Organization Environmental Footprint through Input‐Output Analysis: A Case Study in the Construction Sector

Martínez, Sara; Arroyo, María del Mar Delgado; Marín, Rubén Martínez; Álvarez, Sergio

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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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confidence: 99%

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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“…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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“…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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“…Water Cruz et al, 2016;Elia et al, 2017;Junnila, 2009;Kubler et al, 2019;Lang and Kennedy, 2016;De Laurentiis et al, 2018;Martinez et al, 2018;Mendoza et al, 2019a;Nunes et al, 2018;Pajula et al, 2017;Pauliuk, 2018;Pelton and Smith, 2015;Shrake et al, 2013Shrake et al, , 2011 Gasoline/diesel In line with similar studies by Coutinho et al (2018) or Falcone et al (2019), the main method to gather primary data were two participatory workshops. They were held in December 2019 and January 2020 with a 3-week break in between to allow time for reflection, analysis and preparation by the research team, since the outcomes from workshop 1 would influence the scope of workshop 2.…”

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Co‐development of a framework for circular economy assessment in organisations: Learnings from the public sector

Droege

Raggi

Ramos

2021

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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To seize the potential of Circular Economy (CE) organisations need to evaluate and communicate their progress moving away from the non‐sustainable paradigm of ‘take‐make‐dispose’ towards circularity. Existing CE assessments for organisations focus on companies. Although the need for CE assessment is recognised in both public and private sectors, little progress has been made towards developing an approach for public sector organisations. CE assessment in public sector organisations is particularly important due to their role model, agenda setting and economic function. Therefore, this article co‐develops a CE assessment framework for public sector organisations. Portuguese public sector organisations were involved as a participatory case study. The result is a framework that covers the following components: (i) a system definition; (ii) a definition of 35 CE assessment elements; (iii) CE assessment targets; and (iv) CE indicators. The framework contributes to the understanding of circularity from a public sector perspective considering three key aspects: resources, operations and processes as well as social and employee related activities. Implications for CE assessments in the public and private sector encompass the importance for an early involvement of stakeholders to get a sector specific perspective, the need to address user‐friendliness and the requirement for continuous testing of CE assessments.

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Organization Environmental Footprint through Input‐Output Analysis: A Case Study in the Construction Sector

Cited by 10 publications

References 67 publications

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

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

Co‐development of a framework for circular economy assessment in organisations: Learnings from the public sector

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