Showing papers in "Journal of Cleaner Production in 2012"

TL;DR: An overview of the definitions and units of measurement associated with environmental, social, and economic footprints is presented in this paper, where composite footprints combining two or more individual footprints are also assessed.

TL;DR: In order to deal with this problem, the circular economy (CE) has been chosen as a national policy for sustainable development as discussed by the authors, and national laws and regulations have been enacted to facilitate the implementation of CE and national CE demonstration projects have been initiated such that national benchmarking activities could be completed.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the different technologies used in the manufacturing of WMA is presented, as well as the materials, additives, mix design and performance of the asphalt made by this technology.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the indicators that are currently disclosed in corporate sustainability reports, based on a content analysis of 94 Canadian reports from 2008 and find that a total of 585 different indicators were used in the reports.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply the theory of consumption values to determine the influence factors on consumer choice behavior regarding green products, and examine whether there are significant differences in consumption values and choice behavior between consumers with different outlooks on environmental concerns.

TL;DR: The amount of food waste needs to be reduced in order to sustain the world's limited resources and secure enough food to all humans as mentioned in this paper, and Packaging plays an important role in reducing food waste.

TL;DR: In this article, the Corporate Integration of Voluntary Initiatives for Sustainability (CIVIS) is proposed to help company leaders better understand how to improve their company's contribution to sustainability, and to foster a holistic approach through the combination of company initiatives that would help to embed sustainability into a company's system with the least effort and maximum results.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review and classification of tools that have been developed to evaluate the environmental requirement of products and to facilitate its integration into the product design process, with the intention of providing designers with a brief guide to selecting the ecodesign tool that best fits a specific case study.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the sustainability of bio-based plastics including all the stages of their life cycle (cradle to grave) to assist in decision making about selection of these materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, the minimum quantity cooling lubrication (MQCL) system which combines the advantages of the cryogenic air and MQL, can improve the machinability of Inconel 718.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of concrete that contains rubber aggregate made from used tyres (CTA) has been studied since the early 1990s, and the results showed that 5%, 10% and 15% of the volume of natural aggregate (NA) were replaced by aggregate derived from used tires (TA).

TL;DR: An overview of carbon accounting as a rapidly developing area of sustainability management can be found in this article, where the authors provide guidance on how to use the evolving accounting approaches for transparency, accountability and decision-making in governments, companies, academia and in non-profit organizations.

TL;DR: In this article, the paving blocks based on two cement types were used to replace aggregate with waste marble, and physical and mechanical tests were performed on blocks so produced, and the cement type turns out to be an important factor.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic literature review that includes different perspectives and research streams was used to derive a definition of carbon accounting by means of a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, which can be used by academics to operationalize their research questions, by legislators to delimit obligatory and voluntary accounting and by practitioners to establish carbon accounting in companies.

TL;DR: In this article, a framework for CSR indicators relevant to construction enterprises worldwide as a tool for assessing CSR performance is developed. But, the authors do not consider the impact of CSR on the construction industry.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the green potential of the palm biomass industry, which contributes to Malaysia's economic and sustainable development is given based on the authors' experiences in policy making, research and business development.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the worldwide diffusion of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) from the viewpoint of both a macro- and a microanalysis using data from the first decade of this century.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of European higher education institutions with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implemented at their campuses, and a comparison of top-down versus participatory implementation approaches is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the case of an academic staff development program which was implemented at the Universidad Tecnica del Norte (Ecuador) and analyses the extent to which such a programme has positive effects on transformative changes towards a sustainable university.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of application of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash as a supplementary cementitious material for the preparation of blended cement was assessed. But the results showed that the MSWI bottom ash has some cementitious activity, but the reactivity is relatively lower than Portland cement and its addition to cement may lead to retardation of cement hydration.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an on-line energy efficiency monitoring system for CNC machine tools without using any torque sensor or dynamometer, which leads to a decreased implementation cost.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the environmental challenges in the brewing industry with a focus on key issues: water consumption and waste generation, energy efficiency, emission management, environmental impact of brewing process and best environmental management practices which do not compromise quality of beer.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to evaluate hematite, magnetite, goethite, and iron rich laterite soil as arsenic adsorbents, and the results showed that arsenic adsorption occurred over the entire pH range tested (pH 4 − 11).

TL;DR: In this article, a development of crumb rubber hollow concrete block (CRHCB) has been reported, which has better thermal, acoustic and electrical properties in comparison with conventional hollow block.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted an attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) of multiple biogas production and utilization pathways in order to identify areas where further mitigation of potential environmental impacts could be realized to enhance environmental sustainability of bio-gas deployment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the energy consumption and CO2 emission of potato production in three different farm size sin Esfahan province of Iran and found that the most significant energy consumer was chemical fertilizers (49%), especially nitrogen (40%) and followed by seed with share of 24%.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Ulsan EIP center devised a research and development into business (R&DB) framework for the effective expansion of symbioses in the industrial complexes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the joint impact of QM and EM on firm performance, and the influence of the QM on EM, and proposed a structural model considering QM as formative constructs tested using partial least squares (PLS) as the statistical tool.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present two case studies of applying the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Water Footprint (WF) approaches to tea and margarine, and identify similarities, differences and synergies at both the water accounting and impact assessment levels.

TL;DR: In this paper, a batch of Jatropha curcas pods were used for activated carbon preparation and successfully employed as adsorbent for the removal of reactive dye, Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR).