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© The Author(s) 2015
G. Sonnemann, M. Margni (eds.), Life Cycle Management,
LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-7221-1_18
Chapter 18
Promoting Life Cycle Thinking, Life Cycle
Assessment and Life Cycle Management
Within Business in Brazil
Marina Santa Rosa Rocha , Luiz Gustavo Ortega , Yuki Hamilton Onda Kabe ,
Maria da Graça C. B. Popi , Felipe Duarte , and Maria Luisa Nerys
Abstract The development of life cycle assessment in Brazil began in 1994.
Business companies were involved in this process by the government, and in this
way life cycle management developed. To support and disseminate LCA and
LCM, a group of nine companies created the Brazilian Business Network for
LCA in 2013. In 2014, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development
became the coordinator of the Network. Despite the many challenges in promoting the theme in Brazil, the Network is advancing and benefi ts from the representativeness of large companies and their power to push governments, peers and
their value chains.
Keywords Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development • Life cycle
assessment • Life cycle management
1 Introduction
The development of life cycle assessment (LCA) in Brazil began in 1994 with a
subgroup to discuss the subject within the Supporting Group for Environmental
Standardization (GANA, acronym in Portuguese). This group was supported by the
M. S. R. Rocha (*)
Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
e-mail: marinasrosa@cebds.org
L. G. Ortega • Y. H. O. Kabe
Brakem , São Paulo , Brazil
Maria da Graça C. B. Popi
Oxiteno , São Paulo , Brazil
F. Duarte • M. L. Nerys
Vale , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
© The Author(s) 2015
G. Sonnemann, M. Margni (eds.), Life Cycle Management,
LCA Compendium – The Complete World of Life Cycle Assessment,
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-7221-1_18
Chapter 18
Promoting Life Cycle Thinking, Life Cycle
Assessment and Life Cycle Management
Within Business in Brazil
Marina Santa Rosa Rocha , Luiz Gustavo Ortega , Yuki Hamilton Onda Kabe ,
Maria da Graça C. B. Popi , Felipe Duarte , and Maria Luisa Nerys
Abstract The development of life cycle assessment in Brazil began in 1994.
Business companies were involved in this process by the government, and in this
way life cycle management developed. To support and disseminate LCA and
LCM, a group of nine companies created the Brazilian Business Network for
LCA in 2013. In 2014, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development
became the coordinator of the Network. Despite the many challenges in promoting the theme in Brazil, the Network is advancing and benefi ts from the representativeness of large companies and their power to push governments, peers and
their value chains.
Keywords Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development • Life cycle
assessment • Life cycle management
1 Introduction
The development of life cycle assessment (LCA) in Brazil began in 1994 with a
subgroup to discuss the subject within the Supporting Group for Environmental
Standardization (GANA, acronym in Portuguese). This group was supported by the
M. S. R. Rocha (*)
Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
e-mail: marinasrosa@cebds.org
L. G. Ortega • Y. H. O. Kabe
Brakem , São Paulo , Brazil
Maria da Graça C. B. Popi
Oxiteno , São Paulo , Brazil
F. Duarte • M. L. Nerys
Vale , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil