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Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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Opinion paper
Published: 12 March 2021 in Circular Economy and Sustainability
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The most popular definition of sustainable development, which can be found in the Brundtland Report, sets an ideal goal but do not provide a clear direction for the implementation of sustainable solutions. Other related concepts and approaches have emerged as means to progress towards sustainability in a more pragmatic way, such as the circular economy. The circular economy has risen to prominence at a rate and on a scale to rival the idea of sustainable development itself. This is despite the fact that there is relatively little about the circular economy that is entirely original—it draws heavily on precursor concepts such as industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis. These ideas have received renewed impetus even whilst being eclipsed in both academic and policies debates. In order to address this paradox and help establish the identity and contribution of these fields, this article presents the concepts of circular economy, industrial symbiosis and sustainable development, summarizing their complex and often intertwined evolutionary paths, focusing on relevant developments and implementation challenges. In addition, the authors point out the divergences and interrelations of these concepts and link them to other adjacent concepts and research fields, such as ecological modernisation and the green economy. Additionally, the potential contribution of industrial symbiosis and the circular economy to sustainable development and to the Sustainable Development Goals set in the United Nations Agenda 2030 is briefly discussed.

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Andrea Cecchin; Roberta Salomone; Pauline Deutz; Andrea Raggi; Laura Cutaia. What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development. Circular Economy and Sustainability 2021, 1 -15.

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Andrea Cecchin, Roberta Salomone, Pauline Deutz, Andrea Raggi, Laura Cutaia. What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-15.

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Andrea Cecchin; Roberta Salomone; Pauline Deutz; Andrea Raggi; Laura Cutaia. 2021. "What Is in a Name? The Rising Star of the Circular Economy as a Resource-Related Concept for Sustainable Development." Circular Economy and Sustainability , no. : 1-15.

Journal article
Published: 07 November 2020 in Sustainable Production and Consumption
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Since the publication of the European Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015, this new sustainability paradigm has become a guiding force behind the environmental and economic policies of the Junker Commission. The European Union (EU) has taken a particular approach to circularity, with high expectations to increase competitiveness, promote economic growth and create jobs while reducing environmental impacts and resource dependency. However, the circular economy (CE) is a contested paradigm, for which many competing interpretations exist, each seeking varying degrees of social, ecological and political transformation. Considering the emerging and contested state of the academic literature on CE, the EU's embrace of the concept is a remarkable phenomenon, which remains poorly researched. The aim of this paper is thus to address this research gap by analysing the CE discourse and policies of the Junker Commission (2014-2019) in order to critically discuss their sustainability implications and develop key policy recommendations. To do so, this research uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. The paper first critically analyses the EU's discourse based on a typology of circularity discourses. It then reviews the complex set of concrete CE policies and actions adopted by the EU and compares them to its discourse. Results show a dichotomy between words and actions, with a discourse that is rather holistic, while policies focus on “end of pipe” solutions and do not address the many socio-ecological implications of a circularity transition. Several actions are thus recommended to tackle the systemic challenges of a circular future from a plural perspective.

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Martin Calisto Friant; Walter J.V. Vermeulen; Roberta Salomone. Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2020, 27, 337 -353.

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Martin Calisto Friant, Walter J.V. Vermeulen, Roberta Salomone. Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2020; 27 ():337-353.

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Martin Calisto Friant; Walter J.V. Vermeulen; Roberta Salomone. 2020. "Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions." Sustainable Production and Consumption 27, no. : 337-353.

