Product sustainability criteria in ecolabels: a complete analysis of the Blue Angel with focus on longevity and social criteria

Spengler, Laura; Jepsen, Dirk; Zimmermann, Till; Wichmann, Paula

doi:10.1007/s11367-019-01642-6

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“…As for that date, it did not matter if the product had been released to the public or the limited group of supporters of the campaign. As longevity of a product is a characteristic feature for its sustainability (Spengler et al 2019), a field highlighting if the product is still available on the market was included. In this field, market exit dates or information about a possible upcoming launch were recorded.…”

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Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Retail—A Theoretical Framework of Success Criteria

Konhäusner

2021

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Current research about crowdsourcing covers industries like food systems or logistics, leaving out the possible impact of crowdsourcing on sustainable retail. The debate about the sustainable impact of different industries is ongoing, especially discussing the adaption to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations critically. This paper examines the influence of crowdsourcing on the sustainable aspects of retailing by applying a theoretical derivation as well as an empirical observation. After theoretically discussing the linkage between crowdfunding as a crowdsourcing category and sustainable retail utilizing a literature review, a theoretical framework employing the grounded theory approach is constructed. A total of 24 crowdfunding campaigns aiming at the market introduction of new products or services, each worth over 5 million USD funding volume and run on international crowdfunding platforms, have been taken into consideration. The outcome of the analysis is a theoretical framework presenting three different categories, in which successful crowdfunding campaigns impacting sustainable retail excel: sustainable economic behavior, sustainable community management and sustainable market adaptation. The derived model contributes to the theoretical discussion about the impact of crowdfunding and assists practitioners in reflecting about their approach and goal setting prior to and while crowdfunding.

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Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Retail—A Theoretical Framework of Success Criteria

Konhäusner

2021

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“…Finally, scholars also reviewed ecolabels' criteria, characteristics, attributes, outcomes and certification processes in order to increase their impact for consumers, producers and the environment (e.g. Spengler et al , 2020). Therefore, Table 3 should not be interpreted to judge on ecolabels, but only to provide direction for practitioners interested in green business process maturity.…”

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“…Ecolabel organizations operating an eco-certification scheme are mostly examined by conducting a content analysis of their criteria, characteristics, attributes and outcomes (e.g. Spengler et al, 2020). Articles Green business process maturity examining a larger set of ecolabels rely on secondary data sources such as the Ecolabel Index (e.g.…”

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An exploration of green business process maturity based on ecolabels

Couckuyt

Looy

2021

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PurposeThe discipline of business process management (BPM) is challenged by investigating how work is performed in organizations while simultaneously recognizing preeminent environmental issues. Although organizations have become more open to the ecological impact of business processes through Green BPM, research in this field and guidance for practitioners remains relatively limited. Therefore, this study aims to extend and translate the conventional perspective on business process maturity towards green business process maturity levels.Design/methodology/approachThe authors bridged product-focussed and process-focussed environmental management practices by surveying ecolabels against theoretical capability areas for business process maturity. Since ecolabels are instruments to develop environmental-friendly products and services, the authors looked at the underlying processes to produce such green outcomes. By surveying 89 ecolabel organizations, the authors had indirectly access to an international set of companies, operating in distinct industries and producing a wide variety of green products and services.FindingsThe authors statistically uncovered a classification of four groups of ecolabels based on the process capabilities, each representing a distinct green business process maturity level. The four levels are “Green BP immaturity”, “Green BPL maturity”, “Green BPM maturity” and “Green BPO maturity” and align with well-established concepts in the business process literature and profession.Originality/valueScholars are encouraged to elaborate on the identified maturity levels in order to build and test a green business process maturity model, whereas practitioner-related advice is provided based on possible green business process maturity journeys towards excellence.

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“…Recently, several studies were conducted with the aim to review and compare textile ecolabels. While some publications provide an evaluation of a single label, e.g., Blue Angel [17] and C2C Certified [18,19], others analyse similarities and differences between the scope and criteria of different labels. For example, Koszewska provides an overview of most popular textile ecolabel and their recognisability among Polish buyers [20].…”

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Life Cycle Based Comparison of Textile Ecolabels

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Environmental impacts of textile production increased over the last decades. This also led to an increasing demand for sustainable textiles and ecolabels, which intend to provide information on environmental aspects of textiles for the consumer. The goal of the paper is to assess selected labels with regard to their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their coverage of relevant environmental aspects over the life cycle of textiles. We applied a characterization scheme to analyse seven selected labels (Blue Angel Textiles, bluesign®, Cotton made in Africa (CMiA), Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Global Recycled Standard (GRS), VAUDE Green Shape), and compared their focus to the environmental hotpots identified in the product environmental footprint case study of t-shirts. Most labels focus on the environmental aspects toxicity, water use, and air emissions predominantly in the upstream life cycle phases of textiles (mainly garment production), whereas some relevant impacts and life cycle phases like water in textile use phase remain neglected. We found significant differences between the ecolabels, and none of them cover all relevant aspects and impacts over the life cycle. Consumers need to be aware of these limitations when making purchase decisions.

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Product sustainability criteria in ecolabels: a complete analysis of the Blue Angel with focus on longevity and social criteria

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Retail—A Theoretical Framework of Success Criteria

Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Retail—A Theoretical Framework of Success Criteria

An exploration of green business process maturity based on ecolabels

Life Cycle Based Comparison of Textile Ecolabels

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