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Prof. Luigia Petti
Department of Economic Studies, “G. d’Annunzio” University Pescara, Pescara, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 21 September 2019 in Resources
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An increasing global focus on sustainability has affected the jewellery industry by raising questions about its environmental and social impacts and ethics due to the negative impacts of gold mining. It is essential to consider the social aspects of mining activities on the socio-economic environment and the affected individuals in order to understand the sustainability of the jewellery industry in a better way. Nonetheless, this is a gap in the evaluation of the issues of jewellery in the other phases of the life cycle, observed in the literature. For these reasons, the goal of this study is to assess the social and socio-economic aspects of a piece of jewellery from the artisan’s point of view by considering the relationship between a piece of jewellery and the local community. The United National Environmental Programme/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) Guidelines on Social Life-Cycle Assessment, the UNEP/SETAC Methodological Sheets and the Subcategory Assessment Method were implemented. The findings show that a piece of jewellery can play an important role in supporting the local cultural heritage by innovating the traditional product, and promoting educational activities related to the history of the product and the territory. Consequently, the local community with its historical background gives an added value to the piece of jewellery. Further research on this topic is desirable in order to improve the knowledge of this particular sector and to identify other social issues that can be involved in this product.

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Manuela D’Eusanio; Monica Serreli; Luigia Petti. Social Life-Cycle Assessment of a Piece of Jewellery. Emphasis on the Local Community. Resources 2019, 8, 158 .

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Manuela D’Eusanio, Monica Serreli, Luigia Petti. Social Life-Cycle Assessment of a Piece of Jewellery. Emphasis on the Local Community. Resources. 2019; 8 (4):158.

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Manuela D’Eusanio; Monica Serreli; Luigia Petti. 2019. "Social Life-Cycle Assessment of a Piece of Jewellery. Emphasis on the Local Community." Resources 8, no. 4: 158.

Journal article
Published: 26 March 2019 in Administrative Sciences
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used for the improvement of the environmental performance of products and services, including food systems. Amongst them, however, honey appears to have been rarely analysed. Furthermore, the pollination by honeybees can be regarded as one of the functions of an apiculture system and is of utmost importance both for natural ecosystems and agriculture. When implementing an LCA of an apiculture system, the pollination service can and should be considered as one of the functions of a multifunctional system and the issue of how to deal with this multifunctionality in the modelling of that system should be considered carefully. The aim of this paper is to explore the economic value of pollination as a potential basis for managing multifunctionality in LCA modelling as well as its implementation in a case study. Economic allocation was performed between the pollination service and honey production. The results demonstrated that the production phase is the most impactful one for most of the environmental categories (due to the use of glass for the honey jars and electricity consumption during the storage of supers in refrigerator rooms), followed by the distribution phase. Finally, the most affected environmental impact category appeared to be natural land transformation, followed by marine ecotoxicity, freshwater eutrophication and human toxicity.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. Life Cycle Assessment of Honey: Considering the Pollination Service. Administrative Sciences 2019, 9, 27 .

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti. Life Cycle Assessment of Honey: Considering the Pollination Service. Administrative Sciences. 2019; 9 (1):27.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. 2019. "Life Cycle Assessment of Honey: Considering the Pollination Service." Administrative Sciences 9, no. 1: 27.

Chapter
Published: 08 December 2018 in The Social Footprints of Global Trade
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In the recent years the theme of sustainability has become so important that it has involved all economic sectors, including that of clothing, in which the phase concerning the dyeing of the garments deserves particular attention due to the substances used that are often harmful both in environmental and in social terms. This study analyses, by using the Social Life Cycle Assessment methodology, the life cycle of a made-in-Italy cashmere sweater, which is subject to natural dyeing. The aim of the study is to highlight the positive impacts (handprints) that arise along all the production phases (product design, yarn making, weaving, dyeing and finishing, sewing, labelling and packaging). For all the four stakeholder categories under analysis (Workers, Consumers, Value chain Actors, Society), several questionnaires were submitted that investigated the issues related to the category (e.g., for Workers: working hours, fair salary, etc.). Furthermore, the Subcategory Assessment Method was used to provide a quantitative character to the obtained results by illustrating the social behaviour of all the organisations that are involved in the life cycle. The emerged positive impacts include: a greater protection of consumers health and safety thanks to the reduction of chemical substances and to a particular labelling system that guarantees that sweaters are naturally dyed; greater responsibility of the local community towards sustainability issues; the setting up of new green production technologies.

