Green marketing tools for fruit growers associated groups: Application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for strawberries and berry fruits ecobranding in northern Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-67

  Peano, Cristiana ^a   Baudino, Claudio ^a,b   Tecco, Nadia ^a   Girgenti, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ortofruit Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Berry fruits; Eco branding; Fruit growers associated groups; IPCC methods; Life Cycle Assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FRUITS; MARKETING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BERRY FRUITS; ECO-BRANDING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; IPCC METHODS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SEQUESTRATION OF CO2; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84931572186     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.087     Document Type: Article

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