LCA METHODOLOGY FROM ANALYSIS TO ACTIONS: EXAMPLES OF BARILLA'S IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
The life cycle approach is implemented by Barilla in the decision making
process to identify processes requiring improvement in order to meet in-line
sustainable business strategies. This work illustrated the main improvement
projects that Barilla performed in its analyses of Life Cycle Assessment
results relevant to dry durum wheat semolina pasta. Projects were
undertaken for each phase, including in system boundaries (dry durum
wheat pasta, milling, pasta production, packaging production, product
transport and household cooking). Results obtained from each phase shall
be used to improve processes management along the product chain. An
example of improvement action concerns the updating of crop guidelines in
relevance to the need of greater sustainability of durum wheat cultivation.
process to identify processes requiring improvement in order to meet in-line
sustainable business strategies. This work illustrated the main improvement
projects that Barilla performed in its analyses of Life Cycle Assessment
results relevant to dry durum wheat semolina pasta. Projects were
undertaken for each phase, including in system boundaries (dry durum
wheat pasta, milling, pasta production, packaging production, product
transport and household cooking). Results obtained from each phase shall
be used to improve processes management along the product chain. An
example of improvement action concerns the updating of crop guidelines in
relevance to the need of greater sustainability of durum wheat cultivation.
Keywords
Life cycle assessment; durum wheat semolina pasta; improvement actions; environmental performance; cropping system project
References
Barilla, Environmental Product Declaration of dry durum wheat semolina pasta, 10/03/2011.
International EPD Consortium, General Program Instructions (EPD), ver.1 of 29/02/2008.
Luca Ruini, Paolo Cabrini, Roberto Ranieri, Fabrizio Boeri, Marco Montani, Pierluigi Meriggi, Economic, Agronomic and Environmental integrated analysis of durum wheat cultivation cropping system, LCA food 2010 proceedings, Volume 1.
Barilla, Environmental Product Declaration of durum wheat semolina dried pasta (brand Barilla), available at http://www.environdec.com/en/Detail/?Epd=7699, 10/03/2011.
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