Review article
Published: 23 June 2020 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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The circular economy (CE) has recently become a popular discourse especially in government and corporate sectors. Given the socio-ecological challenges of the Anthropocene, the concept of CE could indeed help the transition to a sustainable, just and resilient future. However, the actual definition, objectives and forms of implementation of the CE are still unclear, inconsistent, and contested. Different actors and sectors are thus articulating circular discourses which align with their interests, and which often do not sufficiently examine the ecological, social and political implications of circularity. In this context, this research asks how to better navigate and analyse the history, complexity and plurality of circularity discourses by conceptually differentiating them in a comprehensive discourse typology. To answer this question a critical literature review has been carried out, which first, examines and reflects on the core challenges, gaps and limitations of the CE concept. Second, this research develops a comprehensive timeline of circularity thinking, which identifies and conceptually classifies 72 different CE-related concepts from the Global North and South (such as Gandhian and steady-state economics, buen vivir, doughnut economics and degrowth). This leads to the development of a typology of circularity discourses, which classifies circularity visions according to their position on fundamental social, technological, political and ecological issues. This research thus seeks to provide a basis for a more inclusive and comprehensive discussion on the topic, which opens the imaginary regarding the many circular futures that can exist and allows for a cross-pollination of ideas, policy options, strategies, practices and solutions.

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Martin Calisto Friant; Walter J.V. Vermeulen; Roberta Salomone. A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 161, 104917 .

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Martin Calisto Friant, Walter J.V. Vermeulen, Roberta Salomone. A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 161 ():104917.

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Martin Calisto Friant; Walter J.V. Vermeulen; Roberta Salomone. 2020. "A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 161, no. : 104917.

Review
Published: 18 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Transitioning from the current linear economic development model to a circular economy (CE) is a hot topic in academic literature, public governance, and the corporate domain. Actors have implemented CE strategies to reduce their resource use and its associated impacts, while boosting economic competitiveness and generating positive social impact. Companies are identified as key actors in transitioning to a CE, and many academics have proposed tools to assess CE and guide them in this process. This paper critically reviews such academic ‘assessment approaches’ at the micro level in order to reflect on their key properties. Seventy-four approaches are inventoried through a systematic literature review of academic literature. A critical review framework is constructed and applied, containing four perspectives: A general perspective, a descriptive perspective (methodological aspects), a normative perspective (connections to Sustainable Development), and a prescriptive perspective (implementation-focused). Methodologically, the 74 approaches are highly diverse, having various connections to previously established methodologies. Eighteen of the reviewed assessment approaches include all three dimensions of Sustainable Development (SD), in addition to a ‘circular’ dimension. Roughly one quarter of the approaches apply a participatory design approach. Suggested key desired properties of CE assessment approaches include making use of existing assessment methodologies such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and a closer collaboration between science and practitioners to consider end-user needs in the design of CE assessment approaches.

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Erik Roos Lindgreen; Roberta Salomone; Tatiana Reyes. A Critical Review of Academic Approaches, Methods and Tools to Assess Circular Economy at the Micro Level. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4973 .

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Erik Roos Lindgreen, Roberta Salomone, Tatiana Reyes. A Critical Review of Academic Approaches, Methods and Tools to Assess Circular Economy at the Micro Level. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (12):4973.

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Erik Roos Lindgreen; Roberta Salomone; Tatiana Reyes. 2020. "A Critical Review of Academic Approaches, Methods and Tools to Assess Circular Economy at the Micro Level." Sustainability 12, no. 12: 4973.

Book chapter
Published: 22 November 2019 in Pharmacology of the Blood Brain Barrier: Targeting CNS Disorders
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) and LCA-related approaches represent a powerful method for designing and evaluating the sustainability of green processes. This is mainly due to the intrinsic nature of the LCA method in carrying out the assessment by considering a life cycle perspective, thus including all the involved processes from raw materials extraction to the end of life. The chapter here presents aims to provide a state of the art related to the application of the LCA and related methods for assessing green processes and products in green chemistry and sustainable energy. Methodological and applicative aspects are also highlighted. The literature review was performed by analyzing about 100 different studies. The main results underline that, despite the fact that the LCA method has been widely adopted for assessing the environmental performance of products or processes in green chemistry and sustainable energy, the adoption of integrated methods is still needed. Such integrated approaches allow supporting the LCA method to achieve a more comprehensive analysis in a sustainability context.

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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone. Assessing green processes through life cycle assessment and other LCA-related methods. Pharmacology of the Blood Brain Barrier: Targeting CNS Disorders 2019, 179, 159 -185.

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Giovanni Mondello, Roberta Salomone. Assessing green processes through life cycle assessment and other LCA-related methods. Pharmacology of the Blood Brain Barrier: Targeting CNS Disorders. 2019; 179 ():159-185.

