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{"title":"Improving the affordability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions of the EAT-Lancet diet in China","authors":"Meng Li ,&nbsp;Yanan Wang ,&nbsp;Shunan Zhao ,&nbsp;Wei Chen ,&nbsp;Yu Liu ,&nbsp;Heran Zheng ,&nbsp;Zhongxiao Sun ,&nbsp;Pan He ,&nbsp;Rui Li ,&nbsp;Sun Zhang ,&nbsp;Peixue Xing ,&nbsp;Qiao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transforming from existing dietary patterns to sustainable dietary patterns can promote sustainable development of the environment and human health. However, a successful transformation of dietary structure is hinges on the affordability of dietary guidelines. This study compares the actual dietary consumption structure of urban and rural residents in China with the recommended values outlined in dietary guidelines, and then measures the affordability of adhering to these guidelines for both urban and rural populations. This paper forecasts the future levels of dietary affordability and potential reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in both urban and rural regions of China. The results indicate that there is a notable disparity between actual food consumption in urban and rural regions and that recommended by the dietary guidelines. The EAT-<em>Lancet</em> diet successfully achieves the objectives of being affordable, nutritionally sufficient, and environmentally sustainable, and can narrow the urban-rural affordability gap. By implementing a 13 % increase in incomes, the EAT-<em>Lancet</em> diet can effectively achieve universal affordability at the highest price and potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30.24 %.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 445-457"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food waste and the effects of waste reduction in China's catering industry","authors":"Yi Luo ,&nbsp;Xue Qu ,&nbsp;Fangfang Cao ,&nbsp;Laping Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reducing food waste is crucial for combating hunger. With economic development and rising income levels, more Chinese people are dining out, which may lead to an increase in the amount of food wasted in the catering industry. However, efforts to reduce food waste are hindered by a lack of accurate data. On the basis of nationwide survey data from 1957 restaurants across China, we critically assessed food waste and its impacts on resources, the environment and ecology in China's catering industry. Moreover, we conducted scenario analysis to evaluate the effects of waste reduction with reference to the survey and the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. We also used an econometric model to analyze macrofactors affecting food waste in China's catering industry. The results show that, food waste in China's catering industry averages 74.16 g per capita per meal, and that restaurants in the Northeast China, large-scale restaurants, and dinner restaurants are more likely to produce large amounts of food waste. The total amount of food waste in China's catering industry has reached 23.73 million tons of food, which is equal to 47.33 million tons (CO₂e) of carbon footprint, 40.3 billion m³ of water footprint, and 31.56 million hectares of ecological footprint. If the Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030 is achieved, reducing food waste in China's catering industry could save 11.87 million tons of food, and reduce the carbon, water, and ecological footprints by 23.66 million tons (CO₂e), 20.15 billion m³, and 15.78 million hectares, respectively. Econometric analysis revealed that the provincial macrofactors affecting food waste in China's catering industry are the gross domestic product (GDP), the average annual GDP growth rate, grain production, and the ratio of grain consumption to total food consumption. Strategies should be developed by the government and stakeholders to increase the community's awareness of food savings and conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 541-551"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of global waste management and circular economy towards carbon neutrality","authors":"Phyo Zaw Oo ,&nbsp;Trakarn Prapaspongsa ,&nbsp;Vladimir Strezov ,&nbsp;Nazmul Huda ,&nbsp;Kazuyuki Oshita ,&nbsp;Masaki Takaoka ,&nbsp;Jun Ren ,&nbsp;Anthony Halog ,&nbsp;Shabbir H. Gheewala","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solid waste management is a cross-cutting issue that significantly influences multiple aspects of sustainable development globally. The waste sector is a major anthropogenic source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Most global GHG assessments of waste management rely on generic data due to limitations in available data. This research used reflective inventory data for municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment systems related to the income levels of countries, resulting in more context-specific and comprehensive assessments of GHG emissions. This study aims to assess life cycle GHG emissions from the global MSW management sector for the years 2023, 2030, and 2050 and then analyses the global and regional waste management goals set by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Union (EU) to identify hotspots in the MSW management systems and critical factors that influence GHG emissions from the waste sector. The study was conducted in accordance with the standards outlined in ISO 14067:2018. The results show that the average global GHG emissions from 1 tonne of MSW in 2023 based on the existing MSW management practices was approximately 89.7 kg CO_2e. The major contributor was the open dumping of MSW, contributing