Increasing the sustainability of breakfast buffets with the use of digital waste-tracking tools

Session TU.1.B || Future Sustainable Lifestyles – Individual Choices Authors Goossens, Yanne; Leverenz, Dominik; Kuntscher, Manuela Abstract Using digital food waste-tracking devices can contribute to reducing food waste in food services. Leverenz et al. (2020) implemented such devices in four hotels in Germany to weigh the amounts of leftovers from self-service breakfast buffets. The direct [...]

Increasing the sustainability of breakfast buffets with the use of digital waste-tracking tools2021-09-30T20:00:57+00:00

Development of an impact assessment method for desertification in LCA

Session MO.1.D || Land Use and Biodiversity in Life Cycle Management Authors Liu, Runya; Ohashi, Haruka; Matsui, Tetsuya; Hirata, Akiko; Itsubo, Norihiro Abstract In this research, we concentrated on analyzing desertification which is regarded as one of the historical global environmental issues, collectively known as drylands. Drylands area is occupying 42% of the earth’s surface [...]

Development of an impact assessment method for desertification in LCA2021-09-30T20:00:57+00:00

Analyzing feasibility of a new nickel slag valorization sector with prospective life cycle assessment

Session MO.2.A || Life Cycle Approaches in the Raw Materials Sector II Authors Quéheille, Eva; Dauvergne, Michel; Ventura, Anne Abstract Pyrometallurgical nickel industry in New Caledonia produces several tons of slags per year, that are stocked on site. No valorization exists today, except with a small transformation into sand. Pyrometallurgy highly consumes fossil-fuel energy and [...]

Analyzing feasibility of a new nickel slag valorization sector with prospective life cycle assessment2021-09-30T20:00:57+00:00

Sustainable transition of the primary steel production

Session MO.2.C || Transfer Towards Climate Neutrality – Scenarios, Options and Valuation Authors Suer, Julian; Traverso, Marzia; Ahrenhold, Frank Abstract A shift away from traditional carbon-based towards a hydrogen-based steel production has to be stepwise so that technological challenges can be solved simultaneously to various other challenges like the evolution of green markets, political framework, [...]

Sustainable transition of the primary steel production2021-09-30T20:00:57+00:00

Solving the Trilemma – Climate-Friendly, Healthy, and Popular Meals for Retirement Homes and Canteens

Session MO.1.E || What Gets Measured, Gets Improved – Impact Assessment and Environmental Labeling Along the Production Chain Authors Bradford, Sebastian; Stucki, Matthias; Berger, Verena Abstract How can retirement homes and canteens transform their catering services into a sustainable business? Using life cycle based information, we developed a database with environmentally friendly, nutritionally balanced and [...]

Solving the Trilemma – Climate-Friendly, Healthy, and Popular Meals for Retirement Homes and Canteens2021-09-30T20:00:57+00:00
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