When it was first introduced, the concept of sustainability in the forestry sector had a narrow focus on sustainable wood production. Since then, this concept has evolved and it now considers now the three sustainability dimensions (economic, environmental and social) of the whole forest wood supply…
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the most applied methodology to compare the environmental impacts of different products and processes. As uncertainty may be present in the first three steps of an LCA an uncertainty analysis should be considered allowing higher confidence in the results. However, few…
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Life cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly being applied as a decision variable in supply chain design and planning models. However, the lack of standardized guidelines in its application, raises questions regarding the usefulness and validity of the results obtained in these studies. This study aims to…
Continue ReadingLife Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the most used methodology to assess the environmental impacts of supply chains. Despite being the most used methodology, LCAs studies regarding forest wood supply chains considering an exhaustive Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) approach are still lacking…
Continue ReadingSustainability is more than ever a central concern when deciding a company’s strategy. Stakeholders are continuously pressuring industries to further reduce their environmental impact. In order to achieve that, it is imperative to look for solutions across all of the company’s operations adopting a supply…
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Global markets have been facing an increasing competitiveness, leading to a dramatic intensification of the market pressures in terms of business sustainability. Businesses, through their industrial processes, urgently require retrofit actions for improving their sustainability performance…
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