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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone. 2019. "Assessing green processes through life cycle assessment and other LCA-related methods." Pharmacology of the Blood Brain Barrier: Targeting CNS Disorders 179, no. : 159-185.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Elena Neri; N. Patrizi; S. Bastianoni; F. Lanuzza. Environmental hot-spots and improvement scenarios for Tuscan “Pecorino” cheese using Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 195, 810 -820.

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Giovanni Mondello, Roberta Salomone, Elena Neri, N. Patrizi, S. Bastianoni, F. Lanuzza. Environmental hot-spots and improvement scenarios for Tuscan “Pecorino” cheese using Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 195 ():810-820.

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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Elena Neri; N. Patrizi; S. Bastianoni; F. Lanuzza. 2018. "Environmental hot-spots and improvement scenarios for Tuscan “Pecorino” cheese using Life Cycle Assessment." Journal of Cleaner Production 195, no. : 810-820.

Journal article
Published: 22 June 2018 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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The population living in urban areas of the world continues to grow rapidly. It is, thus, a great priority for the planning practice to embed sustainability concept in their urban development endeavors. Currently, development and expansion of urban systems stress the need to control consumption of resources, especially non-renewable ones. There is also a need to reduce related environmental impacts, while stimulating a sustainable pathway for the population and urban growth. Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is useful for policy design to build an integrated method for supporting the development of a sustainable society. It undertakes territorial assessments and describes urban flows and impacts related to them by using a variety of tools, including material flow accounting (MFA). This study employs MFA, as it fits well within the scope of SEA and supports the growing environmental attention in the urban metabolism approach. Although helpful, MFA has not been systematically applied in the urban development context; for this reason, this paper proposes the integration of SEA and MFA. Integration of SEA and MFA generates a new framework for sustainable development planning. The framework is structured in phases oriented to the continual improvement based on the Deming cycle (i.e., plan, do, check, act), a key management approach mainly used in businesses for improving the effectiveness of an organization. It can also be implemented at the urban system level. In order to maintain normative compliance, each process (urban planning, strategic environmental assessment with urban metabolism approach, participatory processes) is standardized in line with a common and mandatory approach. While the processes are integrated among them, highlighting the reciprocal contact points, the results are combined in a holistic perspective. The framework, hence, transforms the voluntary MFA tool into a mandatory process. The proposed SEA-MFA framework has the potential to unify and standardize the processes of categorizing and quantifying data in order to improve the understanding of urban metabolic principles and scale effects. It also supports management and policy development and meets the requirements of different stakeholders. The framework, thus, generated a novel approach for sustainable urban development planning by providing solutions for specific policy problems and ensuring urban ecological balance and sustainable urban futures.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar. Integrating strategic environmental assessment and material flow accounting: a novel approach for moving towards sustainable urban futures. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2018, 24, 1269 -1284.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo, Stefano Cucurachi, Roberta Salomone, Lei Shi, Tan Yigitcanlar. Integrating strategic environmental assessment and material flow accounting: a novel approach for moving towards sustainable urban futures. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2018; 24 (7):1269-1284.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Lei Shi; Tan Yigitcanlar. 2018. "Integrating strategic environmental assessment and material flow accounting: a novel approach for moving towards sustainable urban futures." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 24, no. 7: 1269-1284.

