Options for broadening and deepening the LCA approaches

Jeswani, Harish Kumar; Azapagic, Adisa; Schepelmann, Philipp; Ritthoff, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.023

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“…To incorporate a deeper and broader scope of sustainability elements [36], integrated assessments are introduced as the third type of approach. Integrated assessment combines two or all three sustainability elements.…”

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An Evaluation of Holistic Sustainability Assessment Framework for Palm Oil Production in Malaysia

Lim

Biswas

2015

Sustainability

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Palm oil based biodiesel offers an alternative energy source that can reduce current dependence on conventional fossil fuels and may reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions depending on the type of feedstock and processes used. In the Malaysian context, the palm oil industry not only provides high-yield, renewable feedstock to the world, it brings socio-economic development to the Malaysian rural community and contributes to the national income. However, the sustainability of palm oil remains controversial, due to deforestation, pollution and social conflicts associated with its production. Sustainability assessment is vital for the palm oil industry to identify weaknesses, improve its sustainability performance and improve consumer confidence. This paper proposes a holistic sustainability assessment framework for palm oil production with the aim to address the weaknesses of existing palm oil sustainability assessment methods. It identifies environmental, social and economic Headline Performance Indicators, Key Performance Indicators and their Performance Measures in crude palm oil production in a structured framework. Each quantitative/semi-quantitative performance measure is translated into Likert Scale of 1-5, where 3 is the threshold value, 5 is the ideal condition, and 1 is the worst case scenario. Calculation methods were established for the framework to provide quantitative assessment results. The framework was tested using a hypothetical example with data from existing studies. The results suggest that crude palm oil production in Malaysia is below the sustainability threshold. Evaluations of this sustainability assessment framework also demonstrate that it is a comprehensive assessment method for assessing sustainability of feedstock for biofuel production.

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An Evaluation of Holistic Sustainability Assessment Framework for Palm Oil Production in Malaysia

Lim

Biswas

2015

Sustainability

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“…Most construction product manufacturers do not hold third-party LCA data (Glass, 2012), and evidence indicates that it should be removed from the RS agenda (BRE Global, 2013) and promoted as a separate entity by way of EN 15804 (BSI, 2012). Yet Jeswani et al (2010) argue that LCA should be broadened by integrating with other methods of sustainability assessment. Although it is recognised that doing this by way of RS could be useful for addressing the three pillars of sustainability, the results of this study show that there is a Analysis of responsible sourcing performance in BES 6001 certificates Upstill-Goddard, Glass, Dainty and Nicholson mismatch between the two agendas.…”

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Analysis of responsible sourcing performance in BES 6001 certificates

Upstill-Goddard¹,

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Dainty

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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Responsible sourcing (RS) of materials is defined as the ethical management of sustainability issues within the construction supply chain, and engagement is typically evidenced by certification to BES 6001, the framework standard for the RS of construction products. Points are scored in BES 6001 under a number of clauses, yet little is known about RS practices. The aim of this study was to extract knowledge about RS practices from all 138 BES 6001 certificates issued to UK companies between 2008 and 2013. Data by performance rating, company size and product sector were analysed using Spearman's rho (ρ) and Cronbach's alpha (α). Performance against the life cycle assessment and resource use clauses was found not to influence overall performance significantly, so neither of these clauses can be assumed to represent good summary measures of sustainability performance. This suggests that a refocusing of the scope of both these clauses might be appropriate in future developments of the standard.

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“…Während in Unternehmen einzelne Entscheidungsträger direkte Schlussfolgerungen aus einer MFA oder LCA ziehen können, gestaltet sich die Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung auf regionaler Ebene oder entlang einer Produktionskette schwieriger, da verschiedene Akteure mit unterschiedlichen Interessen und Zielen beteiligt sind . Die Kombination von MFA mit sozialwissenschaftlichen Methoden wird daher von verschiedenen Autoren vorgeschlagen, um relevante Erkenntnisse für politische Entscheidungsfindungen zu gewinnen (Binder 2007 a;Brunner 2002 b;Jeswani et al 2010).…”

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