scholarly journals Environmental Impact of Supply Chains

10.5772/37481 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ale Groznik ◽  
Jure Erjavec
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains

Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheila Almeida ◽  
Philippe Loubet ◽  
Tamíris Pacheco da Costa ◽  
Paula Quinteiro ◽  
Jara Laso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains

The Environmental Impact of Two Australian Rock Lobster Fishery Supply Chains under a Changing Climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1384-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid E. van Putten ◽  
Anna K. Farmery ◽  
Bridget S. Green ◽  
Alistair J. Hobday ◽  
Lilly Lim-Camacho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Rock Lobster ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Lobster Fishery

scholarly journals Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Production from Different Wood Pellet Supply Chains

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Sgarbossa ◽  
Martina Boschiero ◽  
Francesca Pierobon ◽  
Raffaele Cavalli ◽  
Michela Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Wood Pellets ◽  
Wood Pellet ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Toxicity Potential ◽  
The Eu

The EU is one of the largest producers and consumers of wood pellets in the world, covering around 36% of the global wood pellet production and around 50% of the global consumption in 2018. The EU wood pellet consumption is expected to further increase in response to the ambitious energy and climate goals for 2030. Currently, wood pellets are mainly produced from sawdust and other sawmill residues; however, other types of forest feedstock are being investigated in order to meet the increasing wood pellet demand and move toward greater energy independence. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the environmental impact of different wood pellet supply chains. A comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment is performed considering the following wood feedstock systems: (i) sawdust from sawmill (S1), (ii) roundwood logs (S2), (iii) whole trees from forest thinning operation (S3), and (iv) logging residues produced during forest tree harvesting (S4). The study focuses on Global Warming Potential (GWP), Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP), Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP), and Human Toxicity Potential (HTP). Results show that S3 displays the lowest figures on all the environmental impact categories considered in this study. Compared to the reference case S1, S3 shows a GWP reduction of 46%, an ODP reduction of 6.6%, a POCP reduction of 14.8%, and HTP reduction of 13.2%. S3 and S4 have lower GWP than S1 and S2, even when the biogenic CO2 emissions are considered. Overall, the life cycle phases that have the highest GWP, POCP, and HTP are the burning phase and the preparation of the material to be pelletized, particularly the drying process. Nevertheless, the main phases that contribute to the ODP are the forest operations and the pellet preparation.

Reducing the cost and environmental impact of integrated fixed and mobile bio-oil refinery supply chains

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 495-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Mirkouei ◽  
Pantea Mirzaie ◽  
Karl R. Haapala ◽  
John Sessions ◽  
Ganti S. Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Bio Oil ◽  
The Cost

Firms to assess human and physical capital needs ahead

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Corporate Investment ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Human Aspects

Significance Many may be compelled to reconsider not only their supply chains but also their corporate governance style and the amount of tax they are willing to pay to support state-financed transport and welfare infrastructure. Impacts Corporate investment in trade infrastructure will rise due to the reliance of firms on the physical mechanisms and human aspects of trade. Consumer groups will capitalise on the disruption of economic activity to push firms to renew their focus on environmental impact. Intra-regional trade will rise as firms shorten their supply chains to boost resilience.

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