Journal article
Published: 12 March 2018 in Economies
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Companies are more and more interested in the improvement of sustainability performance of products, services and processes. For this reason, appropriate and suitable assessment tools supporting the transition to a green economy are highly necessary. Currently, there are a number of methods and approaches for assessing products’ environmental impact and improving their performances; among these, the Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach has emerged as the most comprehensive and effective to achieve sustainability goals. Indeed, the LCT approach aims to reduce the use of resources and emissions to the environment associated with a product’s life cycle. It can be used as well to improve socio-economic performance through the entire life cycle of a product. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) are undoubtedly the most relevant methodologies to support product-related decision-making activities for the extraction and processing of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, use, reuse, maintenance, recycling and final disposal. While LCA is an internationally standardized tool (ISO 14040 2006), LCC (except for the ISO related to the building sector) and S-LCA have yet to attain international standardization (even if guidelines and general frameworks are available). The S-LCA is still in its experimental phase for many aspects of the methodological structure and practical implementation. This study presents the application of LCA and S-LCA to a textile product. The LCA and S-LCA are implemented following the ISO 14040-44:2006 and the guidelines from UNEP/SETAC (2009), respectively. The functional unit of the study is a cape knitted in a soft blend of wool and cashmere produced by a textile company located in Sicily (Italy). The system boundary of the study includes all phases from cradle-to-gate, from raw material production through fabric/accessory production to the manufacturing process of the product itself at the Sicilian Company. Background and foreground processes are taken into account using primary and secondary data. The analysis evaluates the environmental and social performances related to the specific textile product, but also outlines the general behaviour of the company. The case study also highlights pro and cons of a combined LCA and S-LCA to a textile product in a regional context.

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Paola Lenzo; Marzia Traverso; Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Sustainability Performance of an Italian Textile Product. Economies 2018, 6, 17 .

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Paola Lenzo, Marzia Traverso, Giovanni Mondello, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Sustainability Performance of an Italian Textile Product. Economies. 2018; 6 (1):17.

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Paola Lenzo; Marzia Traverso; Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2018. "Sustainability Performance of an Italian Textile Product." Economies 6, no. 1: 17.

Journal article
Published: 14 November 2017 in Sustainability
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This study presents the first application of the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) to a textile product made in Sicily (Italy), according to the Social Life Cycle Assessment guidelines (UNEP). The main goal is to assess and present the social values of a product manufactured in a particular territorial area where the presence of an industry represents the main source of employment. The first part of the study is a literature review of the current state of the art of the S-LCA and its implementation to textile products. In the implementation, particular attention is paid in identifying the positive impacts and in highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the method when applied in this specific sector. The functional unit of the study is an order for a garment (consisting of 495 capes in a soft blend of wool and cashmere), produced by a textile company located in Sicily (Italy). The system boundaries of the study include all phases from cradle-to-gate, i.e. from raw material production through fabric/accessory production to the manufacturing process of the product itself at the company. Background and foreground processes are taken into account using specific and generic data. Two stakeholder groups have been considered (workers and local communities) as those that can better represent the company’s value in the territory. The analysis carried out on the functional unit of the study allowed assessing social performance related to the specific textile product, but also to outline the general behaviour of the company. Results offer to scholars a perspective on which to focus their future researches in the sector and highlight that S-LCA is a valuable tool to support business decisions, assessing the social impact of the product to improve the social conditions of stakeholders. However, the access to primary and/or good quality local, national and global data is essential to draw credible conclusions; consequently, every effort to promote the application for S-LCA is highly suggested.

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Paola Lenzo; Marzia Traverso; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector: An Italian Case Study. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2092 .

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Paola Lenzo, Marzia Traverso, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector: An Italian Case Study. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (11):2092.

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Paola Lenzo; Marzia Traverso; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2017. "Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector: An Italian Case Study." Sustainability 9, no. 11: 2092.

Journal article
Published: 15 May 2017 in Sustainability
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Food waste is one of the most important issues taken into account by the European Union due to its negative environmental, economic and social impacts. The treatment of food waste through recycling processes represents a solution for food waste minimisation. Concerning, in particular, the retail sector, it is necessary to define strategies for retail-oriented sustainable food waste management. The aim of this study is to compare the potential environmental impacts related to five scenarios (landfill, incineration, composting, anaerobic digestion and bioconversion through insects) for the disposal/treatment of food waste produced by a mass retail company operating in Messina (Italy) through the application of the Life Cycle Assessment method, in order to find the best treatment solution. Results based on the treatment of a functional unit of 1 tonne of food waste show that the bioconversion scenario represents the most preferable solution considering all of the impact categories analysed through the CML 2 baseline 2000 method, except for Global Warming, for which higher environmental performances are connected to the anaerobic digestion scenario. The incineration and the bioconversion scenarios show the highest environmental benefits when the production of alternative energy sources and valuable materials is evaluated through the inclusion of the avoided productions in the analysis.

