Voluntary GHG management using a life cycle approach. A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-306

  Scipioni, Antonio ^a   Mastrobuono, Michele ^b   Mazzi, Anna ^a   Manzardo, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Tetra Pak Carton Ambient   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIRECT PROCESS; ISO STANDARDS; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH;

LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 75349112996     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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