Repository logo
 
Publication

Life cycle in practice: capacity building aiming European SME’s

2014Conference object Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPasquet, V.
dc.contributor.authorRoy, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdibi, N.
dc.contributor.authorCoppee, S.
dc.contributor.authorEchard, P.
dc.contributor.authorSousa Rocha, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorAlexandre, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorAtin, E.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-30T10:48:42Z
dc.date.available2015-03-30T10:48:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe application of life cycle approaches – including life cycle assessment, ecodesign and environmental labelling – is becoming an increasing reality for business, and a growing challenge in many economic sectors. Businesses are facing increasing legal and market requirements to enhance resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of their products & services. To significantly address this challenge, the Life Cycle in Practice (LCiP) project was conceived, aiming to promote the uptake of LC approaches particularly in SMEs. The LCiP project helps SMEs in France, Belgium, Portugal and Spain reduce the environmental impacts of their products and services across the entire Life Cycle in three sectors: Buildings & Construction, Waste Management and Energy Equipment. LCiP’s specific objectives are to foster the widespread uptake of these approaches by SMEs beyond the duration of the project, by (i) Demonstrating the environmental and business benefits of applying LC Approaches through practical application in 32 businesses; (ii) Providing physical and online resource centres to support regional application of LC approaches; (iii) Building capacity for on-going implementation of LC approaches through a network of Life Cycle Champions and (iv) (Re)designing practical tools & methods tailored to the needs of the three industrial sectors. This paper presents the project's activities and expected results, as well as the conclusions of a maturity assessment on life cycle approaches that has been performed in the three sectors and four partner regions, as a means to identify needs and gaps that LCiP should fulfil.por
dc.identifier.citationPasquet, V.; Roy, A.; Adibi, N.; Coppee, S.; Echard, P.; Rocha, C.; Martins, P.; Alexandre, J.; Atin, E. - Life cycle in practice: capacity building aiming European SME’s. In:17th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Book of Proceedings, Portoroz, Slovenia, 12-14 October, 2014, p. 858-871por
dc.identifier.isbn978-961-93738-1-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2680
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.erscp2014.eupor
dc.subjectSustainabilitypor
dc.subjectDesignpor
dc.subjectLife cycle assessmentpor
dc.subjectSectorial approachpor
dc.subjectMaturity assessmentpor
dc.titleLife cycle in practice: capacity building aiming European SME’spor
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage871por
oaire.citation.startPage858por
oaire.citation.title17th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Productionpor
person.familyNameSousa Rocha
person.familyNameAlexandre
person.givenNameCristina
person.givenNameJorge
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6815-336X
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7102-2387
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpor
relation.isAuthorOfPublication41510a3b-9647-4bcf-951b-577fc311e4f4
relation.isAuthorOfPublication26b9340d-5a5d-4f6f-9724-1e36558524b3
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery26b9340d-5a5d-4f6f-9724-1e36558524b3

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ERSCP2014_JAlexandre_858-871.pdf
Size:
2.28 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

EAC - Comunicações em actas de encontros científicos internacionais