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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Giuseppe Saija; Sergio Sparacia; Maria Claudia Lucchetti. Comparative LCA of Alternative Scenarios for Waste Treatment: The Case of Food Waste Production by the Mass-Retail Sector. Sustainability 2017, 9, 827 .

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Giovanni Mondello, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Ioppolo, Giuseppe Saija, Sergio Sparacia, Maria Claudia Lucchetti. Comparative LCA of Alternative Scenarios for Waste Treatment: The Case of Food Waste Production by the Mass-Retail Sector. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (5):827.

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Giovanni Mondello; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Giuseppe Saija; Sergio Sparacia; Maria Claudia Lucchetti. 2017. "Comparative LCA of Alternative Scenarios for Waste Treatment: The Case of Food Waste Production by the Mass-Retail Sector." Sustainability 9, no. 5: 827.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Roberta Salomone; Luigia Petti; Giovanni Mondello; Andrea Raggi. Is there a simplified LCA tool suitable for the agri-food industry? An assessment of selected tools. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 149, 406 -425.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Roberta Salomone, Luigia Petti, Giovanni Mondello, Andrea Raggi. Is there a simplified LCA tool suitable for the agri-food industry? An assessment of selected tools. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 149 ():406-425.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Roberta Salomone; Luigia Petti; Giovanni Mondello; Andrea Raggi. 2017. "Is there a simplified LCA tool suitable for the agri-food industry? An assessment of selected tools." Journal of Cleaner Production 149, no. : 406-425.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Food waste management strategies are mainly focused on waste minimization, but the search for new solutions to waste valorization is also a viable and potentially advantageous alternative. In this context, the aim of this study is to assess the potential environmental impacts of food-waste bioconversion into compost and dried larvae through the action of Hermetia illucens, by applying Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). In international scientific literature, there are many studies concerning the utilization of insects for food-waste bioconversion, but very few articles relate to the application of LCA in this sector and none of these refers to Hermetia illucens. Furthermore, the process of bioconversion through Hermetia illucens is a very attractive option, considering that it represents a potential valuable solution to two problems: food waste management on the one hand and, on the other, the rising global demand for feed (dried larvae can be used in aquaculture feed production) or the competition between land use for energy crops and for food crops (dried larvae are a fat-rich resource potentially usable for the production of biodiesel). In particular, the LCA results presented in this study refer to the assessment of the potential environmental impacts of a pilot plant in which H. illucens is employed for food-waste treatment. From 10 tonnes of food-waste input, 300 kg of dried larvae and 3,346 kg of compost are produced. Three different functional units were used to carry out the analysis: the input of the production process, therefore 1) food-waste; the output composed of dried larvae, for which 2) the protein content (fundamental characteristic for using this product in aquaculture) and 3) the lipid content (to be used for biodiesel production) are considered. Results related to the functional unit of 1 tonne of food waste treated show a value of 30.2 kg CO2 eq in terms of Global Warming Potential, 215.3 MJ in terms of Energy Use, and 0.661 m2a in terms of Land Use. When compared with alternative sources of raw material for feed or biodiesel, these results show that the most significant benefits of insect production are connected to Land Use, while Energy Use is the main burden, and the estimation of Global Warming Potential is still affected by many uncertainties

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Roberta Salomone; G. Saija; Giovanni Mondello; A. Giannetto; S. Fasulo; D. Savastano. Environmental impact of food waste bioconversion by insects: Application of Life Cycle Assessment to process using Hermetia illucens. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 140, 890 -905.

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Roberta Salomone, G. Saija, Giovanni Mondello, A. Giannetto, S. Fasulo, D. Savastano. Environmental impact of food waste bioconversion by insects: Application of Life Cycle Assessment to process using Hermetia illucens. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 140 ():890-905.

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Roberta Salomone; G. Saija; Giovanni Mondello; A. Giannetto; S. Fasulo; D. Savastano. 2017. "Environmental impact of food waste bioconversion by insects: Application of Life Cycle Assessment to process using Hermetia illucens." Journal of Cleaner Production 140, no. : 890-905.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Claudio Pattara; Roberta Salomone; Angelo Cichelli. Carbon footprint of extra virgin olive oil: a comparative and driver analysis of different production processes in Centre Italy. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 127, 533 -547.

