the specific characteristics of food; iii) the sensitivity analysis on the modelling approaches adopted to model multi-functionality; and iv) the need of transparency in describing the modelling of food loss generation and management.

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An Industrial Ecology approach to solve wine surpluses problem: the case study of an Italian winery

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Life cycle assessment of edible insects for food protein: a review

Life cycle assessment of edible insects for food protein: a review

Environmental sustainability and biodynamic cultivation of Vitis viniferas grapes in the Serra Gaúcha region, Brazil

Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

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