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Maria Ferrante; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti. Socio-Economic Effects in the Knitwear Sector—A Life Cycle-Based Approach Towards the Definition of Social Indicators. The Social Footprints of Global Trade 2018, 59 -97.

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Maria Ferrante, Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Luigia Petti. Socio-Economic Effects in the Knitwear Sector—A Life Cycle-Based Approach Towards the Definition of Social Indicators. The Social Footprints of Global Trade. 2018; ():59-97.

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Maria Ferrante; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti. 2018. "Socio-Economic Effects in the Knitwear Sector—A Life Cycle-Based Approach Towards the Definition of Social Indicators." The Social Footprints of Global Trade , no. : 59-97.

Conference announcement
Published: 28 October 2017 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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Luigia Petti; Marzia Traverso; Alessandra Zamagni. The 6th International Conference on Social Life Cycle Assessment—Pescara, Italy, 10–12 September 2018 (http://www.slca2018.eu). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2017, 23, 197 -198.

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Luigia Petti, Marzia Traverso, Alessandra Zamagni. The 6th International Conference on Social Life Cycle Assessment—Pescara, Italy, 10–12 September 2018 (http://www.slca2018.eu). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2017; 23 (1):197-198.

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Luigia Petti; Marzia Traverso; Alessandra Zamagni. 2017. "The 6th International Conference on Social Life Cycle Assessment—Pescara, Italy, 10–12 September 2018 (http://www.slca2018.eu)." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 23, no. 1: 197-198.

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 International Journal of Sustainable Economy
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Andrea Raggi; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Marco Sandrucci. The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management. International Journal of Sustainable Economy 2017, 9, 341 .

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Andrea Raggi, Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Luigia Petti, Marco Sandrucci. The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management. International Journal of Sustainable Economy. 2017; 9 (4):341.

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Andrea Raggi; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Marco Sandrucci. 2017. "The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management." International Journal of Sustainable Economy 9, no. 4: 341.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Sustainable Economy
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A global increase in the occurrence of natural disasters is documented. In the management of such events, waste and debris removal and treatment methods are important. Indeed, a sustainable management of the event's aftermath should include whether and how these materials can be recyclable or recoverable. The economic side obviously plays also a major role. This paper builds on a flood experience in Italy to discuss the application of the principles of industrial ecology in post-disaster waste management. More specifically it focuses on the management of materials deposited by floodwaters. This paradigm shows how they can be treated innovatively and sustainably. Finally, a carefully designed municipal/regional plan could help tackle issues, such as the materials surplus that would need to be inserted in already-existing eco-industrial supply chains and the capacity of the territory to return to its status prior to the disaster.

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Marco Sandrucci; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi. The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management. International Journal of Sustainable Economy 2017, 9, 341 .

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Marco Sandrucci, Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Luigia Petti, Andrea Raggi. The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management. International Journal of Sustainable Economy. 2017; 9 (4):341.

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Marco Sandrucci; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi. 2017. "The adoption of the industrial ecology principles in post-disaster waste management." International Journal of Sustainable Economy 9, no. 4: 341.

Journal article
Published: 03 August 2016 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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Luigia Petti; Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Marzia Traverso; Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. An Italian tomato “Cuore di Bue” case study: challenges and benefits using subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2016, 23, 569 -580.

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Luigia Petti, Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez, Marzia Traverso, Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. An Italian tomato “Cuore di Bue” case study: challenges and benefits using subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2016; 23 (3):569-580.

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Luigia Petti; Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Marzia Traverso; Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. 2016. "An Italian tomato “Cuore di Bue” case study: challenges and benefits using subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 23, no. 3: 569-580.