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Claudio Pattara, Roberta Salomone, Angelo Cichelli. Carbon footprint of extra virgin olive oil: a comparative and driver analysis of different production processes in Centre Italy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 127 ():533-547.

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Claudio Pattara; Roberta Salomone; Angelo Cichelli. 2016. "Carbon footprint of extra virgin olive oil: a comparative and driver analysis of different production processes in Centre Italy." Journal of Cleaner Production 127, no. : 533-547.

Journal article
Published: 19 February 2016 in Sustainability
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The emphasis on learning and adaptation among different actors at various political administrative levels and on various geographic scales has become a precondition for the emergence of sustainable development. It is possible to find the essential form of collaborative management by using a Strategic Plan, designed to determine a local model of sustainable competitiveness in economic, social and environmental terms. The adoption of a Strategic Plan stimulates a process of shared knowledge, through which it is possible to generate a new environmental governance (EG) that is truly representative of a local system. This paper presents, as a case study representative of the Italian context, the Strategic Plan of the Nebrodi area (SP), and assesses the structure of a new form of public and private environmental governance focused on sustainable concern. Finally, the SP could be considered a guideline for managing the local territorial and environmental system from a long-term perspective.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Saija; Lei Shi. Sustainable Local Development and Environmental Governance: A Strategic Planning Experience. Sustainability 2016, 8, 180 .

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Giuseppe Ioppolo, Stefano Cucurachi, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Saija, Lei Shi. Sustainable Local Development and Environmental Governance: A Strategic Planning Experience. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (2):180.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Saija; Lei Shi. 2016. "Sustainable Local Development and Environmental Governance: A Strategic Planning Experience." Sustainability 8, no. 2: 180.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2016 in Antimicrobial Food Packaging
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Active and intelligent packaging (A&I), including antimicrobial packaging (AM), can provide several benefits to the quality and safety of food. However, its deliberate interaction with the food and/or its environment and the migration of substances could represent a food safety concern. Most active and intelligent concepts that are on the market in the United States and Australia could not be introduced in Europe due to lack of specific legislation. To face the problem, the EU first adopted the Framework Regulation 1935/2004/EC, in which active and intelligent packaging systems were included, and, in 2009, the Regulation 450/2009/EC set rules ad hoc for A&I materials and articles. Among the factors that are encouraging advanced packaging choices is the need to reduce food waste and to optimize the use of raw materials. This fueled the implementation of “green” packaging technologies, which have led to environmentally-friendly, sustainable packaging solutions. In this view, proper environmental assessment tools and methodologies are necessary in order to include a balanced vision of quality and health aspects with environmental considerations. Life cycle thinking (LCT) approaches represent the most suitable solution.

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D. Restuccia; Roberta Salomone; U.G. Spizzirri; G. Saija; G. Ioppolo; Ortensia Ilaria Parisi; N. Picci. Industrial Applications. Antimicrobial Food Packaging 2016, 215 -227.

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D. Restuccia, Roberta Salomone, U.G. Spizzirri, G. Saija, G. Ioppolo, Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, N. Picci. Industrial Applications. Antimicrobial Food Packaging. 2016; ():215-227.

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D. Restuccia; Roberta Salomone; U.G. Spizzirri; G. Saija; G. Ioppolo; Ortensia Ilaria Parisi; N. Picci. 2016. "Industrial Applications." Antimicrobial Food Packaging , no. : 215-227.

Book chapter
Published: 07 January 2015 in Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector
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This chapter discusses the application of life cycle assessment methodologies to rice, wheat, corn and some of their derived products. Cereal product systems are vital for the production of commodities of worldwide importance that entail particular environmental hot spots originating from their widespread use and from their particular nature. It is thus important for tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) to be tailored to such cereal systems in order to be used as a means of identifying the negative environmental effects of cereal products and highlighting possible pathways to overall environmental improvement in such systems. Following a brief introduction to the cereal sector and supply chain, this chapter reviews some of the current cereal-based life cycle thinking literature, with a particular emphasis on LCA. Next, an analysis of the LCA methodological issues emerging from the literature review is carried out. The following section of the chapter discusses some practices and approaches that should be considered when performing cereal-based LCAs in order to achieve the best possible results. Conclusions are drawn in the final part of the chapter and some indications are given of the main hot spots in the cereal supply chain.

