Sustainability of Food Products Applying Integrated Life Cycle Tools

Angela Tarabella () and Barbara Burchi ()
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Angela Tarabella: Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa
Barbara Burchi: Faculty of Economics, University of Pisa

International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, 2011, vol. 1, issue 1, 28-33

Abstract: The agri-food industry is a significant resource for the European economy. However, the competitiveness of this industry seems to be at risk due to its many structural problems (i.e. extreme fragmentation, energy-related and service issues, low R&D investment levels). In order to boost the sector, European policy-makers have planned a number of actions aimed at promoting a research for a greater sustainability. One of the most significant actions is the use of Life Cycle Thinking tools, which allow for a quantification of the environmental and social impact, and cost of food production. To ensure the adoption of these tools, their application should be simplified, an integrated framework should be created for the measurement of social, economic and environmental impacts, and a vast dissemination of results should be developed. For this purpose, the Ecolabel mark use has also been extended, with the last revision (EC Reg. no. 66/2010), to food products.

Keywords: Food industry; Life Cycle Thinking; SLCA; LCA; integrated framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L66 M14 Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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