Journal article
Published: 08 June 2016 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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The main purpose of this review is to investigate the methodology of social life cycle assessment (SLCA) through its application to case studies. In addition, the following research aims to define the trends related to the SLCA by researchers and consultants. This study will help to map the current situation and to highlight the hot spots and weaknesses of the application of the SLCA theory. The SLCA could be considered as a useful methodology to provide decision support in order to compare products and/or improve the social effects of the life cycle of a product. Furthermore, the results of the case studies analyzed may influence decision makers significantly. For this reason, a systematic literature review of case studies was carried out in which SLCA was applied in order to analyze closely the application of the stages of this methodology. In this study, the major phases of the technical framework for a SLCA were analyzed. Specific attention was paid to detect the positive impacts that emerged in the case studies, which were also studied by administering a questionnaire to the authors of the analyzed case studies and to a number of experts in the field of SLCA. The 35 case studies examined in this paper, even though they do not deviate from the 40 identified by the previous processing, are still significantly different in terms of outcome produced. It is important to clarify that the authors who developed the case studies considered the steps defined in the SETAC/SETAC guidelines, borrowed from the ISO 14044 standard. The data resulting from this analysis could help both practitioners and researchers to understand what the issues are, on which it is still necessary to investigate and work, in order to solidify the SLCA methodology and define its role in the context of life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA).

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Luigia Petti; Monica Serreli; Silvia Di Cesare. Systematic literature review in social life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2016, 23, 422 -431.

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Luigia Petti, Monica Serreli, Silvia Di Cesare. Systematic literature review in social life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2016; 23 (3):422-431.

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Luigia Petti; Monica Serreli; Silvia Di Cesare. 2016. "Systematic literature review in social life cycle assessment." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 23, no. 3: 422-431.

Journal article
Published: 02 November 2015 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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The aim of this study is to test the Subcategory Assessment Method (SAM) by applying it to a real product (Natura’s cocoa soap). The case study was performed by first following the four phases of Social Life Cycle Assessment and by considering a functional unit to support the cleaning baths of a person over 1 year, which resulted in a reference flow for 10 cocoa soaps that weighed 150 g each. A cradle to gate life cycle assessment was undertaken, and then, SAM was applied. The results showed that SAM can support the evaluation of subcategories and stakeholders along the life cycle by providing a social profile of the organisations involved. The case study revealed the processes with better performance: the cultivation and production of palm oil, cocoa butter production/final picking and logistics. The worst social profile was found in the cocoa cultivation process, which was provided by a small organisation (a cooperative). In fact, the results showed that applying SAM in small organisations does not reflect the social behaviours of the organisations because the basic requirements are based on international references, which typically involve activities that are difficult to find in small and family organisations. Moreover, the magnitude of positive actions does not affect the assessment. Applying SAM indeed enabled the stages to be identified in which the subcategories’ basic requirements, which highlight strengths and weaknesses, have or have not been met. Nevertheless, SAM must be improved for small organisations and for the magnitude of positive actions.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Fabien Brones; Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 2: application in Natura’s cocoa soap. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2015, 21, 106 -117.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez, Luigia Petti, Fabien Brones, Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 2: application in Natura’s cocoa soap. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2015; 21 (1):106-117.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Fabien Brones; Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. 2015. "Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 2: application in Natura’s cocoa soap." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 21, no. 1: 106-117.

Book chapter
Published: 07 January 2015 in Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector
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Currently, stakeholders’ increasing attention to quality is driving the wine sector to rethink and change its own production processes. Amongst product quality dimensions, the environment is gaining ever-growing attention at various levels of policy-making and business. Given its soundness, the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become widespread in many application contexts. Apart from applications for communication purposes, LCA has also been used in the wine sector to highlight environmental hot spots in supply chains, to compare farming practices and to detect improvement options, inter alia. Case studies whose focus is the wine industry abound in high quality publications. This Chapter has a two-fold focus: firstly, an analysis of the methodologies and standards of the Life Cycle Thinking concept, related to wine, and secondly, a critical analysis of wine LCA case studies in order to compile a list of scientifically-based environmental hot-spots and improvements. The chapter also expands the knowledge on LCA’s application to the wine industry by discussing how best to contribute to: the identification of the critical environmental issues of the wine supply-chain and the essential elements that an LCA case study in the sector should consider; the identification of an optimal set of indicators and methodologies for the evaluation of the environmental impacts of wine; the comparability of results; the improvement of the environmental research quality in this sector.

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Luigia Petti; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Graziella Benedetto; Simona Bosco; Maurizio Cellura; Camillo De Camillis; Valentina Fantin; Paola Masotti; Claudio Pattara; Andrea Raggi; Benedetto Rugani; Giuseppe Tassielli; Manfredi Vale. Life Cycle Assessment in the Wine Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector 2015, 123 -184.