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Pietro A. Renzulli; Jacopo Bacenetti; Graziella Benedetto; Alessandra Fusi; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Monia Niero; Maria Proto; Roberta Salomone; Daniela Sica; Stefania Supino. Life Cycle Assessment in the Cereal and Derived Products Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector 2015, 185 -249.

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Pietro A. Renzulli, Jacopo Bacenetti, Graziella Benedetto, Alessandra Fusi, Giuseppe Ioppolo, Monia Niero, Maria Proto, Roberta Salomone, Daniela Sica, Stefania Supino. Life Cycle Assessment in the Cereal and Derived Products Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. 2015; ():185-249.

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Pietro A. Renzulli; Jacopo Bacenetti; Graziella Benedetto; Alessandra Fusi; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Monia Niero; Maria Proto; Roberta Salomone; Daniela Sica; Stefania Supino. 2015. "Life Cycle Assessment in the Cereal and Derived Products Sector." Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector , no. : 185-249.

Book chapter
Published: 07 January 2015 in Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector
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The olive oil industry is a significant productive sector in the European Union and the related production process is characterised by a variety of different practices and techniques for the agricultural production of olives and for their processing into olive oil. Depending on these different procedures, olive oil production is associated with several adverse effects on the environment, both in the agricultural and in the olive oil production phase. As a consequence, tools such as LCA are becoming increasingly important for this type of industry. Following an overview of the characteristics of the olive oil supply chain and its main environmental problems, the authors of this chapter provide a description of the international state of the art of LCA implementation in this specific sector, as well as briefly describing other life cycle thinking methodologies and tools (such as simplified LCA, footprint labels and Environmental Product Declarations). Then, the methodological problems connected with the application of LCA in the olive oil production sector are analysed in depth, starting from a critical comparative analysis of the applicative LCA case studies in the olive oil production supply chain. Finally, guidelines for the application of LCA in the olive oil production sector are proposed.

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Roberta Salomone; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Ornella Malandrino; Marina\ud Mistretta; Elena Neri; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Bruno Notarnicola; Claudio Pattara; Carlo Russo; Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector 2015, 57 -121.

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Roberta Salomone, Giulio Mario Cappelletti, Ornella Malandrino, Marina\ud Mistretta, Elena Neri, Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti, Bruno Notarnicola, Claudio Pattara, Carlo Russo, Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. 2015; ():57-121.

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Roberta Salomone; Giulio Mario Cappelletti; Ornella Malandrino; Marina\ud Mistretta; Elena Neri; Giuseppe Martino Nicoletti; Bruno Notarnicola; Claudio Pattara; Carlo Russo; Carlo Russo And Giuseppe Saija. 2015. "Life Cycle Assessment in the Olive Oil Sector." Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector , no. : 57-121.

Journal article
Published: 15 September 2014 in Sustainability
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Current industrial production is driven by increasing globalization, which has led to a steady increase in production volumes and complexity of products aimed at the pursuit of meeting the needs of customers. In this context, one of the main tools in the management of customer value is Lean Manufacturing or Production, though it is considered primarily as a set of tools to reduce the total cost of the resources needed to achieve such needs. This philosophy has recently been enriched in the literature with case studies that link Lean Management (LM) with the improvement of environmental sustainability. The consequence is an expansion of the Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM); indeed, CIM, currently, combining and integrating the key business functions (e.g., business, engineering, manufacturing, and information management) with a view of the life cycle, does not highlight the strategic role of the environmental aspects. In order to deal with the increasingly rapid environmental degradation that is reflected in society, in terms of both economy and quality of life, Industrial Ecology (IE) introduced a new paradigm of principles and instruments of analysis and decision support (e.g., Life Cycle Assessment—LCA, Social Life Cycle Assessment -SLCA, Material Flow Account—MFA, etc.) that can be considered as the main basis for integrating the environmental aspects in each strategy, design, production, final product, and end of life management, through the re-engineering of processes and activities towards the development of an eco-industrial system. This paper presents the preliminary observations based on a analysis of both theories (LM-IE) and provides a possible assessment of the key factors relevant to their integration in a “lean environmental management”, highlighting both positives (lights) and possible barriers (shadows).

