In the rapidly growing global sustainability consulting market, which is projected to reach US$ 12 billion by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% (QYResearch Group 2023 ), the demand for life cycle information is increasing at an …
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Tobias Viere, Joshua Lehmann, Zoe Chunyu Miao, Kevin Harding, Philip Strothmann, Steffi Weyand, Laurie Wright, Takunda Y. Chitaka, Guido Sonnemann
The impact assessment of the use of abiotic resources in life cycle assessment (LCA) has been heavily debated. Several studies have brought up the diversity of ways abiotic resources are dealt with in LCA (Liao et al. 2012 ; Klinglmair et al. 2014 …
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Lauran van Oers, Jeroen B. Guinée, Reinout Heijungs, Rita Schulze, Rodrigo A. F. Alvarenga, Jo Dewulf, Johannes Drielsma
Since the dawn of the industrial revolutions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, mankind has seen an advancement in technology, food production and processing, improved medicines and healthcare, automation of manufacturing, new innovations …
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Mohammed Engha Isah, Zhengyang Zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae, Norihiro Itsubo
The world footwear production in 2020 was 20.5 billion pairs, representing a relevant sector of the commercial market, even though the COVID-19 pandemic hit the footwear business severely, leading to a reduction in world’s production by almost 4 …
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Carla L. Simões, António Aguiar, Ana C. Marques, Isabel Pinho, Ricardo Simoes
According to the International Energy Agency, nuclear energy is today’s second-largest source of low emissions (i.e., non-fossil-based) power generation, after hydropower (IEA 2022 ). In 2020, nuclear power made up about 10% of global electricity …
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Mehdi Iguider, Paul Robineau, Michal Kozderka, Maria Boltoeva, Gaetana Quaranta
Agriculture currently faces some critical challenges. First, the population growth is expected to reach up to 8.5 billion (FAO 2023 ), leading to an anticipated 35–56% increase in food demand (van Dijk et al. 2021 ). This surge in demand will …
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Antonio Licastro, Roberta Salomone, Giovanni Mondello, Grazia Calabrò
Common wisdom suggests that it is possible to manage things that can be measured (Lowenstein 1996 ). The same phenomenon has been identified in relation to the management of sustainability in companies (Elgie et al. 2021 ; Lammerant et al. 2021 ).
In recent decades, the concept of meal delivery has evolved into a value-based service provided by restaurants, driven by changing consumer habits characterized by a desire for time-saving options and a lack of culinary skills. This transformation …
From a European Union (EU) perspective, the agricultural sector poses social, economic, and environmental challenges. One of the key aspects is the widespread use of herbicides, which can have an unintentionally negative impact on living organisms …
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Janusz Krupanek, Pablo Gonzales de Santos, Luis Emmi, Merve Wollweber, Hendrik Sandmann, Karsten Scholle, Duc Di Minh Tran, Joachim Jietse Schouteten, Christian Andreasen
Society’s shift towards an increasingly hectic lifestyle has affected eating habits, with increased consumption of ready-to-eat convenience foods (Wolfson et al. 2016 ; Halkier 2017 ). Vegetables are rich in bioactive compounds such as vitamins …
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Laura Rasines, Serni Morera, Guillermo San Miguel, Encarna Aguayo
Europe concentrates approximately 70% of the world’s olive oil production, and the olive industry represents an important economic and strategic asset in many regions of the Mediterranean basin. Besides the continuous research on the possible …
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Matteo Moglie, Giovanni Biancini, Luca Cioccolanti
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02.04.2024 | COMMENTARY AND DISCUSSION ARTICLE
Sub-optimal dietary patterns make major contributions to the Global Burden of Disease and are among the most pressing issues affecting human health. Consequently, they are key to consider when assessing the human health and other environmental …
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Laura Scherer, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Zach Conrad, Victor L. Fulgoni, III, John C. Mathers, Jolieke C. van der Pols, Walter Willett, Peter Fantke, Stephan Pfister, Katerina S. Stylianou, Bo P. Weidema, Llorenç Milà i Canals, Olivier Jolliet
Mining is the foundation for the socio-economic development of many countries around the world. In Africa, many precious minerals, including gold, are heavily exploited. Gold has historically been one of the most coveted minerals due mainly to its …
Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic halted international travel and had a significant negative impact on the sector’s development with losses of USD 4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs, prior to the pandemic the tourism industry accounted for …
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Cristina Casals Miralles, Mercè Boy Roura, Sergio Ponsá Salas, Laia Llenas Argelaguet, Joan Colón Jordà
Considering the increasing repercussions of climate change on human life, dramatic reductions in greenhouse gases are required since their accumulation in the atmosphere is the primary cause of climate change (Lucon et al. 2014 ). In this regard …
The extraction of mineral resources plays a crucial role in the modern global economy, by supplying numerous sectors with essential raw materials and metals (Vintró et al. 2014 ). The European mining sector, in particular, is important in providing …
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Andrea Di Maria, Claudia Di Noi, Yblin Román Escobar, Alberto Vázquez Ruiz, Andreas Ciroth