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Luigia Petti, Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Graziella Benedetto, Simona Bosco, Maurizio Cellura, Camillo De Camillis, Valentina Fantin, Paola Masotti, Claudio Pattara, Andrea Raggi, Benedetto Rugani, Giuseppe Tassielli, Manfredi Vale. Life Cycle Assessment in the Wine Sector. Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. 2015; ():123-184.

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Luigia Petti; Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Graziella Benedetto; Simona Bosco; Maurizio Cellura; Camillo De Camillis; Valentina Fantin; Paola Masotti; Claudio Pattara; Andrea Raggi; Benedetto Rugani; Giuseppe Tassielli; Manfredi Vale. 2015. "Life Cycle Assessment in the Wine Sector." Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector , no. : 123-184.

Journal article
Published: 06 August 2014 in Sustainability
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used to improve the environmental performance of food systems and simplification of LCA appears to be a vital question, especially for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Following a literature review on simplified LCA tools and their subsequent ranking, some of the best-rated tools were implemented and the results were examined in parallel to those of a full LCA.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector. Sustainability 2014, 6, 5018 -5028.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti. Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector. Sustainability. 2014; 6 (8):5018-5028.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. 2014. "Considerations When Applying Simplified LCA Approaches in the Wine Sector." Sustainability 6, no. 8: 5018-5028.

Journal article
Published: 19 June 2014 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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The aim of this work is to propose an objective method for evaluating subcategories in social life cycle impact assessment (S-LCIA). Methods for assessing subcategories have been available since 2006, but a number of these either fail to include all the subcategories envisaged in the guidelines for S-LCA (UNEP/SETAC 2009) or are subjective in their assessment of each subcategory. The methodology is characterized by four steps: (i) the use of the organization as unit process, in which it was decided to assess the social profile of the organization responsible for the processes involved in the product life cycle, (ii) definition of the basic requirement to assess each subcategory, (iii) definition of levels based on the environment context or organizational practice and the data availability and (iv) assignment of a quantitative value. The result of the method applied was the development of the subcategory assessment method (SAM). SAM is a characterization model that evaluates subcategories during the impact assessment phase. This method is based on the behaviour of organizations responsible for the processes along the product life cycle, thereby enabling a social performance evaluation. The method, thus, presents levels for each subcategory assessment. Level A indicates that the organization exhibits proactive behaviour by promoting basic requirement (BR) practices along the value chain. Level B means that the organization fulfils the BR. Levels C and D are assigned to organizations that do not meet the BR and are differentiated by their context. The greatest difficulty when developing SAM was the definition of the BR to be used in the evaluation of the subcategories, though many indications were present in the methodological sheets. SAM makes it possible to go from inventory to subcategory assessment. The method supports evaluation across life cycle products, thereby ensuring a more objective evaluation of the social behaviour of organizations and applicable in different countries. When using SAM, it is advisable to update the data for the context environment. The method might be improved by using data for the social context that would consider not only the country, but also the region, sector and product concerned. A further improvement could be a subdivision of the levels to better encompass differences between organizations. It is advisable to test SAM by applying it to a case study.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Nara Tudela Haberland; Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 1: methodological framework. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2014, 19, 1515 -1523.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez, Luigia Petti, Nara Tudela Haberland, Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 1: methodological framework. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2014; 19 (8):1515-1523.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Nara Tudela Haberland; Cássia Maria Lie Ugaya. 2014. "Subcategory assessment method for social life cycle assessment. Part 1: methodological framework." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 19, no. 8: 1515-1523.

Book chapter
Published: 20 February 2014 in Pathways to Environmental Sustainability
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This chapter presents a Subcategory Assessment Method (SAM) which aims to support and normalize the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) case studies regarding subcategory assessment. The method enables the social profile of the organizations involved in the processes along the product life cycle, using a four-level scale for each subcategory. SAM was applied in a small winery; it showed that for most of the subcategories the company did not reach the basic requirement. However, in some cases, simple changes could improve their performance. The results of the case study showed that it was possible to collect data and to evaluate the company using SAM. S-LCA is as time and work demanding as (environmental) LCA. SAM could be also implemented for the entire product life cycle. Future development of SAM could be the method expansion to other stakeholders and subcategories listed in the UNEP and SETAC (2009) guidelines, adapting the basic requirement for each of them.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory Assessment Method for Social LCA: A First Application on the Wine Sector. Pathways to Environmental Sustainability 2014, 107 -116.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez, Luigia Petti, Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. Subcategory Assessment Method for Social LCA: A First Application on the Wine Sector. Pathways to Environmental Sustainability. 2014; ():107-116.