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Saija; Luigi Ciraolo. Industrial Ecology and Environmental Lean Management: Lights and Shadows. Sustainability 2014, 6, 6362 -6376.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo, Stefano Cucurachi, Roberta Salomone, Giuseppe Saija, Luigi Ciraolo. Industrial Ecology and Environmental Lean Management: Lights and Shadows. Sustainability. 2014; 6 (9):6362-6376.

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Giuseppe Ioppolo; Stefano Cucurachi; Roberta Salomone; Giuseppe Saija; Luigi Ciraolo. 2014. "Industrial Ecology and Environmental Lean Management: Lights and Shadows." Sustainability 6, no. 9: 6362-6376.

Book chapter
Published: 20 February 2014 in Pathways to Environmental Sustainability
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Biodiesel is one of the most important global renewable fuels produced by vegetable biomass. It is the main green fuel produced and utilized in Europe (in this context Italy is the 4th producer country) and the result of national biofuel mandates. The EU Renewable Energy Directive imposes to reach a minimum threshold of 10 % diesel blending with biodiesel by 2020 in order to reduce global warming. Biodiesel has many positive aspects, it is a renewable, non-ecotoxic and obtained from vegetable oils and animal fats with a favorable balance in terms of GWP (Global Warming Potential) and EROI (Energy Return On Investment), but its production has also some critical aspects mainly related to its impacts on the environment and health. The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate how an approach for the assessment of these impacts, by means of the integration of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and RA (Risk Assessment) methodologies, helps in evaluating the acceptability of the process.

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Francesco Spina; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Roberta Salomone; Jan C. J. Bart; Maria Francesca Milazzo. Human and Environmental Impact Assessment for a Soybean Biodiesel Production Process Through the Integration of LCA and RA. Pathways to Environmental Sustainability 2014, 117 -126.

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Francesco Spina, Giuseppe Ioppolo, Roberta Salomone, Jan C. J. Bart, Maria Francesca Milazzo. Human and Environmental Impact Assessment for a Soybean Biodiesel Production Process Through the Integration of LCA and RA. Pathways to Environmental Sustainability. 2014; ():117-126.

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Francesco Spina; Giuseppe Ioppolo; Roberta Salomone; Jan C. J. Bart; Maria Francesca Milazzo. 2014. "Human and Environmental Impact Assessment for a Soybean Biodiesel Production Process Through the Integration of LCA and RA." Pathways to Environmental Sustainability , no. : 117-126.

Book chapter
Published: 16 May 2013 in Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)
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Agri-food firms, as enterprises in any other sector, have a series of tools at their disposition, based on international standards, which may be useful for the purposes of environmental management. System standards (such as ISO 14001 for Environmental Management Systems) are the most widely used, but a more suitable approach to environmental quality management in the agricultural and agri-food sectors is probably one based on using direct means of ensuring the environmental performance of products. In this chapter, new approaches centred on the product-orientation of environmental management systems are presented, also investigating their role in the improvement of economic and competitive performance. Finally, the path towards the definition of a Product-Orientation of Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) framework, specifically tailored to companies operating in the agribusiness sector, is described.

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Roberta Salomone; Daniela Rupo; Giuseppe Saija. Innovative Environmental Management Tools for the Agri-Food Chain. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) 2013, 3 -25.

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Roberta Salomone, Daniela Rupo, Giuseppe Saija. Innovative Environmental Management Tools for the Agri-Food Chain. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). 2013; ():3-25.

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Roberta Salomone; Daniela Rupo; Giuseppe Saija. 2013. "Innovative Environmental Management Tools for the Agri-Food Chain." Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) , no. : 3-25.