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– Savings equivalent to the annual consumption of energy in 110 US homes
– Over 42,000 L less oil consumed per every lane-mile
• Smaller carbon footprint (EPA 2015 ):
– Reduction equivalent to taking over 20 cars off the road
– Carbon sequestered annually by over 8 ha of pine forest
Through the use of eco-effi ciency and the communication of results using common equivalencies, state agencies will be able to make more informed and strategic
decisions related to promoting the sustainability of road constructions (Uhlman and
Saling 2010 ).
4 Conclusions
The life cycle approach for partnerships of companies along supply chains enables
different industries the identifi cation of hotspots, improvements of their products
and applications and fi nally the marketing of more sustainable solutions in the
market.
Through collaboration toward common goals, business can address some of the
critical environmental and social problems the world faces while strengthening their
own resilience to global challenges. Different types of business solutions can be
generated. Main conditions for them are to be impactful, measurable, scalable, replicable and beyond business-as-usual.
Scalable means that they can have a meaningful impact on the world.
Replicable enables them to be applied by many companies, in multiple sectors,
regions and countries.
Measurable is important to know how they are making a difference. Beyond
business as usual businesses and governments begin to work – and
collaborate – differently.
In sum, the initiatives are good for business, so they have a commercial logic that
contributes to the broader good and to the bottom line (WBCSD 2015 , Vision 2020).
Action2020 is the WBCSD platform for sustainability in action. It is the roadmap
for how business can positively infl uence environmental and social trends while
strengthening their own resilience to issues like climate change, demographic
dynamics and skills shortages. Based on the latest scientifi c consensus, action 2020
sets an agenda for business to take action on sustainable development to 2020 and
beyond.
LCA tools, eco-effi ciency analysis and other LCM tools and approaches can support the basic needs for the development towards more sustainable solutions in the
market with scientifi c sound, detailed and meaningful information quite effi ciently
and will be used more intensively in the future. The collaboration between different
stakeholders in the market will help to make signifi cant improvements and foster
more sustainable solutions. Analytical tools as LCA can support decision-making,
10 Sustainability Improvements and Life Cycle Approaches in Industry Partnerships
– Savings equivalent to the annual consumption of energy in 110 US homes
– Over 42,000 L less oil consumed per every lane-mile
• Smaller carbon footprint (EPA 2015 ):
– Reduction equivalent to taking over 20 cars off the road
– Carbon sequestered annually by over 8 ha of pine forest
Through the use of eco-effi ciency and the communication of results using common equivalencies, state agencies will be able to make more informed and strategic
decisions related to promoting the sustainability of road constructions (Uhlman and
Saling 2010 ).
4 Conclusions
The life cycle approach for partnerships of companies along supply chains enables
different industries the identifi cation of hotspots, improvements of their products
and applications and fi nally the marketing of more sustainable solutions in the
market.
Through collaboration toward common goals, business can address some of the
critical environmental and social problems the world faces while strengthening their
own resilience to global challenges. Different types of business solutions can be
generated. Main conditions for them are to be impactful, measurable, scalable, replicable and beyond business-as-usual.
Scalable means that they can have a meaningful impact on the world.
Replicable enables them to be applied by many companies, in multiple sectors,
regions and countries.
Measurable is important to know how they are making a difference. Beyond
business as usual businesses and governments begin to work – and
collaborate – differently.
In sum, the initiatives are good for business, so they have a commercial logic that
contributes to the broader good and to the bottom line (WBCSD 2015 , Vision 2020).
Action2020 is the WBCSD platform for sustainability in action. It is the roadmap
for how business can positively infl uence environmental and social trends while
strengthening their own resilience to issues like climate change, demographic
dynamics and skills shortages. Based on the latest scientifi c consensus, action 2020
sets an agenda for business to take action on sustainable development to 2020 and
beyond.
LCA tools, eco-effi ciency analysis and other LCM tools and approaches can support the basic needs for the development towards more sustainable solutions in the
market with scientifi c sound, detailed and meaningful information quite effi ciently
and will be used more intensively in the future. The collaboration between different
stakeholders in the market will help to make signifi cant improvements and foster
more sustainable solutions. Analytical tools as LCA can support decision-making,
10 Sustainability Improvements and Life Cycle Approaches in Industry Partnerships