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Paola Karina Sanchez Ramirez; Luigia Petti; Cassia Maria Lie Ugaya. 2014. "Subcategory Assessment Method for Social LCA: A First Application on the Wine Sector." Pathways to Environmental Sustainability , no. : 107-116.

Book chapter
Published: 16 May 2013 in Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)
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This Chapter describes and discusses the approach for identifying a simplified life cycle assessment (LCA) model suited for SMEs in the agri-food sector, addressing both the supply (developments of methods and tools) and demand (what stakeholders desire from a life cycle tool) side of the simplification problem. As far as the demand side is concerned, building on the results of the analysis carried out in Chap. 5, a literature review was carried out, aimed at identifying and characterising already existing simplified approaches and tools. On the supply side, the results of the review were crosschecked with the main outcomes of a survey about the need for simplification, the stakeholders of interest and their needs. This allowed the identification of some criteria for identifying the suitable simplified tool, which was subsequently selected by applying decision making methodologies belonging to the family of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory. This process resulted in the choice of eVerdEE. The validation of this choice is described in Chap. 7, through the application of this tool to a case study and its parallel analysis with the results of a detailed LCA.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Alessandra Zamagni; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti; Daniele Magazzeni. A Model of Simplified LCA for Agri-Food SMEs. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) 2013, 123 -150.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Alessandra Zamagni, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti, Daniele Magazzeni. A Model of Simplified LCA for Agri-Food SMEs. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). 2013; ():123-150.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Alessandra Zamagni; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti; Daniele Magazzeni. 2013. "A Model of Simplified LCA for Agri-Food SMEs." Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) , no. : 123-150.

Book chapter
Published: 16 May 2013 in Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)
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The food supply chain has become an important contributor to a number of environmental impacts, and food and drink products are accountable for a significant share of the overall environmental impacts of private consumption. In order for the whole chain to be taken into account, a life cycle approach to environmental assessment is needed; in that framework, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology has been increasingly used to improve the environmental performance of food systems. In this chapter review papers on food LCA case studies were reviewed in terms of methodological key aspects (e.g., functional unit, system boundary, multi-functionality, data, etc.). Moreover, an attempt was made to identify the most critical impacts and life-cycle stages. In the case studies reviewed, different assumptions and methodologies were found and discussed. However, it was not possible to clearly identify one or more environmental impacts as being more important than others. Finally, no sure conclusions were drawn regarding the most impacting stage, although the agricultural one was mentioned most frequently.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi; Alessandra Zamagni. Life Cycle Assessment for the Agri-Food Sector. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) 2013, 105 -122.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Luigia Petti, Andrea Raggi, Alessandra Zamagni. Life Cycle Assessment for the Agri-Food Sector. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). 2013; ():105-122.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi; Alessandra Zamagni. 2013. "Life Cycle Assessment for the Agri-Food Sector." Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) , no. : 105-122.

Book chapter
Published: 16 May 2013 in Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)
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In Chap. 6 a simplified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool that could be suitable for SMEs, especially in the food industry, was identified. In this Chapter, the selected tool (eVerdEE) was tested for its robustness and suitability, by implementing it to an Italian wine produced by a small winery. A full LCA was also carried out to evaluate in parallel the results of the two tools. Furthermore, the implementation of the simplified LCA tool aimed also to check whether it actually meets the criteria against which it was assessed for its selection. It was found that both tools showed fossil depletion and climate change as the impact categories with the highest normalised scores. Nevertheless, no safe considerations could be drawn with regard to which phase contributed more, as different stages contributed differently to the various impact categories. Finally, some general considerations regarding strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of LCA in SMEs were outlined, especially as regards data collection.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi; Alessandra Zamagni. The Implementation of Simplified LCA in Agri-Food SMEs. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) 2013, 151 -173.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis, Luigia Petti, Andrea Raggi, Alessandra Zamagni. The Implementation of Simplified LCA in Agri-Food SMEs. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). 2013; ():151-173.

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Ioannis Arzoumanidis; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi; Alessandra Zamagni. 2013. "The Implementation of Simplified LCA in Agri-Food SMEs." Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) , no. : 151-173.

