WEB BASED TOOLS FOR LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SOME EXPERIENCES WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
Luca Petruccelli, Gian Luca Baldo, Massimo Marino, Assunta Filareto
Last modified: 2013-06-25
Abstract
Recently some companies and business/manufacturing associations have stimulated the development of innovative web based tools for the elaboration of ecoprofiles of products as well for CSR (company social responsibility) purposes when many plants participate to the direct data collection. TEA (Tool for Environmental Analysis) is a customized web based platform developed by Life Cycle Engineering to answer to these needs. The paper aims at illustrating two case studies of how LCA information has been used to support life-cycle-analysis and Environmental Product Declaration needs of a couple of associations operating at country level (CONAI, the Italian National Packaging Consortium) and at European level (BWA, Bitumen Water Proofing Association). The new web based tools have the purpose to support decision making at product and at plant level.
Keywords
Simplified tool; Life Cycle Management; EPD (Environmental Product Declaration); Ecodesign
References
BWA (2013) Environmental Declaration for Bitumen Roof Waterproofing Systems, Registration number S-EP-00414, available on http://gryphon.environdec.com/data/files/6/9113/epd414e_Bitumem_Waterproofing_ Association_Rev1.1_.pdf
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