Sustainable production presented from an overarching perspective. The book provides information on the identification and assessment of footprints, concepts of sustainability practice in manufacturing companies, stakeholder management and communication. For the reader
- practical examples permit the analysis of the current situation and emerging developments.
- the current technical status of footprint analysis according to the Green House Gas Protocol is displayed.
- case studies with a focus on the manufacturing industry are discussed.
Author(s): Michael Has
Publisher: De Gruyter
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 233
City: Berlin
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Historical development and basic ideas
Chapter 2 Economic-ecological concepts
Chapter 3 Business and sustainability
Chapter 4 Life cycle assessment (LCA)
Chapter 5 Environmental footprints and their calculation
Chapter 6 Eco-design
Chapter 7 Life cycle assessment of an organisation
Chapter 8 Energy and material strategy
Chapter 9 Stakeholder and their contributions
Chapter 10 Audits
Chapter 11 Information and transparency
Chapter 12 Instead of a conclusion – a perspective?
Annex
Annex 1 – Sources
Annex 2 – Glossary
List of Figures
List of Tables
Biography
Index
