NEW APPROACH ON THE ECO-TRACKING AND PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Raluca Miruna Zapciu () and Rodica Milena Zaharia ()
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Raluca Miruna Zapciu: Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Rodica Milena Zaharia: Faculty of International Business and Economics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

No 51-52, Social Responsibility, Ethics and Sustainable Business from Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Abstract: The companies should consider adopting new strategies and policies according to the new reality and the changing demands of the stakeholders in today’s changing economy. More and more companies become conscious of the importance of protecting the environment and the society and the benefits and advantages it could gain by just doing the right things. The Eco-Advantage Mindset is a powerful motivator and the core of the environmental vision that helps companies step up to challenges and find opportunities for seizing advantage. Also the companies need tools to get going. One of these tools forms the Eco-Tracking process. Eco-Tracking treats important parameters for the company: the impact of the company’s activities on the environment; identification of the activities and the time when the impact arise – manufacturing activities, distribution, shipping, before or after the Supply Chain Manufacturing activities; the global company performance on environmental impact parameters. The companies must include some strategic activities in order to trace the environmental impact of theirs products or services, to create and set-up environmental management systems and to make efforts directed to Corporate Social Responsibility. Examples of metrics in Eco-Tracking are presented. There are three guidelines for environmental data and metrics: track the relative and absolute metrics, capture data at multiple levels inside the company and collect the same information for the whole supply chain and life cycle of the product/service. An example of the SimaPro reports are presented in order to evaluate the Eco-indicator 99.

Keywords: eco-tracking; product life cycle assessment; eco-indicator 99; eco-footprint; corporate sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-10
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