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The GPC specifi es the principles and rules for compiling a city-level GHG
emissions inventory; it does not require specifi c methodologies to be used to
produce emissions data. It provides guidance on calculation methodologies (i.e.,
defi ning boundaries, defi ning emission sources, calculation guidance) for individual
emission sources including stationary energy, transportation, waste, industrial
processes and product use emissions and agriculture, forestry and other land use.
3.4.3 WRAP’s Product Sustainability Forum (PSF)
WRAP’s PSF (Product Sustainability Forum) was established in late 2010 in
response to a request from the UK governments and major retailers and manufacturing companies to establish a pre-competitive space for collaboration between
governments, business, NGOs, academia and other key stakeholders to come
together to build the evidence to help quantify, reduce and communicate the whole
lifecycle environmental impacts and hotspots associated with consumer products in
the UK economy. Since its creation in 2010, WRAP’s PSF and the organizations
that support it have been working together to achieve these objectives. Following
almost 3 years of research WRAP’s PSF is now beginning to apply its work in a
growing number of international supply chains through Pathfi nder demonstration
projects; mainstreaming projects that seek to embed lifecycle and sustainability
thinking at the heart of organizations; and the growing membership and geographical
coverage of the International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives
14
(INPSI), which WRAP’s PSF was instrumental in establishing in 2012.
WRAP’s PSF uses a similar methodology to identify hotspots as identifi ed in
Sect. 2 ; more information on the specifi c methodology and application, including
links to its free, on-line knowledge base is available.
15 In the last year, WRAP’s PSF
has moved away from a primary focus on hotspots-related research to more of an
action-orientated approach, focusing more of its resources on driving change within
its supporting organizations through Pathfi nder demonstration projects and
mainstreaming and embedding activities. Feedback from all of these collaborative
activities is now being used to improve and update the data and information gathered during the initial hotspots analysis phases based on production-specifi c and
value chain performance information.
3.4.4 Other Attributes
Table 14.1 provides further information on different attributes of HSA methodologies
discussed in this chapter such as approach, breadth of impacts covered, stakeholders’
involvement, target audience and application for selected existing methodologies.
14 More information on the International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI):
http://www.product-sustainability.net/
15 http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/psf-knowledge-base-0
M. Barthel et al.
The GPC specifi es the principles and rules for compiling a city-level GHG
emissions inventory; it does not require specifi c methodologies to be used to
produce emissions data. It provides guidance on calculation methodologies (i.e.,
defi ning boundaries, defi ning emission sources, calculation guidance) for individual
emission sources including stationary energy, transportation, waste, industrial
processes and product use emissions and agriculture, forestry and other land use.
3.4.3 WRAP’s Product Sustainability Forum (PSF)
WRAP’s PSF (Product Sustainability Forum) was established in late 2010 in
response to a request from the UK governments and major retailers and manufacturing companies to establish a pre-competitive space for collaboration between
governments, business, NGOs, academia and other key stakeholders to come
together to build the evidence to help quantify, reduce and communicate the whole
lifecycle environmental impacts and hotspots associated with consumer products in
the UK economy. Since its creation in 2010, WRAP’s PSF and the organizations
that support it have been working together to achieve these objectives. Following
almost 3 years of research WRAP’s PSF is now beginning to apply its work in a
growing number of international supply chains through Pathfi nder demonstration
projects; mainstreaming projects that seek to embed lifecycle and sustainability
thinking at the heart of organizations; and the growing membership and geographical
coverage of the International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives
14
(INPSI), which WRAP’s PSF was instrumental in establishing in 2012.
WRAP’s PSF uses a similar methodology to identify hotspots as identifi ed in
Sect. 2 ; more information on the specifi c methodology and application, including
links to its free, on-line knowledge base is available.
15 In the last year, WRAP’s PSF
has moved away from a primary focus on hotspots-related research to more of an
action-orientated approach, focusing more of its resources on driving change within
its supporting organizations through Pathfi nder demonstration projects and
mainstreaming and embedding activities. Feedback from all of these collaborative
activities is now being used to improve and update the data and information gathered during the initial hotspots analysis phases based on production-specifi c and
value chain performance information.
3.4.4 Other Attributes
Table 14.1 provides further information on different attributes of HSA methodologies
discussed in this chapter such as approach, breadth of impacts covered, stakeholders’
involvement, target audience and application for selected existing methodologies.
14 More information on the International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI):
http://www.product-sustainability.net/
15 http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/psf-knowledge-base-0
M. Barthel et al.