almost 70 % of GHG emissions. The global MSW management sector emitted a total of 173.2 Mt CO_2e GHG emissions in 2023. If no improvements are made to existing systems, GHG emissions from the waste sector are projected to increase to 203.4 Mt CO_2e by 2030, and to 289.5 Mt CO_2e by 2050. Achieving waste management goals can reduce GHG emissions by approximately 1 % to more than 160 %. The implementation of the circular economy in the waste sector has the potential to achieve net zero emissions from the global MSW management sector by 2030 and 2050. This study provides achievable MSW management targets for the world and highlights key factors to achieve carbon neutrality from the waste sector. Prioritising policies such as upgrading open dumps, standardising household-level waste separation procedures, minimising food waste, establishing national recycling targets, and promoting circular economy through a zero-waste approach could substantially reduce GHG emissions from the waste sector. These findings are important for the adoption of circular economy principles in MSW management systems to effectively support the pursuit of carbon neutrality goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 498-510"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prospective LCA of brown seaweed-based bioplastic: Upscaling from pilot to industrial scale","authors":"Maddalen Ayala ,&nbsp;Neill Goosen ,&nbsp;Leszek Michalak ,&nbsp;Marianne Thomsen ,&nbsp;Massimo Pizzol","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Seaweed-based bioplastics are considered a possible alternative to conventional fossil-based plastics due to their potential environmental advantages. The cultivation of seaweed is a fast-growing practice that requires no arable land, freshwater, or fertilizers, perceiving it as an advantageous option for bioresource production. However, research on the environmental impacts of seaweed-based bioplastics is still limited, highlighting the need for a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate their potential. In this article, a prospective LCA is conducted to assess the environmental impacts of brown seaweed-based bioplastic production, from pilot to industrial scale. Upscaling techniques are combined for each life-cycle stage, using interviews to upscale seaweed production and process simulation for the biorefinery and film fabrication steps, and the end-of-life scenario is modelled as composting. All the processes were upscaled to 4000 tonnes (t) per year in 2030 and 2 million tonnes (Mt) per year in 2035, including marginal suppliers of brown seaweed. The results show that the production of 1 kg of brown seaweed-based bioplastic resulted in approximately 1.37 kg CO₂-eq. in the best-performing scenario, producing 2 Mt per year in 2035 accounting for the carbon uptake, which is lower than low-density polyethylene (LDPE) with an impact of 3.6 kg CO₂-eq. The impact in marine eutrophication in the 2 Mt scenario is −0.009 kg N-eq., and −0.002 kg P-eq. in freshwater eutrophication. This study provides for the first time estimates of prospective industrial-scale impacts of the emerging seaweed-based bioplastic and shows how different upscaling techniques can be successfully combined, i.e., interviews and process simulation, to conduct a prospective LCA of seaweed-based bioplastics. The results demonstrate the potential of seaweed-based bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 416-426"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Re-evaluating beauty: Attitudes and perceptions of eco-friendly packaging in beauty care products - A systematic review","authors":"Alexia Del Greco ,&nbsp;Marco Bani ,&nbsp;Giulia Rampoldi ,&nbsp;Stefano Ardenghi ,&nbsp;Paolo Galli ,&nbsp;Maria Grazia Strepparava ,&nbsp;Selena Russo","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contemporary society places a high value on physical appearance, leading to significant demand in the global cosmetics market, which is projected to reach nearly $129 billion by 2028. There is a growing interest in sustainable materials in order to tackle the environmental impact of the cosmetic sector and in particular of packaging.</div><div>This review explores consumer perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours towards green packaging in the cosmetics industry.</div><div>A systematic literature review following the PRISMA checklist for systematic reviews has been conducted to explore the current state of the art of scientific research in the area of psycho-social variables such as perceptions, attitudes, intentions and behaviours towards eco-friendly packaging of skin-care and beauty-care products.</div><div>The lack of clear definitions for eco-friendly, green, or natural packaging complicates consumer relationships with sustainable beauty products, leading to confusion from various claims and certifications. This confusion, coupled with low awareness of health and environmental impacts, may hinder informed purchasing decisions. While health and environmental benefits influence buying intentions, the primary factor shaping attitudes remains unclear. Eco-friendly packaging is important in encouraging purchases, but further research is needed for instance on ethical considerations and social media's role in sustainability. Additionally, socio-demographic factors affecting preferences are complex, and while younger consumers are more willing to invest in natural products, financial constraints often limit their choices.</div><div>The review highlights a gap in the literature concerning industry challenges and underscores the necessity for comprehensive models to better understand consumer motivations and preferences for green cosmetics. Limitations, such as sample representativeness and the diverse scales used in various studies, further restrict the generalizability of the findings, suggesting that ongoing research in this rapidly evolving field is essential. Some possible practical implications are also presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 458-468"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative life cycle assessment of integrated and organic viticulture based on a long-term field trial in Germany","authors":"Franca Carlotta Foerster ,&nbsp;Johanna Döring ,&nbsp;Mirjam Koch ,&nbsp;Randolf Kauer ,&nbsp;Manfred Stoll ,&nbsp;Yvette Wohlfahrt ,&nbsp;Moritz Wagner","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organic farming practices are considered a promising solution for reducing environmental burdens related to intensive agricultural management practices. However, organic viticulture often results in lower yields. This study seeks to conduct a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of integrated and organic viticulture practices using data from a long-term experiment in Germany. By directly comparing management systems within the same vineyard, environmental variations attributed to geographic disparities are excluded from the analysis making this study unique in its use of consistent, long-term data. The LCA is conducted in alignment with the ISO standards 14040 and 14044 and applying the indicators and methods defined in the Product Environmental Footprint standard of the European Union using the software openLCA. To assess the environmental impacts relative to yield variations two functional units were chosen - “area” and “mass”. The results reveal that organic viticulture generally performs better on an area basis across most environmental categories, except for freshwater ecotoxicity, eutrophication, and mineral and metal resource use. However, lower yields in organic farming result in higher impacts per kilogram of grapes produced. The use of copper fungicides merges as a significant drawback due to its ecotoxicity, highlighting the need for strategies to reduce copper inputs and increase yields to improve the sustainability of organic viticulture. Additionally, the environmental impact of trellis production is identified as a critical hotspot for both production systems, suggesting that prolonging the lifespan of trellis materials or using less impactful alternatives could significantly reduce the overall environmental footprint. In conclusion, while organic viticulture offers certain environmental benefits, challenges related to yield and copper use must be addressed to enhance its sustainability. Future research should also consider integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into LCA methodologies, as these factors could alter the comparative outcomes of organic and integrated management systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 487-497"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Remanufacturing implementation on the shop floor – Insights from an industrial perspective","authors":"Magdalena Paul ,&nbsp;Felix Kerkhoff ,&nbsp;Tim Ballenberger ,&nbsp;Nora Reinbold ,&nbsp;Gunther Reinhart","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transitioning to a circular economy is essential to decouple economic growth from resource consumption and ensure long-term competitiveness, especially in the European Union. Remanufacturing, a key strategy in this transition, involves reprocessing used products to meet or exceed original specifications, conserving resources, reducing energy consumption, and minimizing emissions. Despite its benefits, the integration of remanufacturing presents significant challenges, particularly on the shop floor, where uncertainties about the availability and quality of used products complicate processes. This paper develops a methodology for integrating remanufacturing into company operations, focusing on original equipment remanufacturers. Through practical insights derived from expert interviews, this work identifies key challenges and proposes a structured integration framework to support companies in adopting remanufacturing practices. The methodology emphasizes the operational aspects of introducing remanufacturing on the shop floor, addressing the needs of companies, and promoting the transition toward a circular economy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 215-226"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A value-sensitive approach for integrated seawater desalination and brine treatment","authors":"Rodoula Ktori,&nbsp;Mar Palmeros Parada ,&nbsp;Marcos Rodriguez-Pascual,&nbsp;Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht,&nbsp;Dimitrios Xevgenos","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transition to seawater desalination integrated with resource recovery, particularly in water- and energy-scarce regions, requires innovative approaches that consider societal benefits and costs. This study goes beyond traditional techno-economic evaluations by employing a Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) approach, which guides the selection of performance indicators and informs the design of technical scenarios for integrated seawater desalination and brine treatment systems. VSD ensures that the scenarios are socially relevant by directly incorporating stakeholder values into the design and assessment process. Four technical scenarios (Sc) were used to evaluate the VSD approach: Sc1) maximum water recovery, Sc2) and Sc3) integrated desalination with brine treatment for maximum resource recovery (using different configurations) and Sc4) electricity-based