Life Cycle Management in Industry—
Supporting Business with Life Cycle
Based Assessments
Andreas Bednarz, Julia Beier, Thomas Grünenwald,
Birgit Himmelreich, Bärbel Hundt, Florian A. Jaeger,
Martin Kirchner, Stephan Krinke, Ulla Létinois, Christina Merz,
Lisa Mohr, David Morris, Nikolaj Otte, Gerald Rebitzer, Peter Saling,
Urs W. Schenker, Diederik Schowanek, Gerd Vollmer, Niklas von der
Assen and Alain Wathelet
Abstract Sustainability is becoming more and more a strategic growth driver for
numerous companies. In this context transparency on the environmental strengths
and weaknesses of products and processes and related opportunities and risks is
crucial. Accordingly, the assessment of sustainability aspects is gaining importance
for companies and their customers along the value chain. Life cycle-based
methodologies as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) but also other assessment systems
A. Bednarz Á B. Himmelreich
Covestro AG, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
J. Beier
Beiersdorf AG, Unnastraße 48, 20245 Hamburg, Germany
T. Grünenwald Á P. Saling (&)
BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
e-mail: peter.saling@basf.com
B. Hundt Á N. von der Assen
Bayer AG, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany
F. A. Jaeger
Siemens AG, 80333 Munich, Germany
M. Kirchner Á C. Merz
Evonik Technology & Infrastructure GmbH,
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11, 45128 Essen, Germany
S. Krinke
Volkswagen AG Group Research Environmental Affairs,
38440 Wolfsburg, Germany
U. Létinois
DSM Nutritional Products, Process Research, Wurmisweg 576,
4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
L. Mohr
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, 47166 Duisburg, Germany
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