Four-eyes principle in circular economy: bringing the necessary trust and transparency to metrics and labels

Session TU.3.E || Circular Economy and Circular Society in LCM Authors Duque Ciceri, Natalia; Rehberger, Max Abstract “There are more than 200 environmental labels in the EU, and more than 450 worldwide” . Many of such eco-labels can be somehow connected to the circularity of products. The most basic metrics can be related to the [...]

Four-eyes principle in circular economy: bringing the necessary trust and transparency to metrics and labels2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

How are we performing? Supporting companies in interpreting their Carbon Footprint with industry benchmarks

Session TU.2.D || Sustainability Assessments in Industry Creating Meaningful Information Authors Tesch, Jasmin; Forin, Silvia Abstract In the context of climate change adaptation and mitigation, companies increasingly report their life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Once the carbon footprint is calculated, two main questions arise in most companies: 1. Where do we stand in comparison to [...]

How are we performing? Supporting companies in interpreting their Carbon Footprint with industry benchmarks2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

Water and energy to whisky: What is the eco-efficiency of heat recovery in distilleries?

Session WE.1.D || Sustainability of Business Models and Innovations Authors Schestak, Isabel Abstract Introduction: In Scotland, distilleries abstract 70% of the water licensed for direct abstractions across all industrial and commercial users, of which 80% is used for cooling. At the same time, distilleries meet their immense heating requirements still predominantly through fossil fuels such [...]

Water and energy to whisky: What is the eco-efficiency of heat recovery in distilleries?2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

Supporting early-design decisions with LCA: comparison of several architectures of electrochromic displays for anticounterfeiting application

Session MO.3.A || Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Authors Glogic, Edis; Futsch, Romain; Rougier, Aline; Sonnemann, Guido Abstract Electrochromic devices, ECDs, are used in innovative systems for energy saving (e.g., smart tinting windows) and Internet-of-Things, IoTs. For the later, Electrochromic displays , can support information exchange and autonomy of conventional and novel products while consuming very [...]

Supporting early-design decisions with LCA: comparison of several architectures of electrochromic displays for anticounterfeiting application2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

Exploring reluctance to circular business models – the case of light as a service

Session WE.3.A || Business Models for a Circular Economy Authors Rex, Emma; Kron, Ulrika Abstract The circular economy does not only require new product designs but also business models that provide enough incentives for both suppliers and customers to shift to more circular practices. Selling “light as a service” is a classic example of a [...]

Exploring reluctance to circular business models – the case of light as a service2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00
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