Session TU.1.D || Life Cycle Thinking in Companies and Organizations Authors MANCINELLI, RAIMONDO; Wehrmeyer, Walter; Lee, Jacquetta; Arena, Noemi; Reeves, Kevin; Embley, Tim Abstract Pushed by public demand and regulations, the firms’ role in society is gradually changing from shareholder profit maximisation to societal shared value creation. Despite the positive market’s response in adopting sustainability [...]

Session WE.3.A || Business Models for a Circular Economy Authors van Nielen, Sander; Kleijn, René; Miranda Xicotencatl, Brenda Abstract Many promising recycling technologies are under development worldwide. Only some of these emerging technologies finds successful implementation at industrial level. To bridge the gap between innovation and large-scale application, several hurdles need to be overcome. This [...]

Session TU.3.D || Life Cycle Innovation to Drive Sustainability and Business Performance Authors Fava, James; Fava, James; Cowen, Lina; Evers, David; Faludi, Jeremy; Meyer, David; Vigon, Bruce; Zeman, Jeff; Nebel, Barbara; Koehler, Stefanie Koehler; Heiler, Dustin; Heiler, Dustin Abstract Despite the fact that Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) has a history of over 30 years of method [...]

Session WE.2.D || Business Life Cycle Networks Authors Williams, Ellie; Vieira, Marisa Abstract When a company undergoes environmental footprinting, they usually only have access to their own data, meaning that when extending the scope beyond their own operations, the data is difficult to collect and is often not available at all. Consequently, data gaps are [...]