Purpose Future scenarios and life cycle assessment (LCA) are powerful tools that can
provide early sustainability assessments of novel products, technologies and systems. The …

In spite of the growing awareness and significance of accounting for sustainability aspects in
product development, design decision support is still immature in this end compared to other …

Ecodesign has gained significant traction in recent years ranging from academic research to
business applications at a global scale. Initial emphasis on the environmental aspect of …

Sustainability in mining must be envisioned from a more comprehensive perspective that
involves the management of primary and secondary resources and that prioritizes the …

Due to recent technological advancements, automation and autonomous solutions are
gaining increasing popularity. Yet, a lack of in-depth investigations is noticed on the …

Abstract When Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to provide insights on how to pursue
future food demand, it faces the challenge to describe scenarios of the future in which the …

Specific methodologies that consider a more comprehensive/diverse set of parameters must
be explored by the LCA community. This study utilises the Group Model-Building (GMB) …

Food transformation companies could employ LCA upstream of product development to eco-
design their new products, in order to limit the impact of new food products on the …

This paper presents an analytical design framework for sustainable future-proofing (DfSFP).
The framework provides a systematic approach to deal sustainability and to address future …

In viticulture, the risk of spring frost is mainly due to earlier budbreak, increasing the
vulnerability of buds and green organs to freezing temperatures. Active Spring Frost …