Book chapter
Published: 18 April 2012 in Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies
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Tourism Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Proposal of a New Methodological Framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production | IntechOpen, Published on: 2012-04-18. Authors: Camillo De Camillis, Paul Peeters, Luigia Petti, et

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Camillo De Camillis; Paul Peeters; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi. Tourism Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Proposal of a New Methodological Framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production. Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies 2012, 1 .

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Camillo De Camillis, Paul Peeters, Luigia Petti, Andrea Raggi. Tourism Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Proposal of a New Methodological Framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production. Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies. 2012; ():1.

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Camillo De Camillis; Paul Peeters; Luigia Petti; Andrea Raggi. 2012. "Tourism Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Proposal of a New Methodological Framework for Sustainable Consumption and Production." Visions for Global Tourism Industry - Creating and Sustaining Competitive Strategies , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 08 January 2010 in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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Records over the last decades indicate a high growth rate for tourism, making it one of the most important industries in the world economy. Since estimates outline a consolidation of this trend, an accurate identification and assessment of the environmental impacts related to the life cycle of tourist products is increasingly necessary. By reviewing and comparing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) case studies in the tourism sector, this paper aims to identify life cycle approaches that may be used as a basis for the subsequent development of sectorial Life Cycle Thinking guidelines. The following characterising elements were analysed for each case study reviewed, bearing in mind ISO 14044:2006 contents: goal, functional unit, system boundaries, inventory data quality and assessment methods of the environmental impacts. The few LCA implementations found in the literature vary considerably as regards the object studied and the methodological choices made. Specifically, the objects studied could be categorised as follows: accommodation services; buildings (hotel structures); tourist package holiday; the entire tourism industry. The main methodological choices made regard: system boundaries, data quality requirements and methods for assessing environmental impacts. A critical analysis of case studies revealed considerable dissimilarities as regards time reference and methodology application. Even though these differences made any comparison of results difficult, a few findings on methodological approaches might be outlined. Because the goal and scope definition profoundly affects LCA results, particular emphasis has been given to objectives and system boundaries. The low number of studies found in the literature could indicate either that there are significant obstacles to adopting this approach or the limited awareness of LCA in tourism’s drivers. The main obstacles might be: the complicated nature of the tourism system; the lack of specific LCA databases for tourism and related sectors; the tourism industry's low consideration of the environmental impact categories that are generally taken into account in impact assessment methodologies. In order to promote the applicability and dissemination of LCA within the tourism sector, a number of methodological approaches and guidelines should be developed further. Moreover, it might be necessary to look into the possibility of integrating LCA with other instruments, such as environmental support tools for assessment, management, and design, as well as communication and marketing. Further synergies should be investigated regarding environmental instruments for passenger transportation, and specific tools that focus on the economic and social aspects of sustainability.

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Camillo De Camillis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. Tourism LCA: state-of-the-art and perspectives. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2010, 15, 148 -155.

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Camillo De Camillis, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti. Tourism LCA: state-of-the-art and perspectives. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2010; 15 (2):148-155.

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Camillo De Camillis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. 2010. "Tourism LCA: state-of-the-art and perspectives." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 15, no. 2: 148-155.

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Published: 01 January 2010 in Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal
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The environmental sustainability of tourism has been increasingly appearing in Local Agenda 21 and in the development policies of many countries. Although several studies have focused on sustainable tourism, only a few of them are based on life cycle assessment (LCA), the main methodology to assess environmental issues from a life cycle perspective. In order to gain a better understanding of the limited application of LCA in the tourism sector, the authors have critically reviewed the international literature and have carried out a case study on an Italian hotel. In this paper, results of such an implementation are concisely presented. From this study, key points for LCA development are envisaged, and the role of LCA in the framework of sustainable tourism is analysed.

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Camillo De Camillis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. Life cycle assessment in the framework of sustainable tourism: a preliminary examination of its effectiveness and challenges. Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal 2010, 7, 205 .

AMA Style

Camillo De Camillis, Andrea Raggi, Luigia Petti. Life cycle assessment in the framework of sustainable tourism: a preliminary examination of its effectiveness and challenges. Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal. 2010; 7 (3):205.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Camillo De Camillis; Andrea Raggi; Luigia Petti. 2010. "Life cycle assessment in the framework of sustainable tourism: a preliminary examination of its effectiveness and challenges." Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal 7, no. 3: 205.