Eco-efficiency indicator framework implemented in the metallurgical industry: part 2—a case study from the copper industry

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• 作者：Ida Rönnlund ; Markus Reuter ; Susanna Horn…
• 关键词：Benchmarking ; Circular economy ; Eco ; efficiency ; Footprint ; Indicator ; Metallurgy ; Process and system simulation ; Resource efficiency ; Sustainability
• 刊名：The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：21
• 期：12
• 页码：1719-1748
• 全文大小：1,759 KB
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Environment
  Environment
  Environmental Economics
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1614-7502
• 卷排序：21

文摘

PurposeSustainability differentiation has become an important issue for companies throughout the value chain. There is thus a need for detailed and credible analyses, which show the current status and point out where improvements can be done and how. The study describes how a comprehensive product-centric eco-efficiency indicator framework can be used to evaluate, benchmark, and communicate the sustainability of a copper production value chain. The indicator framework, together with the suggested data collection and simulation methods, aims at evaluating the whole system, while still enabling a focus on scopes of different width. The status of the environment, current production technologies, location-specific and process-specific issues all play a role in achieving sustainable development.