Purpose Multifunctionality in life-cycle assessment (LCA) is solved with allocation, for which
many different procedures are available. Lack of sufficient guidance and difficulties to …

Purpose This paper aims to review the current literature on Product Environmental Footprint
(PEF) to answer the following questions:(1) What have the methodological issues been in …

After their first use in electric vehicles (EVs), the residual capacity of traction batteries can
make them valuable in other applications. Although reusing EV batteries remains an …

The environmental performance of construction products and assemblies is a determinant
factor for the environmental sustainability of buildings. Increasing willingness of …

Purpose Currently, social, environmental, and economic risks and chances of bioeconomy
are becoming increasingly a subject of applied sustainability assessments. Based on life …

The considerable environmental burden of textiles is currently globally recognized. This
burden can be mitigated by applying circular economy (CE) strategies to the commonly …

Purpose Multifunctionality in LCA can be solved by several allocation procedures. Various
official guidelines give divergent recommendations in which allocation procedure to apply …

Bioeconomy has gained political momentum since 2012 when the European Commission
adopted the strategy “Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe” …

Green chemistry (GC) was developed to maximise resource efficiency and minimise hazards
in chemical processes and products. Over time, the approach evolved into green and …

The main goal of the European product environmental footprint (PEF) method is to increase
comparability of environmental impacts of products within certain product categories by …