desalination for chemical recovery. Techno-economic models are implemented using Python to analyse the feasibility and performance of these scenarios. The modelling results indicate that all scenarios achieve zero brine production. However, the trade-offs between resource recovery and greenhouse gas emissions are evident. Increased salt recovery leads to higher CO₂ emissions (locally) due to electricity consumption. Scenario 1 minimized electrical energy consumption and emissions while maximizing water production. Scenarios 2 and 3 performed best in water and high-quality salt production. Despite its higher CO₂ emissions, Scenario 4 proved most profitable due to the production of chemicals. These findings highlight the importance of tailoring plant designs to regional needs. By providing a comprehensive understanding of trade-offs, the VSD approach fosters stakeholder dialogue and serves as a valuable decision-making tool for designing sustainable desalination systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 363-377"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142654248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A critical review on spatially explicit life cycle assessment methodologies and applications","authors":"Shuning Shi,&nbsp;Xiaoyu Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies that have involved spatial information in the life cycle inventory (LCI) and/or life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phases have steadily increased in recent years. A comprehensive and up-to-date critical review of recent spatially explicit LCA studies is urgently needed to facilitate wider and consistent employment of spatially explicit LCA. This study collated, classified and critically reviewed studies published over the past two decades on LCA methodologies and applications that integrate spatial information. Among 86 spatially explicit studies reviewed, 61 focus on LCIA method development, 4 on LCI or LCA methodology development, and 21 are applications of existing methodologies in different regions and sectors. Mathematical algorithms developed using Python or MATLAB and LCA software tools such as OpenLCA and Brightway 2 are the most commonly used methodologies to integrate spatial information. The adoption of spatially explicit LCAs remains limited in general mainly due to the lack of high-resolution inventory data and the technical expertise required for implementation. There are trade-offs between the expected benefits and increased complexity of spatially explicit LCA, and its actual net effect compared with aspatial LCA is not yet clear. Context-based recommendations for implementing the existing spatially explicit LCA methodologies are provided. Future research should focus on high-resolution inventory data generation and disclosure, accessible spatially explicit LCI/LCIA methodology improvements and developments, and the establishment of frameworks to systematically quantify the benefits of spatially explicit LCA.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142721737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Circular strategy assessment for digital services: The CADiS framework","authors":"Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani ,&nbsp;Joan Manuel F. Mendoza ,&nbsp;Laura Piedra-Muñoz ,&nbsp;Alejandro Gallego-Schmid","doi":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The incorporation of digital technologies (DTs) and digital services into our daily lives is expected to grow in the years ahead. Whereas these technologies and services are recognised as important enablers of sustainable development, their resource footprint and environmental impacts are often underestimated or overlooked. One of the key proposals expected to mitigate the negative consequences of DTs and digital services is the development circular economy (CE) strategies. In an attempt to synthesise these important concepts while contributing to environmental sustainability, this paper introduces the Circular strategy Assessment for Digital Services (CADiS) framework. Its main goal is to support a simultaneous holistic understanding of the environmental impacts of digital services and the role of CE strategies in ameliorating them. Its open structure and granularity in terms of system coverage (nano/micro, meso and macro levels) and flow analysis (materials, energy and the role of data management) allow pinpointing the most suited interventions for achieving greater circularity and environmental sustainability. For this, the CADiS framework considers circularity (C) indicators and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), which could be considered independently or merged, to promptly evaluate many scenarios at once. To demonstrate its practical application, a case study of an eHealth service deployed in three distinct elderly living schemes is presented. The evaluated digital health and well-being service integrates six types of electronic devices for urgent notifications, audio, and video communication, and is interconnected using Power over Ethernet (PoE) infrastructure. The results identified the scenario that incorporates regenerative/cleaner energy sources and closing material loops as the best-performing one. Given the ever-expanding importance of digitalization in our society, the CADiS framework is timely to facilitate environmental assessment reporting and increase the circularity of digital services to achieve sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48619,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Production and Consumption","volume":"52 ","pages":"Pages 378-400"},"PeriodicalIF":10.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}