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Environmental life-cycle costing: a code of practice

Environmental life-cycle costing: a code of practice Int J Life Cycle Assess (2011) 16:389–391 DOI 10.1007/s11367-011-0287-5 EDITORIAL Thomas E. Swarr & David Hunkeler & Walter Klöpffer & Hanna-Leena Pesonen & Andreas Ciroth & Alan C. Brent & Robert Pagan Received: 6 April 2011 /Accepted: 6 April 2011 /Published online: 27 April 2011 Springer-Verlag 2011 1 Introduction boundaries as a component of product sustainability assessments (Swarr et al. 2011). The code of practice Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry builds on an earlier monograph that summarized 3 years of (SETAC) has published a code of practice for environmental effort by the SETAC-Europe Working Group on Life- life-cycle costing (LCC), which provides a framework for Cycle Costing (Hunkeler et al. 2008). Thecodeofpractice evaluating decisions with consistent, but flexible systems is grounded in a conceptual framework for life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) of products that uses distinct analyses for each of the three pillars of sustainability, T. E. Swarr (*) environment, economy, and social equity. Sustainability By Design, LLC, 8 Shultas Pl( LCSA ¼ LCA þ LCC þ SLCA ð1Þ Hartford, CT 06114, USA e-mail: tomswarr@sustainabilitybydesign.org Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the only pillar that has been D. Hunkeler standardized to date (ISO 2006a, b). UNEP (2009)has AQUA+TECH Specialties S.A, Chemin http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2011 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Environment; Environmental Economics; Environment, general
ISSN
0948-3349
eISSN
1614-7502
DOI
10.1007/s11367-011-0287-5
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Abstract

Int J Life Cycle Assess (2011) 16:389–391 DOI 10.1007/s11367-011-0287-5 EDITORIAL Thomas E. Swarr & David Hunkeler & Walter Klöpffer & Hanna-Leena Pesonen & Andreas Ciroth & Alan C. Brent & Robert Pagan Received: 6 April 2011 /Accepted: 6 April 2011 /Published online: 27 April 2011 Springer-Verlag 2011 1 Introduction boundaries as a component of product sustainability assessments (Swarr et al. 2011). The code of practice Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry builds on an earlier monograph that summarized 3 years of (SETAC) has published a code of practice for environmental effort by the SETAC-Europe Working Group on Life- life-cycle costing (LCC), which provides a framework for Cycle Costing (Hunkeler et al. 2008). Thecodeofpractice evaluating decisions with consistent, but flexible systems is grounded in a conceptual framework for life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) of products that uses distinct analyses for each of the three pillars of sustainability, T. E. Swarr (*) environment, economy, and social equity. Sustainability By Design, LLC, 8 Shultas Pl( LCSA ¼ LCA þ LCC þ SLCA ð1Þ Hartford, CT 06114, USA e-mail: tomswarr@sustainabilitybydesign.org Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the only pillar that has been D. Hunkeler standardized to date (ISO 2006a, b). UNEP (2009)has AQUA+TECH Specialties S.A, Chemin

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The International Journal of Life Cycle AssessmentSpringer Journals

Published: Apr 27, 2011

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