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We have given a fi ve-step approach to become more relevant and step into a
world that identifi es opportunities to create sustainable value. However, our best
advice is listening, and especially listening to those outside the LCA community,
the people who are engaged, in what we have called “alternatives” and of course the
departments that could benefi t from LCA. What matters is whether you can provide
a basis for rational decision-making by the business that will result in sustainable
products and services as well as business value.
References
Chun Y-Y, Lee K-M (2013) Life cycle-based generic business strategies for sustainable business
models. J Sustain Dev 6(8)
Frankl P (2002) Life cycle assessment as a management tool. In: Ayres RU, Ayres LW (eds) A
handbook of industrial ecology. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Furfori S, Antonini V, Breedveld L (2014) The link between LCA and CSR with espresso coffee as
an example. In: 9th international conference LCA of food, San Francisco. 8–10 Oct
Kiron D, Kruschwitz N, Haanaes K, Reeves M, Fuisz-Kehrbach SK, Kell G (2015) Joining forces,
collaboration and leadership for sustainability. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/
joining-forces/
Piekarski CM, Mendes da Luz L, Zocche L, De Francisco AC (2013) Life cycle assessment as
entrepreneurial tool for business management and green innovations. J Technol Manag Innov
8(1):44–53
Unruh G (2014) Sustainability dialects. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/sustainability-dialects/
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
9 How to Make the Life Cycle Assessment Team a Business Partner
We have given a fi ve-step approach to become more relevant and step into a
world that identifi es opportunities to create sustainable value. However, our best
advice is listening, and especially listening to those outside the LCA community,
the people who are engaged, in what we have called “alternatives” and of course the
departments that could benefi t from LCA. What matters is whether you can provide
a basis for rational decision-making by the business that will result in sustainable
products and services as well as business value.
References
Chun Y-Y, Lee K-M (2013) Life cycle-based generic business strategies for sustainable business
models. J Sustain Dev 6(8)
Frankl P (2002) Life cycle assessment as a management tool. In: Ayres RU, Ayres LW (eds) A
handbook of industrial ecology. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Furfori S, Antonini V, Breedveld L (2014) The link between LCA and CSR with espresso coffee as
an example. In: 9th international conference LCA of food, San Francisco. 8–10 Oct
Kiron D, Kruschwitz N, Haanaes K, Reeves M, Fuisz-Kehrbach SK, Kell G (2015) Joining forces,
collaboration and leadership for sustainability. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/
joining-forces/
Piekarski CM, Mendes da Luz L, Zocche L, De Francisco AC (2013) Life cycle assessment as
entrepreneurial tool for business management and green innovations. J Technol Manag Innov
8(1):44–53
Unruh G (2014) Sustainability dialects. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/sustainability-dialects/
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in
any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.
9 How to Make the Life Cycle Assessment Team a Business Partner